Pulitzer Prize-winning Alum Speaks to Honors Class

portrait of Eli

Pulitzer Prize-winning Alum Speaks to Honors Class Honors students in Prof. Margaret Thompson’s spring HNR 360 White Nationalism/Right Populism in Modern America class read the book, Rising out of Hatred by Eli Saslow and had a chance to speak with the author. Saslow, SU Class of 2004, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Washington…

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Honors Student Selected for Kaish Fellowship

photo of Elizabeth Su in art museum

Honors Student Selected for Kaish Fellowship Honors student Elizabeth Su, biomedical engineering and neuroscience, was recently selected as first Kaish Fellow with the Syracuse University Art Museum. Syracuse University alumni and prominent artists Luise ’46, G’51 and Morton ’49 Kaish made a major gift to the university, the Luise and Morton Kaish Gallery Endowed Fund, that included the establishment of the Kaish…

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Honors Welcomes New Students

graphic representing cities of origin of new students

Honors Welcomes New Students The Renée Crown University Honors Program welcomes our newest members. Fifty-eight students joined our program in January, 2022. Their places of origin span the globe; from Skaneateles Falls to Saint Paul to San Paulo to Shanghai and beyond. Their emerging research interests include the “impact of China’s economic industries and recent…

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Call for Proposals for “Performing Identities”

artists from PICS 2021

Call for Proposals for “Performing Identities Across Cultures” Performing Identities Across Cultures (PICS) is looking for student and faculty performance artists of all crafts to submit proposals for Performing Identities Across Cultures (PICS.) PICS is a CUSE grant-funded performance initiative at Syracuse University through the Language Matters program. Performance artists are invited to contribute a…

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Honors Students Share Wit and Wonder in Stand-Up

Honors student performs monologue

Honors Students Share Wit and Wonder in Stand-Up Six Honors students who participated in Professor Ken Frieden’s Honors class, Writing and Performing Monologues, recently share their comedic and dramatic work in “Six Monologues” on Youtube. Monologues are everywhere you look today–TikTok, Instagram, Twitter. The students were inspired by the pandemic to produce their own creative…

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Alum Shares Passion and Expertise in Jewelry Making

Photo of Laura during her travels

Alum Shares Passion and Expertise in Jewelry Making Laura Marsolek ’13, G’17 shared her rich knowledge and experience in studying the historical significance in jewelry design and cultural meaning during the recent Orange Central Weekend. Laura was a Renée Crown Honors student, 2013-14 Fulbright Scholar, and 2018-19 Luce Scholar. Through photographs and personal narrative, Laura…

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