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A humble Junot Diaz spoke candidly to a chock-full Love Auditorium Thursday night as he read short passages from his work and then answered questions about everything from art to language to immigration. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author kicked off the Living Writers course, which will bring a number of acclaimed authors to campus throughout the […]

�Ա���Ƶ was recently awarded seven highly competitive grants totaling more than $1.6 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), allowing the university to enhance faculty-student research opportunities as well as expand on-campus summer programs for K-12 teachers and college instructors. An NSF grant will fund associate professor […]

In addition to the usual classroom setting, the English Department’s Living Writers course will live online this semester, providing anyone with a passion for literature the opportunity to interact with some of today’s top contemporary authors. Ten writers, including Pulitzer Prize winners Elizabeth Strout, Junot Diaz, and Jeffrey Eugenides, will visit campus, providing the 55 […]

Under glorious blue skies, members of the campus and local communities filled the Hamilton Village Green Saturday afternoon for a multicultural festival that capped �Ա���Ƶ’s Diversity Week. Events held during the past few days included intellectual discussions, workshops, lectures, and other cultural activities intended to foster dialogue and build a more inclusive community at �Ա���Ƶ […]

Michael Steele shared personal and powerful anecdotes Thursday about his life as a “black kid living in Washington, D.C.,” and the journey that took him first to the Maryland Statehouse and then to the national stage as chairman of the Republican Party. Steele delivered his lecture, “Unity and Diversity: Common Ground in the 21st Century,” […]

Having recently been accepted into Harvard Business School’s 2+2 program, Michael LoFaso ’10 is anticipating his future while enjoying life as a �Ա���Ƶ senior. HBS 2+2 is a selective program intended for students without a formal business background.

�Ա���Ƶ’s efforts to turn quick-growing willow into fuel for the university’s wood-burning plant were highlighted in yesterday’s edition of The Post-Standard (Syracuse). “This is one of those things that is environmentally and financially beneficial for the university,” John Pumilio, sustainability coordinator, told the newspaper.

With the theme of “Race and Culture in the 21st Century,” �Ա���Ƶ Diversity Week, Sept. 15-19, will feature intellectual discussions, lectures, and cultural activities on campus as well as in the village of Hamilton, where a community festival will cap off the series of events. “The goal of the inaugural Diversity Week is to […]