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Dalai Lama and One World Concert inspire thousands
His humble yet powerful words evoked warm applause, laughter and awe. “Many problems we are facing is essentially our own creation,” said the Dalai Lama to an audience of 24,000 at the Carrier Dome Tuesday night.
Bahraini journalist Lamees Dhaif honored by SU’s Newhouse School with Tully Free Speech Award
Lamees Dhaif, an independent Bahraini journalist and human rights activist, will come to Syracuse University on Monday, Oct. 15, as the recipient of the 2012 Tully Award for Free Speech. The award, presented annually by the Tully Center for Free…
Panel to continue discussion led by Dalai Lama
“The Past Is Not Past: The Continuing Quest for Racial Justice and Peace,” featuring former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young and human rights advocate Martin Luther King III, will take place Tuesday, Oct. 9, from 1-3 p.m. in Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium…
‘Tribal fusion’ dancer and anthropologist explore collective identity of the arts Oct. 18 at SU
Event follows keynote address by undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs Syracuse Symposium, whose theme this fall is “Memory-Media-Archive,” continues with a joint program featuring a dance performance by Donna Mejia and a lecture by anthropologist William…
The Past Is Not Past: The Continuing Quest for Racial Justice and Peace
1-3 p.m. Hergenhan Auditorium Newhouse III Speakers: Ambassador Andrew Young Martin Luther King, III Professor Linda Carty, SU Dept. of African American Studies Professor Janis McDonald, SU College of Law, Cold Case Justice Initiative Professor Paula Johnson, SU College of…
Environmentalist Bill McKibben kicks off 2012-13 University Lectures series Oct. 10
Bill McKibben, one of America’s best known environmentalists, will kick off the 2012-13 http://lectures.syr.edu”>University Lectures season on Wednesday, Oct. 10. McKibben will speak on “350: The Most Important Number in the World” at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The lecture,…
Remembering Bassel
Shortly before his death in his homeland of Syria last May, graduate film student Bassel Shahade was thinking of his friends back at SU. “The last e-mail I have from him was on May 21st,” says College of Visual and Performing Arts film professor Owen Shapiro. “He wrote ‘Say hi to everyone there. I will try to stay alive. Hoping to see you soon.’”
Final ticket opportunity for Common Ground for Peace symposium on Oct. 8
Public invited to submit questions online for panel discussions moderated by NBC national and international news correspondent Ann Curry.
Tracy Metz book signing, talk address Netherlands landscape in relationship to water
Tracy Metz, an American-born journalist and author on art, architecture, urban planning and the landscape, will present a talk about her new book, “Sweet & Salt: Water and the Dutch” (NAi 2012) in Slocum Hall Auditorium Tuesday, Oct. 9, at…
Head of DreamWorks Animation to visit SU
Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO, co-founder and director of DreamWorks Animation SKG, will visit Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Wednesday, Oct. 17, as part of the USA TODAY CEO Forum. A public interview with USA TODAY technology reporter…