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Barkun evaluates terrorism threat in ‘Chasing Phantoms’

Wednesday, April 27, 2011, By News Staff

In his 11th book, “Chasing Phantoms: Reality, Imagination, and Homeland Security Since 9/11” (UNC Press, 2011), Professor Michael Barkun examines the huge gap that exists between the realities of the terrorism threat facing the United States and the everyday discourse about that threat among government officials and the general public.

Johnston delivers tax lecture at Hobart and William Smith

Monday, April 25, 2011, By News Staff

David Cay Johnston, distinguished visiting lecturer in the College of Law, delivered a lecture on Thursday, April 21, at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

Campus & Community

SU, SUNY-ESF give back to neighborhood for Earth Day

Monday, April 25, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Office of Off-Campus and Commuter Services hosts its annual Earth Day Communitywide Cleanup on Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Each year, more than 100 SU and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry students, faculty, staff and…

SU Concert Band to present free concert April 30

Wednesday, April 20, 2011, By Erica Blust

The Syracuse University Concert Band will present a concert on Saturday, April 30, at 2 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The concert is free and open to the public. Free parking is available in…

School of Education Urban Education lecture series continues with ‘Waiting for Superman’ and panel discussion April 26

Monday, April 18, 2011, By News Staff

The Syracuse University School of Education‘s next installment in its Landscape of Urban Education lecture series will be a screening and discussion of “Waiting for Superman,” the powerful 2010 documentary about urban education reform. “Who Are We Waiting For?: Profiling…

University of Memphis music educator to speak on increasing urban students’ access to quality music instruction

Monday, April 18, 2011, By Erica Blust

Nicole R. Robinson, an associate professor and head of the music education division at the University of Memphis, will present the lecture “The Middle School Memphis Project: Increasing Urban Students’ Access to Quality Music Instruction through a School-Community-University Partnership” on…

SU Symphony Band to perform de Meij’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Symphony No. 1 April 29

Friday, April 15, 2011, By Erica Blust

The Syracuse University Symphony Band will present a concert Friday, April 29, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The concert is free and open to the public. Free parking is available in the…

Arts & Culture

Nikola Tesla comes to life in Syracuse Stage Backstory program

Wednesday, April 13, 2011, By News Staff

Each spring, Syracuse Stage’s Backstory program tours Central New York, inviting students to step back in time for an interactive experience with a featured historical character portrayed by a Syracuse Stage artist-in-residence. New this year, a Backstory titled “Nikola Tesla:…

Local minority business owner Juanita Bass is WISE Women’s Business Center success story

Friday, April 8, 2011, By News Staff

Juanita Bass of Juanita’s Soul Classics Inc., located in Frankfort, N.Y., is a minority-owned, local business success story that has emerged through the ongoing efforts of  WISE (Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship) Women’s Business Center. WISE is an entrepreneurship…

Bandier Program to present joint talk by CBS Interactive Music Group president, music industry attorney

Thursday, April 7, 2011, By Erica Blust

Elliot Groffman, a music industry attorney and founding partner of Carroll, Guido & Groffman, and David Goodman, president of CBS Interactive Music Group, will present a joint lecture on Tuesday, April 12, at 6:45 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium, located…