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Burton Blatt Institute hosts World Bank visit to campus and discussions about new Global Forum
The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University and campus partners are engaging in an unprecedented new collaboration with the World Bank to establish the Global Forum on Law, Justice, and Development (GFLJD). The global forum, of which BBI is…
Save the date: Orange Central 2012 to take place Nov. 9-11
Syracuse University’s Orange Central 2012— an annual tradition for the SU community to celebrate Orange pride —will take place Friday, Nov. 9–Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. The Office of Alumni Relations hosts Orange Central, which includes a wide array of events—…
Philanthropy Week takes place April 9-13
The second annual Philanthropy Week at Syracuse University takes place April 9-13. Events during Philanthropy Week raise awareness about the importance of giving back to the University and recognize those who support SU through generous donations of time and money….
VPA art, transmedia graduate programs ranked among top 20 in nation by U.S. News & World Report
Master of fine arts (M.F.A.) degree programs in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) have been ranked among the top 20 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as part of its 2013 specialty rankings…
Artist Radcliffe Bailey to speak April 3
Atlanta-based artist Radcliffe Bailey will present a lecture on Tuesday, April 3 at 6:30 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium in the Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer Art Building. The free, public lecture is part of the Department of Art’s Visiting Artist Lecture Series…
Stone Canoe to award IVMF Prize for Written Work by a Veteran beginning in 2013
Three critically acclaimed authors—all vets—to judge first prize Beginning in 2013, Stone Canoe, A Journal of Arts, Literature and Social Commentary published by Syracuse University, will award the Institute for Veterans and Military Families Prize for Written Work by a Veteran. The…
Football alum Brian Tarrant ’96 to speak at SU about finding success off the field
Career Services, within the Division of Student Affairs, and the Office of Alumni Relations are bringing Brian Tarrant ‘96, division vice president at MC2, a leading event and exhibit marketing company, to campus on Wednesday, April 4 as part of…
Newhouse to host advance screening of new HBO comedy ‘Veep’
Alumni involved with the show will attend, answer questions Robert Thompson, director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, will host an advance screening of the new HBO comedy…
Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series to screen ‘Precious Knowledge’ with panel discussion April 2
The School of Education will screen the film “Precious Knowledge” as part of its Landscape of Urban Education series on Monday, April 2, at 4 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. The film will be followed by…
BBI chairman authors working paper on web access for people with cognitive disabilities
University Professor Peter Blanck, chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, has authored a working paper on web access for people with cognitive disabilities. The paper, commissioned by the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities, discusses a right…