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Alumni Business Owner Propels ‘People-First’ Philosophy
Serial entrepreneur Ed Mitzen is part of a new wave of socially conscious business leaders When Ed Mitzen ’89 was filling out his college application some 35 years ago, he had one goal in mind—getting into medical school. That all…
Haitian Author, Artist Frankétienne to Visit Campus March 25-26
Frankétienne, one of Haiti’s greatest living writers and artists, will visit Syracuse University, March 25-26. The author of more than 40 books in Haitian and French, he is a Nobel Prize candidate, a commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in France,…
John L. Johnson Lecture to Explore ‘Chicago and the Black Arts Movement,’ Today
Thabiti Lewis, an English professor at Washington State University in Vancouver, will deliver the fourth annual John L. Johnson Lecture in Syracuse’s Department of African American Studies (AAS). Lewis will address “Chicago and the Black Arts Movement” from 5-7:15 p.m….
Recent Graduates Reap Rewards of Liberal Arts Learning
Students in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) often go on to graduate school, professional school or the workplace. Thanks to the liberal arts, they have the critical thinking, creative problem-solving and effective communication skills to succeed in almost…
Poet Terrance Hayes to Headline Carver Series March 20
The Raymond Carver Reading Series continues with a program by poet Terrance Hayes, the Richard Elman Visiting Writer, on Wednesday, March 20. Hayes will participate in a Q&A session from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m., followed by a reading of his…
Syracuse Abroad Student Recognized at City of Florence Welcome Event
Syracuse Florence students were given a warm reception to their new home city as part of the Student Welcome Day event in the famed historic Salone dei Cinquecento (Hall of the 500) at the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence last month….
Syracuse Symposium ‘Stories’ Bring CNY History Alive
Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong exploration of “Stories” with three events in March. On March 5, Susan Hill, associate professor of history at the University of Toronto (UT), will discuss “Undoing Bad Press: Rethinking Haudenosaunee Historical Events Erroneously Portrayed in…
Presentation Focuses on Diversity in Graduate Education Through Admissions Practices
Educators Julie Posselt and Casey Miller will make the case for efforts to increase diversity in graduate education, and provide practical strategies for doing so by rethinking typical recruitment and admission processes in a presentation on Friday, March 15, from…
Marcus Anderson Events Moved to CFAC, 6-8:30 p.m.
Today’s panel discussion with Marcus Anderson, Prince’s longtime saxophonist, who now tours with CeeLo Green and owns his own coffee label line, has been moved to 6 p.m. at the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) at 805 E. Genesee St….
SUArt Galleries Announces Major Gift of Photographs: Includes Over 180 Works, Provides Scholarship Opportunities
Jeffrey Hoone, executive director of the Coalition of Museum and Art Centers (CMAC), recently announced the acquisition of a major collection of photographs to the Syracuse University Art Galleries. This collection was an anonymous gift from a Syracuse University graduate,…