Arts & Culture
Professor Silvio Torres-Saillant Helps Advance Latino History and Culture in the United States
Silvio Torres-Saillant, professor of English and Dean’s Professor of the Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences, is one of 18 members selected for the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Latino (NMAL) Scholarly Advisory Committee. The committee, which…
Mona Eikel-Pohen Wins Outstanding German Program Development and Advocacy Award
Mona Eikel-Pohen, assistant teaching professor of German in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL), has been selected as the recipient of the Outstanding German Program Development and Advocacy award by the 2021 American Council on the Teaching of…
Marla Aaron ’88 Proves Jewelry Can be Beautiful, Functional and Life-Changing
Growing up, Marla Aaron ’88 had a keen eye for jewelry and a penchant for handcrafting wearable works of art for her friends out of fish hooks and other assorted parts. But Aaron harbored no hopes of entering the jewelry-making…
New Genet Gallery Exhibition Explores Etsy’s Role in the Art World
A new exhibition at the Sue and Leon Genet Gallery explores the role that the online marketplace Etsy plays (or will play) in the art world through what is considered “fine art.” “Caveat Emptor: Etsy in the Art World” aims…
(Dis)Courses Dialogue Series Highlights Activist-Scholars in Intersectional Disability Cultural Work
The conversation series (Dis)courses: Interdisciplinary Disability Dialogues returns this semester with four luminaries who are engaged with many forms of innovative and intersectional disability cultural work. Hosted by the Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach at the Burton Blatt Institute and Wordgathering: A…
School of Architecture Professor, Alumna Elevated to AIA College of Fellows
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently elevated member-architects, including two School of Architecture affiliates, to its prestigious College of Fellows. Professor Lori A. Brown and Joanna L. Schmickel ’87 (B.Arch.) have received this prestigious honor as recognition of their…
‘carry the wait’ Exhibition Celebrates and Honors Black Women and the Black Experience
During the month of February, the Syracuse University campus community comes together to celebrate Black History Month. In March, the attention shifts to celebrating Women’s History Month on campus. But in the third week of January, thanks to the visionary…
Illustration Student, Committed to Celebrating Black Artists, Invites Campus to 119 Euclid Artwalk
Illustration major Bryanna Hull ’22 wants to give Black student artists a platform to showcase their important work—and to give the campus community a chance to discover those artists and start conversations around their artwork. Her efforts led to the…
Department of Drama Announces Comedy-Drama ‘Sender’ Feb. 18-27
The Syracuse University Department of Drama in the College of Visual and Performing Arts presents the authentically compassionate story of “Sender,” written by Ike Holter. This whip-smart comedy-drama begs the audience to ponder what it means to reach adulthood and…
Professor Awarded Honorary Doctorate for Contributions to Linguistic Theory, Turkish Linguistics
Jaklin Kornfilt, professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL), was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Cyprus for her contributions to theoretical and Turkish linguistics. The honorary doctorate is the highest honor conferred by the…