Syracuse University has announced the lectures of the 2015-16 University Lectures Series. The series features seven different lectures, four in the fall and three in the spring. Read more »
Karr was formerly a poetry columnist for the Washington Post and is the author of best-selling memoirs “The Liars’ Club” and “Cherry,” as well as best-seller “Lit,” the sequel to those two memoirs. Read more »
Nina Davuluri spoke at Syracuse University on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse III. Her talk, “Celebrating Diversity through Cultural Competency,” is part of a series of events for Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Read more »
Syracuse University’s commencement speaker this year will be announced some time this week, a 2015 class marshal said, making this the latest in five years that a speaker has been announced. Read more »
Sarah Wick, a sports nutritionist, spoke Wednesday in the Life Sciences Complex, room 001 about healthy eating. Read more »
For the second straight year, Syracuse University partnered with the GAP to present “The Whistleblower, The Press and The Truth” on Wednesday night in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium. Read more »
Syracuse University is teaming up with the Government Accountability Project for the second consecutive year to present “The Whistleblower, the Press and the Truth” on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium. Read more »
Ashton Carter spoke Tuesday morning in front of a full Melanie Gray Ceremonial Courtroom in Dineen Hall, touching on broader issues the Defense Department is facing and the Department of Defense’s relationship with SU. Read more »
Taraji P. Henson, who plays Cookie Lyon in the show “Empire,” is coming for “A Night with Taraji P. Henson” on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center. Read more »
Tickets to the second annual TEDx Syracuse University will be made available for reservation starting this Thursday. Read more »
The hour-long forum began at 2:30 p.m. and was attended by about 30 members of the Syracuse University community. Louis Altman is one of three finalists in the search for the SU ADA coordinator. Read more »
During the event, Sayed Kashua spoke about what influenced him to be a storyteller and how it led him to move from the place he called home for entire life. Kashua’s work has generated significant recognition in Israel as well, as he is the recipient of the Bernstein Prize and the Prime Minister’s Prize in Literature. Read more »
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter is coming to Syracuse University on Tuesday to speak with Chancellor Kent Syverud, IVMF officials and students. Read more »
Sayed Kashua, a prominent Arab-Israeli writer, will be speaking at 7 p.m. Thursday in Maxwell Auditorium. Read more »
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will visit Syracuse University next Tuesday and speak with students as well as participate in a roundtable discussion. Read more »
On Tuesday night, Annie Griffiths spoke to a crowd of Syracuse University students, faculty and community members about her experiences. Griffiths spoke at Hendricks Chapel and was the final speaker in this semester’s University Lecture series. Read more »
Greg Lukianoff presented in Dineen Hall on behalf of the SU College of Law’s Federalist Society as 24 students listened to his 11:30 a.m. lecture Read more »
Laurel Richie spoke on Wednesday at Hendricks Chapel as a part of the University Lecture series at Syracuse University. Read more »
The event, which is titled “Evolve,” will take place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Watson Theater. The nine speakers will deliver talks that include topics on a range of subjects, including clean energy solutions and healing with art, according to a press release. Read more »
Whitaker will speak at Alpha Phi Alpha, Delta Zeta chapter’s fourth annual “Truth Be Told” speaker series on March 25 at 7 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Tickets for the event are $1. Read more »
Nina Davuluri, who lives in nearby Fayetteville, New York, will give a lecture titled, “Celebrating Diversity through Cultural Competency,” according to a syracuse.com article. She was the first-Indian-American crowned Miss New York, and eventually became the first Miss America of Indian heritage. Read more »
Andreas Weigend, former chief scientist at Amazon and data expert, delivered his lecture titled, “We Are Our Data: Harnessing the Power of Social Data” Tuesday night in Hendricks Chapel to a crowd of about 130 members of the SU community. Weigend’s was the first University Lecture of the spring semester, and he addressed the way data affects people’s daily lives. Read more »
Andreas Weigend, big data expert and former chief scientist at Amazon, will be giving the first University Lecture of the spring semester Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Weigend will talk to students about using data to benefit themselves and others. Read more »
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said at a roundtable event at Syracuse University on Monday that she is optimistic that a bipartisan bill to combat sexual assault on college campuses would pass into law. Read more »
