Arts & Culture
Kal Alston Appointed Interim Executive Director of Community Folk Art Center
Kal Alston has been named interim executive director of the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) for the rest of the 2016-17 academic year, according to a recent statement by Karin Ruhlandt, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.Ruhlandt made…
Syracuse Symposium Invites People to Discover USC Visual History Archive Oct. 10
Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong examination of “Place” with a special visit by an audiovisual historian from the University of Southern California (USC). Emilie Garrigou-Kempton, academic relations and outreach officer at the USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive (VHA), will lead…
Light Work Presents ‘A Place That Looks Like Home’
Light Work is presenting “A Place That Looks Like Home,” featuring the work of Todd Gray, on view in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery at Light Work through Oct. 22. A reception and lecture with Gray will take place on…
SU Press Book Wins Canadian Jewish Literary Award
The Syracuse University Press book “Vilna My Vilna: Stories” has been selected as one of the eight outstanding books chosen to receive the Canadian Jewish Literary Award for 2016. “Vilna My Vilna” was selected in the Yiddish category. “Vilna My…
Wind Ensemble to Perform Oct. 9
The Syracuse University Wind Ensemble will present a concert on Sunday, Oct. 9, at 4 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The concert is free and open to the public. Under the direction of Bradley…
North Indian Musicians, Visual Historian Part of Syracuse Symposium Lineup Oct. 4-14
Syracuse Symposium continues its theme of “Place” with a robust series of events in early October. Upcoming events feature a workshop and concert by North Indian musicians, on Tuesday, Oct. 4; a workshop and lecture by place-conscious educator Robert Brooke,…
Religion Professor Explores Ancient Christian Practice During Fellowship
Virginia Burrus connected with the sites and objects of early Christianity during 10 months as a fellow at the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies in Jerusalem as a member of the Poetics of Christian Performance research group.
The Perfect Existence: Pedro Cuperman, Scholar, Point of Contact Founder, Dies at 80
Hector Torres ’84 and Anne Marie Prucha ’87 owe their marriage to Pedro Cuperman, the eminent Argentine scholar who died in Buenos Aires on July 12 at age 80. It all began on the first day of class in the…
Dotger and Dotger Secure NSF Funding for Research on Elementary Science Simulations
Benjamin Dotger, professor of teaching and leadership, and Sharon Dotger, associate professor of science education, both in the School of Education, have been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to continue their STEM-focused research into teacher education. The…
Architecture Professors Develop ‘Concrete Island’ to Help Shoreline Revitalization
Not only can concrete float, but it holds potential for shoreline revitalization.