Over her 15 years running the University Lectures series, Esther Gray brought in some big name speakers, ranging from authors to senators to astrophysicists. Here's a list of her top six stories. Read more »
The University Lecture advisory committee will take over the lecture series next semester as Esther Gray, longtime organizer of the series, retires. Read more »
As the last University Lecture speaker for the fall semester, Canadian journalist Naomi Klein insisted to the audience that change is necessary in her speech “This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate.” Read more »
Cheryl Strayed, author of "Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail," discussed her personal journeys, such as her childhood, during her University Lecture in Hendricks Chapel on Wednesday night. Read more »
Leon Fleisher, a teacher, conductor and world-renowned concert pianist, filled the lower level of Hendricks Chapel on Tuesday as the first guest for this semester's University Lecture Series. Read more »
Syracuse University has announced the lectures of the 2015-16 University Lectures Series. The series features seven different lectures, four in the fall and three in the spring. Read more »
On Tuesday night, Annie Griffiths spoke to a crowd of Syracuse University students, faculty and community members about her experiences. Griffiths spoke at Hendricks Chapel and was the final speaker in this semester’s University Lecture series. Read more »
Laurel Richie spoke on Wednesday at Hendricks Chapel as a part of the University Lecture series at Syracuse University. Read more »
Andreas Weigend, former chief scientist at Amazon and data expert, delivered his lecture titled, “We Are Our Data: Harnessing the Power of Social Data” Tuesday night in Hendricks Chapel to a crowd of about 130 members of the SU community. Weigend’s was the first University Lecture of the spring semester, and he addressed the way data affects people’s daily lives. Read more »
Andreas Weigend, big data expert and former chief scientist at Amazon, will be giving the first University Lecture of the spring semester Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Weigend will talk to students about using data to benefit themselves and others. Read more »
Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder, co-creators of the podcast, will deliver a University Lecture at SU next spring. “Serial” is a podcast from the creators of “This American Life,” a weekly public radio show broadcast to about 2.1 million listeners. Read more »
Barry Scheck, an attorney, DNA expert and co-founder of the Innocence Project, delivered the final University Lecture of the semester Tuesday night in Hendricks Chapel. Read more »
When 5:30 a.m. comes around, Carrie Mae Weems is wide-awake and thinking about how the world came to be, how she came to be and… Read more »
Eve Ensler, a playwright and activist, earned a standing ovation Wednesday night when she said Chancellor Kent Syverud owed the Syracuse University community an apology… Read more »
College students often hear “The Vagina Monologues” for the first time at a pivotal moment in their lives. When they first experience the play, they’ve… Read more »
Van Jones, a renowned environmentalist, drew a standing ovation when he began his lecture Tuesday night by praising student efforts to divest from fossil fuels… Read more »
As a research professor and advocate, Diane Ravitch understands the state of today’s American education system. Ravitch said government programs such as Race to the… Read more »
When Anna Deavere Smith walked down a path in Bolinas, Calif., and wanted to pet a fluffy dog, she immediately had to walk away. There… Read more »
When Roz Chast had her first comics published in The New Yorker, she received mixed reactions from some people at the magazine — they thought… Read more »
Before diving into his lecture, Chris Hayes started off with a unique scenario. “I want you all to consider yourselves scientists in some cruel dystopian… Read more »
Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell discussed how the world changed — in terms of conflicts and issues in international relations — following the Pan Am… Read more »
Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell will come to Syracuse University on Tuesday to discuss how the world has changed — and if it has —… Read more »
An eager crowd in Hendricks Chapel greeted two-time poet laureate Billy Collins with wild applause, only to learn that he had just become even more… Read more »
