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Verbal Blend Hosts Third Annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute Oct. 30, 31
Verbal Blend, a spoken word poetry program coordinated by the Office of Multicultural Affairs within the Division of Student Affairs, will host the annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute on Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31. Marc Rodriguez, Sammy Maldonado…
Free Screening of ‘Spotlight’ at Destiny Regal Cinemas
The Society of Professional Journalists and the Goldring Arts Journalism Program will present a free advance screening of the new film “Spotlight” on Monday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. at Destiny Regal Cinemas. The film, about the Boston Globe’s Pulitzer…
Scholars Announce Activities for 2015 Remembrance Week
The weeklong series of events honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988.
Alumni Robert and Richard Menschel Awarded Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy
Robert B. Menschel ’51, H’91 and Richard L. Menschel ’55 were honored with the highly prestigious Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy for their decades of philanthropy during a ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 15, at the New York Public Library. Longtime supporters…
Center for Public and Community Service Staff Members Represent University
Staff members Pamela Kirwin Heintz, Colleen Cicotta, Elizabeth Armstrong and Amanda Johnson of the Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service represented Syracuse University at the Eastern Region Campus Compact Conference. The conference, held Oct. 14-16 in Newark,…
Biklen Imaging Disability in Film Showcase to Be Presented Oct. 17
The filmography of School of Education Dean Emeritus Douglas Biklen will be celebrated at the 12th annual Syracuse International Film Festival. The Doug Biklen Imaging Disability in Film Showcase will be held on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2:30-5 p.m. at the…
Legendary Singer-Songwriter David Crosby to Conduct Master Class Oct. 16
Legendary singer-songwriter and social justice activist David Crosby, a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee with the iconic bands the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, will conduct a master class, “A Conversation with David Crosby,” on Friday,…
Town Hall Meetings Scheduled This Week for Input on Law Dean Search
The University will convene a series of on-campus town hall meetings Thursday and Friday for the College of Law and campus community to give input before the law dean search committee evaluates potential candidates. The campus community town hall will be…
The Legality of Daily Fantasy Sports
As daily fantasy sports sites, like DraftKings and FanDuel, take off, a main concern comes with whether or not the sites can continue to operate without being deemed gambling. This comes after employees of the sites were able to profit…
Films of Chantal Akerman to Be Shown Oct. 11
A day-long screening Sunday, Oct. 11, will celebrate the work of pioneer feminist and experimental filmmaker Chantal Akerman. The screenings will take from 2-10 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium in the Shaffer Art Building. Akerman unexpectedly passed away Oct. 4 at…