Posts Tagged ‘University Lecture Series’
Tuesday, February 11th, 2020
Dr. Jelani Cobb speaks at Syracuse University
In the current era of 24-hour news cycles and a first-class library at everyone’s fingertips, it’s good to occasionally pause and get a proper perspective. Last night Columbia University Professor and New Yorker writer Jelani Cobb said our political climate has become increasingly filled with pernicious thinking and antagonistic rhetoric. In addition to discussing the advantages and disadvantages of technology as a tool (to organize or to spread disinformation) he gave the SU community a short history lesson to remind us about the founder’s aims and the fragility of consensus.
Tags:2020, Hendricks Chapel, Jelani Cobb, Syracuse University, The New Yorker, University Lecture Series
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Wednesday, April 25th, 2018
Rick Fedrizzi is on a mission to improve health by creating better buildings and architectural design ecosystems. He was the speaker for last night’s University Lectures Series. Fedrizzi, a SU alum, was the founder of US Green Building Council and currently CEO of Well Certified.
Tags:2018, design, Greenbuild, Hendricks Chapel, Sustainability, Syracuse Architectural Digest, University Lecture Series, Well Certified
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Saturday, October 28th, 2017
The Daily Show’s Hasan Mihaj was part of the University Union and University Lecture Series at Syracuse University on Friday. He talked about refugees, immigration, fake news and the probability of being attacked by a terrorist. After an opening monologue he was engaged in a conversation with SU Professor Osama Khalid.
Tags:2017, Comedy, Hasan Mihaj, Minternet, The Daily Show, University Lecture Series, University Union
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
Intelligent Men/Intelligent Dialogue: Ross Douthat and Charles Blow (right) staged a public conversation for last night’s University Lecture Series at Hendricks Chapel.
They may disagree on policy, but one thing these two NYT opinion writers pointed out was that redlining and generations of housing policy in American cities were designed to discriminate, segregate and maintain white supremacy.
We heard this same point of emphasis at the recent Food Justice Symposium.
Blow will be a guest at the Thursday Morning Roundtable later today, which on this occasion is being held on a Wednesday. Moderator for the Roundtable is George Kilpatrick.
Tags:2015, Charles Blow, George Kilpatrick, Hendricks Chapel, Media, Ross Douthat, Syracuse University, Thursday Morning Roundtable, University Lecture Series
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Thursday, November 13th, 2014
Civil Rights attorney Barry Scheck came to national attention 20 years ago as a member of the O.J. Simpson defense team.
Tags:2014, Actual Innocence, Attorney, Barry Scheck, DNA Evidence, Forensic Science, Innocence Project, Law, University Lecture Series
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2014
Actress, playwright, artist Anna Deavere Smith on stage at Hendricks Chapel.
Anna Deavere Smith breathed life into several characters during her lecture/performance at Syracuse University on Tuesday afternoon. She almost perfectly embodied the conversational cadence and idioms of former Gov. Anne Richards, Rep. John Lewis and theologian Peter Gomes for about an hour.
Maybe her most impressive role was portraying prisoner Paulette Jenkins for a piece called “Mirror to her Mouth”. This sobering tale, filled with domestic violence, murder and regret, moved the crowd toward an almost religious silence.
Tags:2014, Acting, Anna Deavere Smith, Hendricks Chapel, On the Road: A Search for American Character, Syracuse University, TED Conference, Theater, University Lecture Series
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