Arts & Culture
SU Abroad Course in Lebanon, Jordan Studies Gender, Sexuality
A new study abroad course, titled “Global Perspectives, Local Contexts: Women and Gender in the Arab World,” was launched this past summer in the College of Arts and Sciences. Taught by Carol Fadda-Conrey and Dana Olwan, professors of English and…
Point of Contact Celebrates 40th Anniversary on Nov. 13 with Patron Gala
A new publication documenting Point of Contact’s history through the lens of its permanent art collection will be released at the annual Point of Contact Patron Gala on Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. This year’s event is a celebration of…
‘Time & Place’ Series Features World-Premiere Compositions
Students and faculty in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts are engaged with the community in developing an innovative performance series called “Time & Place,” supported by…
Writing Our Lives Fosters Community of Writers
The Writing Our Lives conference has been helping young area writers share their stories and listen to the stories of other young people. The conference—being held Nov. 7—also continues to strengthen and build a vibrant local community of writers.
Philosopher Publishes Book on Jürgen Habermas
Kenneth Baynes, professor of philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the author of “Habermas” (Routledge, 2015), a new book on the life and work of Jürgen Habermas, one of the world’s leading philosophers and sociologists. Baynes, also…
Steve Martin’s ‘The Underpants’ Starts Syracuse Stage Season
Syracuse Stage’s 2015-16 season starts October 21 with “The Underpants,” a guffaw-inducing comedy from the wild and crazy mind of the incomparable Steve Martin. In Dusseldorf, 1910, a very public wardrobe malfunction (a young woman’s underpants fall down at a…
SUArt Galleries Hosts ‘The Rosenquist Network’
The Syracuse University Art Galleries will host “The Rosenquist Network: Collaboration and Connections in the American Print Workshop,” a symposium exploring the role that the printmaking workshop has played in contemporary American Art, and in particular in the career of…
Architecture Student to Receive Scholarship Award at AIANY Heritage Ball
Architects and industry professionals will gather at Chelsea Piers in New York City on Oct. 22 for their annual black tie event supporting the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter (AIANY). Each year at the ball, honorees select a…
VPA Dean Clarke to Show New Fiber Work
Ann Clarke, dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, will be showing new fiber work in the exhibition “State of Mind” Oct. 15-Nov. 24 at Cazenovia College’s Art Gallery in Reisman Hall, 6 Sullivan St., Cazenovia, N.Y. The…
Author Ethan Zuckerman to Deliver Syracuse Symposium Keynote Oct. 15
The 2015 Syracuse Symposium™ continues its theme of “Networks” with a keynote address by one of the nation’s foremost media scholars. Ethan Zuckerman, a researcher and administrator at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will deliver the symposium’s keynote address, “Insurrectionist…