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‘Atlas of New Librarianship’ wins ALA 2012 ‘Best Book in Library Literature’ award

Wednesday, February 29, 2012, By Diane Stirling

The American Library Association has chosen a book written by School of Information Studies Professor R. David Lankes as its 2012 “Best Book in Library Literature.” Lankes’ “The Atlas of New Librarianship” was named winner of the annual American Library…

SU professors edit landmark book on Afro-Latin American rights

Monday, February 27, 2012, By Rob Enslin

The rise of Afro-Latin American social movements is the basis of a new book, edited by Syracuse University professors Kwame Dixon and John Burdick. “Comparative Perspectives on Afro-Latin America” (University Press of Florida, 2012) is a collection of original essays…

New student sustainability club looking to make its mark on campus

Thursday, February 23, 2012, By News Staff

There’s a small, highly motivated group of students concerned about the environment, and they’re working to start a grassroots movement to enhance sustainability on Syracuse University’s campus. No, this is not a flashback to the 1960s. It’s happening right now…

SU’s Bruce Smith a finalist for LA Times Book Prize

Thursday, February 23, 2012, By Rob Enslin

Bruce Smith, professor of English in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. The critically acclaimed poet was nominated on the merit of his latest book, “Devotions” (University…

Campus & Community

8th Annual Bookstore Buzz Event March 5-9

Wednesday, February 22, 2012, By News Staff

Come see what has people talking!

SU Press book to receive scholarship prize

Monday, February 20, 2012, By News Staff

The New York Academy of History will be giving the Herbert H. Lehman Prize for Distinguished Scholarship to a Syracuse University Press publication, Laurence Hauptman’s “Seven Generations of Iroquois Leadership: The Six Nations Since 1800.” This award, named in honor…

STEM

Grant funds virtual SLS-public K-12 library book creation course

Monday, February 20, 2012, By J.D. Ross

A grant for a new course that uses technology to virtually connect School of Information Studies (iSchool) distance students with classes of Syracuse City School students with disabilities, so they can convey study plans and carry out hands-on projects, has…

A look at abolitionist, suffragist Lucretia Mott at next session of IRP

Wednesday, February 15, 2012, By Eileen Jevis

At the Feb. 16 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP), Carol Faulkner, associate professor and chair of the Department of History at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, will discuss Lucretia Mott and the Seneca Falls Convention. Mott, a Quaker…

Campus & Community

Chili cook-off submissions

Monday, February 13, 2012, By News Staff

With the temperatures hitting freezing this week, now is a great time to heat things up and perfect your chili recipe!

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell Advisory Board member publishes book on Puerto Rico

Monday, February 6, 2012, By News Staff

A new book by Ángel Collado-Schwarz, a long-time Maxwell School Advisory Board member and SU Trustee, has been published by Syracuse University Press. In “Decolonization Models for America’s Last Colony: Puerto Rico,” Collado-Schwarz examines the more than century-old relationship between…

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