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Chicana Novelist Helena María Viramontes to Give Public Reading Feb. 20
Cornell author known for gritty portrayal of Latina/o culture Helena María Viramontes, professor of English at Cornell University, will read from her acclaimed novel, “Their Dogs Came with Them” (Atria Books, 2007), Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 1 p.m. in Heroy…
Disability Culture, Faith and Secularism, Part II: Creating Spaces for Inclusion
Without Walls: What Temporary Deaf Spaces Can Tell Us about Managing Identity Politics The Rev. Kirk VanGilder WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 Noble Room, Hendricks Chapel The Rev. Kirk VanGilder is a professor of Religion at Gallaudet University, who was born hard…
Raymond Carver Reading Series to Feature Award-Winning Novelist Justin Torres
The Spring 2013 Raymond Carver Reading Series continues with novelist Justin Torres, author of the critically acclaimed “We the Animals” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011) at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in Gifford Auditorium. The reading will be preceded by a…
Fantastic! Heroic! Disabled? ‘Cripping’ the Comic Con
This symposium will provide participants with the opportunity to engage in a broad array of reflective discussions about the representations of disability that exist “beneath the surface” and explicitly within mainstream popular cultures both nationally and internationally, particularly the popular…
Upstate ‘Legacy Cities’ Gain the Most from Regional Approaches to Economic Development
The American Assembly (a think tank affiliated with Columbia University), CenterState CEO, Syracuse University and University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning released a report Feb. 14 calling upon elected, business and civic leaders to double down on innovative…
Guns and America: Joining the Conversation Is Feb. 19 in Hendricks Chapel
Recent tragedies involving gun violence are causing communities across America to engage in dialogue regarding our culture, especially issues such as promoting public and personal safety, preserving individual rights and providing high-quality mental health care.
LGBT Rights Director for Human Rights Watch to Speak at SU Feb. 25
Graeme Reid will address U.N. Human Rights Council’s controversial “traditional values” resolution The controversial resolution on “traditional values,” adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council last fall, will be the focus of a major discussion in the College of…
Blue Cross Blue Shield VP to Discuss Digital Media in Healthcare
R. Andrew Hetzel ’90, vice president of corporate communications with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, will visit the Newhouse School on Wednesday, Feb. 27, as a guest of the Newhouse Global Leaders in Digital and Social Media Speaker Series…
SU Among 17 Academic Institutions Invited to Create International Filmmaking Academy in Italy
VPA’s Owen Shapiro appointed vice president The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) was among 17 international academic institutions invited to create an international filmmaking academy in Bologna, Italy. Representatives from the academic institutions met in December at the…
WERW Celebrates 25 Years of College Radio with Ceremony and Concert
WERW, Syracuse University’s only free-format radio station, is celebrating its 25th anniversary on Tuesday, Feb. 19, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to showcase its newly renovated studio, along with a concert featuring Anna Vogelzang and The Bird Calls in the Jabberwocky Café. For just…