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Paul Volcker Symposium in Behavioral Economics to Be Held April 28
The Paul Volcker Symposium in Behavioral Economics on Friday, April 28, will feature four young scholars working on the forefront of the field. The event will be held at 11:30 a.m. in 426 Eggers Hall. The speakers are Tatiana Homonoff…
‘A Little More Human’ Author Maazel Wraps Up 2016-17 Carver Series
The 2016-17 Raymond Carver Reading Series concludes on Wednesday, April 26, with author Fiona Maazel, a Visiting Writer teaching in the M.F.A. program in creative writing this semester. She will read from her work at 5:30 p.m. in Huntington Beard…
Secretary General of the Organization of American States to Speak Friday at Eggers
Secretary General Luis Almagro Lemes of the Organization of American States (OAS) will present “The Challenges of Democracy and Human Rights in the Americas: The Role of the Organization of American States (OAS) as an International Organization,” on Friday, April…
University to Host Ethnomusicologists Eric Usner, Michael Birenbaum Quintero
Syracuse University will present programs by two distinguished ethnomusicologists in April. Eric Usner, visiting assistant professor of music at Franklin & Marshall College, will lead a hands-on workshop about teaching in music and the humanities on Friday, April 7, from…
University Lectures Hosts Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Sonia Nazario
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author and activist Sonia Nazario closes out the 2016-17 University Lectures series at Syracuse University on Wednesday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Her presentation is free and open to the public. American Sign Language…
‘Cheating Lessons’ Author James Lang Visiting Campus April 21
James Lang, author of “Cheating Lessons: Learning from Academic Dishonesty,” will visit Syracuse University on Friday, April 21, to lead faculty workshops and give a keynote lecture. His visit is hosted by the College of Engineering and Computer Science’s Best Practices…
Poet/Novelist Kasischke the Next Author in Raymond Carver Reading Series
Award-winning poet and novelist Laura Kasischke will read from her work on Wednesday, April 5, at 5:30 p.m. in Huntington Beard Crouse Hall’s Gifford Auditorium as part of the 2016-17 Raymond Carver Reading Series. Earlier, at 3:45 p.m., she will…
Thursday Morning Roundtable Hosting State Education Commissioner Elia
MaryEllen Elia, commissioner of the New York State Education Department, will speak at Thursday Morning Roundtable (TMR) on Thursday, March 30, at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, One Conservation Place, Syracuse. The one-hour program begins at 8:15 a.m. In her presentation,…
Syracuse Symposium to Host Scholar of Modern Italian Literature April 4-5
Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong study of “Place” with a visit by a scholar of modern Italian literature. Mauro Novelli, associate professor of contemporary Italian literature at The University of Milan, will discuss “Places of Resistance: Simulation and Dissimulation in…
Architecture Symposium to Explore Density in Los Angeles, Debate City’s Urban Future in Face of Rising Challenges, Identity Politics
What kind of city should Los Angeles become? The question strikes at the heart of challenging and polarizing issues Angelenos struggle with as their city faces the effects of rapid growth and rapid urban transformation. Perhaps no issue defines the…