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Eduardo Kac is an internationally renowned contemporary artist, whose works appear at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Tate Modern art gallery in London and the Museo Reina Sofía in Spain. In his public talk -- “Rockets for the Sake of Poetry,” October 24 -- Kac revisits key highlights in his career, with emphasis on his body of artwork dealing with outer space.

The new name is part of a rebranding and profile-boosting effort to highlight the University’s arts offerings and strengthen awareness of its diverse organizations and programs.

The humanities play a vital role in cultivating skills such as agility, resilience and flexibility by broadening students’ worldviews and exposing them to diverse cultures, perspectives and experiences. For the last 21 years, the Syracuse University Humanities Center’s Syracuse Symposium has done just that through a public series of art exhibitions, lectures, film screenings, workshops and musical performances...

Syracuse-based CNY Jazz Orchestra recently celebrated the CD release of If a White Horse from Jerusalem. "This project was a long time coming," admits Larry Luttinger, Executive Director of CNY Jazz Central. Works were originally commissioned with Syracuse University Humanities Center support, relating to its 2011 Symposium theme, “Conflict: Peace and War.”

Turning the Lens Collective builds a living digital archive of memorabilia from and about historically overlooked communities. Former and current Humanites Center Dissertation Fellows and HNY Public Humanties project grantees work together to add local contributions to the long-term social justice project.

At the heart of academia, humanities faculty conduct vital work, exploring the depths of human experience, history and culture. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), an independent federal agency established in 1965, stands as a key supporter of these efforts. This month alone, the NEH announced $26.2 million in grants for 238 humanities projects across the country.

When students in the College of Arts and Sciences enroll in Associate Professor Patrick Berry’s class on writing and rhetoric, they likely think, correctly, that they will learn the foundations of good writing across various genres. However, they may not imagine that Berry’s vision for the class involves a less tangible side effect: building community.

An upcoming one-day symposium will explore how Kant’s principles can help lay the foundation for lasting peace. The symposium is supported by the Central New York Humanities Corridor, whose administrative home is based at the Syracuse University Humanities Center...

Māori scholar Krushil Watene projected a photo of herself and a youth education group canoeing on New Zealand’s Taumārere River to an audience of more than 20 students and faculty in Bird Library. Understanding their responsibility to learn about Māori culture is Watene’s group’s mission.

“We need more diversity and we need to hear the voice of those communities who hold the key and the knowledge to address issues that are impacting humanity, not just Indigenous communities, but humanity overall,” said Indigenous Studies Professor Mariaelena Huambachano...

Research, scholarship and creativity coexist and thrive at Syracuse University. All year long, Syracuse students and faculty engage in creative endeavors, like architecture, storytelling and visual art, to forge new relationships with and fresh insights into our natural world.