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Retired Professor of Education Donald P. Ely Dies
Donald Paul Ely, 84, died at home on Sept. 24 after a long illness. Born Sept. 3, 1930, in Buffalo to Paul B. and Florence Fuller Ely, he received his B. A. from SUNY Albany in 1951. Upon graduation, he…
Digital Witness Symposium to Explore Impact of Digital Code on Human Rights Media
The Central New York Humanities Corridor will present two installments of its fifth annual Digital Witness Symposium. The first one is on Wednesday, Oct. 1, in room 127 of the Kirner-Johnson Building at Hamilton College (198 College Hill Rd., Clinton,…
Art World Converges in Syracuse for Renaissance Art Symposium Oct. 18
The 2014 Syracuse Symposium™ continues its semester-long look at “Perspective” with a major symposium on Italian Renaissance Art. On Saturday, Oct. 18, the College of Arts and Sciences will present “New Perspectives on Renaissance Art” from 9:30 a.m. to 5:15…
Take a Hike for Health with WALKTOBER
Challenge yourself and your colleagues to good health. Take a walk outside this fall and log in your steps for the second year of WALKTOBER. Healthy Monday and the Department of Recreation Services host this month-long initiative and competition that…
Syracuse Hosts U.S. Hispanic Literary Recovery Conference Oct. 9-11
Syracuse University is observing National Hispanic American Heritage Month with a major conference on U.S. Hispanic literary culture.
Waverly Avenue to partially close on Monday
One block of Waverly Avenue—from University Avenue to South Crouse Avenue—will be closed to traffic on Monday, Sept. 29, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., for the dedication of the Newhouse Studio and Innovation Center at Syracuse University. The block…
University Community Engages in Q&A on Fast Forward Syracuse
University community members had an opportunity to hear more about Fast Forward Syracuse and engage with Chancellor Kent Syverud and 15 committee members in the first of the initiative’s Town Hall meetings Monday at Hendricks Chapel. Chancellor Syverud set the…
Traditions Commission Presents Comedian John Mulaney
As part of Orange Central 2014, the Traditions Commission presents “An Evening with John Mulaney” on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 8 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium. Tickets are available at the Schine Box Office beginning Monday, Sept. 29. Tickets are $5…
History Department to Host Lecture Honoring Long-time Faculty Member Otey Scruggs
A lecture in honor of the late Otey Scruggs, a distinguished historian who served on the Maxwell School faculty for more than 35 years, will be held on Monday, Oct. 6. Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof, associate professor of American culture and history,…
African American Studies to Commemorate 50th Year of Chinua Achebe’s ‘Arrow of God’
The Department of African American Studies (AAS) in the College of Arts and Sciences will host a symposium in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Chinua Achebe’s landmark book “Arrow of God.” The event, which is free and open to…