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Lender Center for Social Justice Awards 5 Grants for Racial Wealth Gap Studies
Five faculty research projects that identify and address issues contributing to or helping alleviate the racial wealth gap in the United States have received grants from the Lender Center for Social Justice. The grants are made possible by funding from…
Coalition of Museum and Art Center-Sponsored Exhibitions, Events Fill the Fall Semester
A full slate of art exhibitions and cultural events coordinated by the University’s Coalition of Museum and Art Centers is on tap this fall, reflecting the diverse range and vibrancy of Syracuse University’s high-quality arts programs. Coordinated with and sponsored…
‘Continuity, Innovation and Resistance’ Clay Sculpture Exhibition Open at Art Museum Through Dec. 15
A new exhibition of clay sculptures by acclaimed and highly innovative artist Peter B. Jones (Onondaga) will open at the Syracuse University Art Museum on Aug. 24 and will be on view through Dec. 15. “Continuity, Innovation and Resistance: The…
Professors Theoharis and George Awarded Lender Center Grant to Study Schools’ DEI Policies
George Theoharis, professor of educational leadership and inclusive elementary/early childhood education, and Leela George, associate teaching professor of educational leadership, both in the School of Education, have been awarded a 2023 Lender Center for Social Justice grant. The award is…
Newhouse School Assistant Professor Named 2023-25 Lender Center Faculty Fellow
Nausheen Husain, whose work examines media coverage of Muslim people and communities and the impact of that coverage, has been selected as the 2023-25 Lender Center for Social Justice Faculty Fellow. Husain is an assistant professor of magazine, news and…
Carrie Mae Weems First Major Solo UK Exhibition Opens in London
“Reflections of Now,” a major exhibition of work by internationally renowned artist Carrie Mae Weems H’17, Syracuse University’s first-ever artist in residence, opened June 22 at the Barbican Art Gallery in London. Weems’ first major solo U.K. exhibition will run through Sept….
Syracuse University Art Museum Chosen for Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Prints Initiative Grant
The Syracuse University Art Museum is one of 10 university art museums nationwide chosen for inclusion in the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation’s 2023 Frankenthaler Prints Initiative. The award includes a gift of selected original prints by the renowned artist and $25,000…
Carrie Mae Weems H’17 Honored at 12th Annual Brooklyn Artists Ball
Internationally renowned artist Carrie Mae Weems H’17, Syracuse University’s first-ever artist in residence, was the guest of honor at the 12th Annual Brooklyn Artists Ball, presented by Dior, held April 25, at the Brooklyn Museum. Weems was honored for “her innumerable contributions…
Miranda Traudt G’11 Named Assistant Provost for Arts, Community Programming
The Office of Strategic Initiatives in the Office of Academic Affairs has announced the appointment of Miranda Traudt G’11 as the assistant provost for arts and community programming. Traudt will report to Marcelle Haddix, associate provost for strategic initiatives, and…
Lender Center for Social Justice Symposium Examines Causes, Outcomes of Racial Wealth Gap
Across hundreds of years, American society and institutions have contributed in numerous ways to creating a racial wealth gap that continues to have negative impacts throughout society. That was the outgrowth of scholarship presented by more than 40 University faculty,…