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Valuing the Humanities
First in four-part series about humanities research at Syracuse Michael Ebner anticipates a busy summer. When not in his office in Eggers Hall, fulfilling his duties as chair of the Department of History, the Syracuse University professor will spend…
SUArt Galleries Presents New Exhibitions Highlighting SU Alumnae and Student Scholarship
The Syracuse University Art Galleries celebrates the strength of Syracuse University students, alumnae and scholarship with the presentation of two new exhibitions that opened April 6. “Hindsight: Four Alumni Artists from the College of Visual and Performing Arts” examines the…
Syracuse University Press Awarded NEH/Mellon Humanities Open Book Grant
Syracuse University Press, a division of Syracuse University Libraries, is one of eight institutions to be awarded a grant in the Humanities Open Book Program, jointly sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Andrew W. Mellon…
“The Soul of Central New York” Book Talk, Signing on Feb. 24 with Author Sean Kirst
Local author Sean Kirst will discuss his new book, “The Soul of Central New York: Syracuse Stories” at an event on Friday, Feb. 24, from 3 – 5 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons (Room 114) of Bird Library. Co-hosted…
Woody Register on ‘The Muckers’: Lecture, Book Signing and Seminar
Historian Woody Register will give a talk and reading from his book, “The Muckers: A Narrative of the Crapshooters Club,” on Thursday, March 2, at 4:30 p.m. in the Hillyer Room on the sixth floor of Bird Library. Register will…
Fanfare for the Common Man
The last place Pat Wiese ever imagined himself was in the pages of the Syracuse Post-Standard. In a Sean Kirst column. “My first interaction with Sean came in the form of a phone call,” says Wiese, a Le Moyne College…
‘The Soul of Central New York’ by Sean Kirst Available Dec. 14
Central New York journalist, columnist and author Sean Kirst has released “The Soul of Central New York: Syracuse Stories,” a collection of his past columns, published by Syracuse University Press and available Dec. 14 in hardcover and paperback. In “The…
Two SU Press Authors among Finalists for 2015 Man Booker International Prize
Two Syracuse University Press authors have been named finalists for the 2015 Man Booker International Prize. Ibrahim al-Koni, author of “A Sleepless Eye” (2014), and Hoda Barakat, author of “Disciples of Passion” (2005), are among the 10 finalists. The announcement…
SU Press Book ‘Disability Rhetoric’ Wins PROSE Award
Syracuse University Press title “Disability Rhetoric” by Jay Timothy Dolmage won a 2015 PROSE Award in the Language and Linguistics category. Dolmage is associate professor of English at the University of Waterloo and founding editor of the Canadian Journal of…
Evolving in the Changing Landscape of Scholarly Publishing
Syracuse University Press has a storied history of 70 years—and Director Alice Randel Pfeiffer expects a vibrant future with plans for a new series in geography and the development of a digital publishing center. The scholarly press celebrated its 70th…