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SU’s Dana Spiotta, Bruce Smith finalists for National Book Critics Circle awards
Dana Spiotta and Bruce Smith, English faculty members in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, have been named finalists for the National Book Critics Circle awards. Spiotta was nominated in the fiction category for “Stone Arabia” (Scribner, 2011); Smith…
New book focuses on policing in Syracuse’s Near Westside neighborhood
Book was edited by SU graduate student The Gifford Street Community Press will celebrate the publication of its second book, “I Witness: Perspectives on Policing in the Near Westside,” from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at La Casita Cultural Center,…
Exhibition of Medieval and Renaissance books opens at Bird Library
Syracuse University Library’s spring exhibition “The Power and The Piety: the World of Medieval and Renaissance Europe” opens with a reception on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 5 p.m. in the Special Collections gallery on Bird Library’s sixth floor. Curated by…
Soling students to celebrate writing, editing, designing, publishing a book—in one semester
Proceeds from ‘Before Our Eyes: Inside the Changing World of Book Publishing’ to benefit ProLiteracy It is possible for a group of undergraduate students to write, edit, print, publish and market a book about the publishing industry all in one…
Communication and rhetorical studies faculty publish five new books
The Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts is celebrating the recent publication of five new books by its faculty. All titles are available online through the publisher or commercial bookseller. “Rhetoric, Remembrance,…
‘A Look at the 2012 Presidential Election’ at next session of IRP
At the Jan. 19 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP), Jeffrey Stonecash, a professor of political science at the Maxwell School, will provide his perspective on the 2012 election and the alternative realities of Democrats and Republicans. Stonecash…
Prestigious journal reviews book co-authored by Peter Blanck
The December 2011 issue of The American Historical Review includes a book review of “Race, Ethnicity, and Disability: Veterans and Benefits in Post-Civil War America” (Cambridge University Press, 2010), authored by Burton Blatt Institute chairman and University Professor Peter Blanck…
Light Work announces ‘Looking & Looking’
Light Work has announced the exhibition “Looking & Looking,” featuring photographs by Jen Davis and Amy Elkins. Both artists create work that focuses on gaze and identity, with Davis looking at herself and Elkins looking at young male athletes. The…
SU students serve as Balancing the Books tutors
Balancing the Books, a collaboration between Syracuse University’s Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service, the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, and the Syracuse City School District, is a service learning program geared toward tutoring local middle…
‘An Inside Look at Your Onondaga County Library’ at this week’s IRP
At the Dec. 1 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP), Elizabeth Dailey, executive director of the Onondaga County Public Library (OCPL) system, will discuss the operation of the OCPL, the trends in library services and usage, and current…