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Q&A with Chancellor’s Citation Recipient Connie Orlando ’89
Constance “Connie” Orlando ’89, head of programming for Black Entertainment Television (BET), will receive a Chancellor’s Citation at this week’s Coming Back Together reunion. She previously was the senior vice president for specials, music programming and news at BET. In…
Carmelo Anthony to Receive Chancellor’s Medal at CBT Reunion Gala Sept. 16
NBA All Star and three-time Olympic gold medalist Carmelo Anthony will receive the Chancellor’s Medal for Philanthropy during the upcoming Coming Back Together (CBT) reunion dinner gala Saturday, Sept. 16.
Gwynne Wilcox ’74 Recalls Her SU Experience, Start of CBT (Q&A)
Since its inception in 1983, the triennial Coming Back Together (CBT) reunion has far exceeded the expectations of Gwynne A. Wilcox ’74. She was one of a small group of alumni who helped plan the first reunion. “When we started,…
Actor-singer Taye Diggs ’93 Returns to Campus for Coming Back Together Book Signing
Most people know Taye Diggs ’93 as an award-winning actor and singer, but when he participates in this week’s Coming Back Together reunion for African American and Latino alumni, he will do so as a best-selling author. Diggs is the creator of…
Q&A with CBT Chancellor’s Medal Winner Michael Blackshear
Michael Blackshear, who will receive a Chancellor’s Citation at this week’s Coming Back Together reunion, serves as the North America chief compliance officer for Chubb Insurance Co., the world’s largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company. Blackshear periodically lectures…
Bring Your Sneakers to Chancellor’s CBT 5K Run, Walk and Roll Sept. 15
Runners and walkers are invited to take part in the Coming Back Together (CBT) reunion’s Chancellor’s 5K Run, Walk and Roll on Friday, Sept. 15. The event is a fundraiser for the Undergraduate Black/Hispanic Endowed Scholarship, which is part of…
Q&A with Coming Back Together Chancellor’s Citation Winner Colline Hernandez-Ayala
Colline Hernandez-Ayala is a partner at GTM Architects and leads the multifamily/mixed-use studio practice specializing in the planning and design of large urban redevelopment projects. She began her career as an architectural designer at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in Chicago,…
Acclaimed Journalist Soledad O’Brien Headlines Coming Back Together, University Lectures series
Tickets for Soledad O’Brien (available at boxoffice.syr.edu) are free for CBT registrants, $5 for SU/SUNY-ESF students with I.D. and $10 for the public. When Soledad O’Brien was working on the acclaimed CNN series “Black in America,” someone asked her what she had…
12th Coming Back Together Set for Sept. 14-17
Launched in 1983, Coming Back Together (CBT) became the first reunion of its kind in the country, strengthening Syracuse University’s reputation as a leader in diversity and inclusion.
Diversifying Medicine: Triple Triumph Panel at Coming Back Together
Three women physicians, as students, doctors and faculty members, faced discrimination of many kinds. These powerful pioneers, Sharon Brangman, Patricia Numann and Ruth Weinstock, created programs that earned the highest levels of national distinction and acclaim. Their work and their names…