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Culture, Community and Change

Complex social forces continue to shape our world. Drawing on our expertise in languages, cultures, creative expression, philosophy and more, A&S researchers address these challenges through research, teaching and community engagement. By deepening our understanding of human differences and building capacity to work across these differences, we help inclusive and resilient communities thrive in a divided world.

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(June 25, 2023)

Equity, Beauty and Culture

Alumna advocates for equity through beauty, culture and writing.

Four people sitting on steps.

(May 15, 2023)

Project Mend Builds Community Through Writing for Those Impacted by the Justice System

Mend journal showcases the experience of incarceration.

Stack of books.

(May 12, 2023)

From Print to the Big Screen, Works by Creative Writing Faculty and Alumni Receive International Acclaim

Explore some of the movies inspired by CW faculty and alumni books, along with a collection of notable media mentions.

Dalit history month lecture

(April 5, 2023)

Raising Awareness to End Caste Discrimination

April marks Syracuse University’s second Dalit History Month campus observance with a lecture and graduate student workshop bringing visibility to caste-based oppression.

Students sitting at a table writing.

(March 28, 2023)

Uniting the Community in the Pursuit of Environmental Justice

The Environmental Storytelling Series of CNY brings together faculty, students and local community partners to address the climate crisis through creative outlets.

Mosab Abu Toha portrait

(March 23, 2023)

‘My Poetry is a Record of What Happened’

Mosab Abu Toha finds mentors, refines his craft in A&S’ Creative Writing Program.

(March 17, 2023)

Rewriting Kenyan History

A&S grad student Joy Nyokabi Karinge advocates for access to unsanitized history of Kenya and beyond.

Courtney Conte ’23 (left) and Bochum town archivist Andreas Froning (right) with the Stolpersteine, or stumbling stone, honoring Holocaust survivor Bob Hyman.

(March 15, 2023)

A&S Student Honors Holocaust Survivor through Research Project

Courtney Conte ’23 helped prepare a “stumbling stone” to remember Bob Hyman’s life.

alumnus Brennen Ferguson (right) and fellow Haudenosaunee External Relations Committee members Kenneth Deer (middle) and Clayton Logan (second from right).

(March 10, 2023)

Sacred Indigenous Objects Find Their Way Home

In “an international act of diplomacy,” Syracuse University alumnus Brennen Ferguson ’19 helps repatriate ceremonial Native American items from a museum in Geneva, Switzerland.

Side by side portraits of Carol Fadda and Dana Olwan.

(Feb. 6, 2023)

Mellon Foundation Recognizes Syracuse Black/Arab Racial Justice Research Project

Professors Carol Fadda and Dana Olwan will examine the impact of racism and discrimination on the interconnected histories and lived experiences of Arab and Black communities living in the city of Syracuse.

People Gathered for a Funderal Ceremony in Imo State Nigeria.

(Feb. 3, 2023)

A&S Music History Professor Receives Carnegie Grant to Study Women’s Music in West Africa

AMH Professor Ruth Opara will travel to Nigeria in May to explore music performance practices and develop a scholarly exchange program between students in Nigeria and Syracuse.

Text graphic that reads Repair, Syracuse Symposium 2022-2023.

(Jan. 19, 2023)

2022-23 Syracuse Symposium Addresses Timely Topics with Diverse Slate of Programming

The 19th annual Syracuse Symposium continues this spring semester with events centered around theme of “repair.”

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