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Raymond Carver Reading Series Hosts ‘The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing’ Author
The 2017-18 Raymond Carver Reading Series continues Wednesday, Feb. 14, with Mira Jacob, author of the critically acclaimed novel “The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing: A Novel” (Random House, 2014). She will participate in a Q&A session at 3:45 p.m. and do…
Celebrated Chemist Geraldine Richmond to Deliver Prins Lecture Feb. 13
Geraldine Richmond, the Presidential Chair in Science and professor of chemistry at the University of Oregon, will deliver the Willem Prins Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at 4 p.m. at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel and Conference Center, 801…
ProPublica Editor Joe Sexton Will Speak at Newhouse Feb. 13
Joe Sexton, senior editor with ProPublica, will visit the Newhouse School Feb. 13 as a guest of the broadcast and digital journalism and magazine departments. He will speak at 5:30 p.m. at the I3 Center, 432 Newhouse 2. Follow on…
Syracuse Symposium to Host Disability, Transformative Justice Organizer Feb. 7-8
Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong examination of “Belonging” with a mini-residency by acclaimed writer, educator, and disability and transformative justice organizer Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. On Wednesday, Feb. 7, the Toronto- and Seattle-based activist will present a multidisciplinary performance titled “Bodymap” from 4-5:30…
Spring Lineup Announced for University Lectures Series
The spring University Lectures series features an internationally known expert in aerial robotics, a Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist for The New York Times and a renowned evangelist for construction and operation practices of buildings that advance human health and well-being.
Raymond Carver Reading Series Hosts Six Accomplished Authors This Semester
The spring portion of the 2017-18 Raymond Carver Reading Series begins Wednesday, Jan. 31, with poet Ada Limón. All events in the series take place in Huntington Beard Crouse Hall’s Gifford Auditorium, with a Q&A at 3:45 p.m. and an…
Professor Randall Korman’s Closing Chapter: Six-Lecture Series on the Architectural Façade
Randall Korman—highly respected professor, former associate dean, founder of the Florence and London programs, and architect. Korman joined the Syracuse Architecture faculty in 1977, and, over the next 40 years, he became one of the school’s most important and influential administrators…
Hip-Hop Professor, Rapper A.D. Carson to Visit Syracuse Feb. 5 for Black History Month
The University observes Black History Month with a visit by A.D. Carson, a hip-hop scholar who created a popular rap album to defend his Ph.D. dissertation at Clemson University. Carson, assistant professor of hip-hop and the global South at the University of…
Six-Week Series on Understanding Islam Begins Jan. 31
Understanding Islam, a six-week series that will present a comprehensive look at Islam through lectures and discussions, will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 31. The program is facilitated by Muslim Chaplain Amir Duric, and will be held on Wednesdays from 6-7:30…
Directing ‘Next to Normal,’ with Bob Hupp
Join Syracuse Stage Artistic Director Bob Hupp on Tuesday, Jan. 30, at 5 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons in Bird Library for an in-depth look at the current production of the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning musical…