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Q&A with Ryan Williams: Sequestration Impact on Federal Financial Aid
With no compromise in place between Congress and the White House to control the federal deficit, the automatic spending cuts that have been looming for months were put in place as of March 1. The cuts, also known as sequestration,…
SU Arts Engage to Present Grammy-Nominated Harlem Quartet April 19
Syracuse Friends of Chamber Music and Syracuse University Arts Engage, with support from CNY Arts, will present the Grammy-nominated Harlem Quartet on Friday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Setnor Auditorium in Crouse College. The Harlem Quartet is a string…
Activist John Prendergast to Continue Conversation on Human Rights in Africa April 8
In September 2012, five people from the Congo—survivors and refugees from the Congolese civil war—captivated audiences at Syracuse Stage with their searing portrayals of their struggles to leave the past behind and form a new, peaceful community in Central New…
Symposium on trauma-informed care scheduled for March 21-22
Professionals, educators, students and other community advocates for children are invited to attend “Hope, Healing & the Human Spirit,” a two-day conference and symposium on trauma-informed care March 21-22 in Syracuse. The conference begins with a free screening of the…
Actor, Comedian Seth Meyers to Perform Stand-up Comedy at SU March 27
University Union will present “A Night of Comedy with Seth Meyers.” Meyers will be performing stand-up comedy in Goldstein Auditorium on March 27, with doors to open at 7:30 p.m. Meyers is most recognized as the sole “Weekend Update” anchor…
Congratulations to VP and SU alum Joe Biden!
It’s a common refrain from election night, the cry of “Four more years!” And while voters returned Barack Obama to the White House for another term as president, they also voted to return for another four years one of Syracuse…
Dialing in on the debate
As political pundits decide which of the presidential candidates won Tuesday night’s town hall style debate, Frank Biocca already knows. “We can see immediately in the dials,” Biocca says, “when a candidate is doing badly.” He’s not referring to television…
Memorial service for T.E. Koshy will be held Oct. 13 in Hendricks Chapel
Hendricks Chapel will host a memorial service for T.E. Koshy, SU’s evangelical chaplain for more than 40 years, on Saturday, Oct. 13,at 11 a.m. in the main chapel. Members of the Syracuse University and greater Syracuse communities are welcome to…
Lecture explores ‘Who Exactly is Mitt Romney?’
During a talk Friday, Sept. 14, at 4 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium, Michael Kranish, coauthor of “The Real Romney” (with Scott Helman, Harper, 2012) will reveal answers to the question: Who exactly is Mitt Romney? Kranish is the deputy chief…
Timothy Eatman and Scott Peters named Imagining America co-directors
Syracuse University and Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life (IA) announce the appointments of Timothy K. Eatman and Scott J. Peters as IA co-directors, effective Aug. 1. “With Eatman and Peters as directors, IA will continue to advance…