Archive for October 2019
Writing Scripture Law class visits the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC
The HNR 340 class, Writing Scripture Law, visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on September 28th. The class had studied the invention of writing in ancient Sumer and Egypt with Prof. Jim Watts from the Religion Department and were therefore very interested in seeing the hieroglyphic and cuneiform inscriptions in the…
Read MoreArt in Life Class Engages with CNY Artists
Honors students in Prof. Ellen Blalock’s Art in Life: CNY Artists class have an opportunity visit art exhibitions in the Syracuse area and meet with various artistes in Central New York. In early September, they visited the Yoko Ono exhibition at the Everson Museum in Syracuse, NY. This exhibition has several works of art that…
Read MoreHonors Alum Visit
We were delighted to host Honors alumna, Emily LoBraico (A&S ’15), who visited campus in mid-October and had an opportunity to spend some time with current Honors students. Emily, who is currently a doctoral candidate in the Human Development and Family Studies Program at Penn State, shared about her experiences in the Honors Program and…
Read MoreFirst Annual Research Fair
The Honors Program held its first Annual Research Fair at Sadler Hall, on Friday, October 18th, during Family Weekend. The Fair provides an opportunity for students at various stages of the research process to present their work and get feedback from academics, peers and a general audience. The Honors Program encourages students to get engaged…
Read MoreBaseball in American Culture
Honors Core Faculty Professor Rick Burton (third from right) poses with his HNR 340 class (Baseball in American Culture) on the steps of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY on October 11. Each year, Professor Burton’s class visits the Hall of Fame and meets with Erik Strohl, the Hall’s Vice…
Read MoreSpeaking Truths Unspoken
Speaking Truths Unspoken In an engaging examination of the power of breaking through historical, institutional, and cultural modes of silencing, scholars in African American, Asian American, Latinx and Native American studies talk about their areas of research and the current issues animating critical race and ethnic studies. Roundtable discussion will be moderated by Danika Medak-Saltzman…
Read MoreForever Orange: The Story of Syracuse University
To coincide with the celebration of Syracuse University’s sesquicentennial in 2020, Syracuse University Press has just published Forever Orange: The Story of Syracuse University. This monumental, 10” x 12” book, lavishly illustrated with 300 photographs, provides a unique look at the diverse people, places, and events that have helped SU become an internationally renowned research…
Read MoreHNR 360: Africa & Global Warming: Lessons from Lake Chad
When Greta Thunberg stood before the General assembly of the United Nations in September of 2019 to make her passionate plea for a drastic change to reverse Global Warming, she was speaking for a generation that wanted the world to act before it was too late. The major institutions have not met the passion of…
Read MoreHNR 360: Africa & Global Warming: Lessons from Lake Chad
When Greta Thunberg stood before the General assembly of the United Nations in September of 2019 to make her passionate plea for a drastic change to reverse Global Warming, she was speaking for a generation that wanted the world to act before it was too late. The major institutions have not met the passion of…
Read MoreHNR 340: Living with Others
How do we live with others? (And who are “we”?) How might we live with others differently? In our course, we’ll explore these and related questions. We’ll explore our responses to them and our responses’ ethical and political implications. We’ll do so across disciplines, reading and discussing works from anthropology, philosophy, and science studies. That…
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