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Search Committee to Identify Next Executive Director of the Syracuse University Art Museum Appointed
Marcelle Haddix, associate provost for strategic initiatives, today announced the members of the search committee charged with identifying the next executive director of Syracuse University Art Museum. “We are seeking a skilled, experienced arts professional who will leverage the museum’s…
Faculty Needed to Serve as First Year Seminar Lead Instructors
One of the key factors in creating a sense of belonging among students is positive relationships with faculty. Research shows that students who feel a connection to their professors are more likely to view their institution as a welcoming place,…
Students Invited to Help Build Beds for Children in Need
The Syracuse University Volunteer Organization (SUVO) will host an on-campus bed building event in collaboration with the nonprofit organization Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP). The event will take place on Friday, Feb. 23, from 1 to 4 p.m at SkyBarn…
Indigenous Philosophies Can Create Global Change and More Just Futures
This spring, the Syracuse University Humanities Center welcomes a visit by renowned Māori scholar, moral and political philosopher, Krushil Watene. She is a member of the Māori tribal communities of Ngāti Manu, Te Hikutu, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and the Pacific…
Syracuse Symposium Continues This Spring to Explore Humanity’s Interconnected Landscapes
The Syracuse University Humanities Center continues to celebrate Syracuse Symposium’s 20th season, with a kaleidoscopic range of events centered on the theme of “Landscapes.” The entire campus community and wider public are invited to attend these free events across the…
Light Work Awarded $35,000 Grant From the National Endowment for the Arts
Light Work has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The grant for Light Work is one of 958 Grants for Arts Projects awarded as part of the NEA’s first round of fiscal year…
The Breedlove Readers Announces Its Spring 2024 Book Club
Applications are now open for the spring 2024 edition of The Breedlove Readers, a book club that encourages middle- and high-school girls throughout Central New York to celebrate Black girl stories through reading, writing and creating. This year, the book…
Lender Center Faculty Fellowship Application Period Now Open
The Lender Center for Social Justice is accepting applications for a two-year faculty research fellowship focused on a contemporary social issue and ideas and pathways to address it. Fellows receive research support for both years along with summer stipends and…
New Grant Allows Shaw Center’s Literacy Corps to Hire More Undergraduate Tutors
Up to 100 new community engagement service positions tutoring children and teens in Syracuse City School District and other area schools have been made possible by a new grant to the Shaw Center Syracuse University Literacy Corps program. The grant…
Art Bridges Grant to Support Gordon Parks Exhibition at Syracuse University Art Museum Next Fall
Syracuse University Art Museum has received a grant from the Art Bridges Foundation to support the exhibition and related programming for “Homeward to the Prairie I Come: Gordon Parks Photographs,“ on loan from the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art…