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In his Dec. 7 message to Syracuse University students, faculty and staff, Chancellor Kent Syverud charged the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience, the Council on Diversity and Inclusion and the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to work together to ensure all members of the community are protected from physical harm, discrimination and intimidation.

As a result of that collaboration and following several weeks of collecting nominations from the campus community, Chancellor Syverud today announced the members of the Ad Hoc Committee on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)/Undocumented Students.

The committee will focus on establishing opportunities for dialogue and reflection among students, faculty and staff to promote and advance a diverse and inclusive campus community. It will also seek to understand the long-term needs of Syracuse’s diverse student body, many of whom may be undocumented or beneficiaries of the DACA program. For more information on the committee, visit SU News.

The Office of Program Development and the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) are hosting author Sharif
Anael-Bey ’95 for the Sankofa Lecture Series. His presentation—“Black History Month Relevant?”—is Monday, Feb. 27, at 6 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, Room 114, in E.S. Bird Library.

The following day, Tuesday, Feb. 28, the Sankofa Student Talk will take place at 6 p.m. in the same location, with students discussing research they have conducted.

The Sankofa Lecture Series began last year as part of the University’s Black History Month celebration. It features a Syracuse graduate of African descent discussing his or her accomplishments and career path after graduation. Read the full story at SU News.

Cherríe Moraga—a prominent figure in Chicana, feminist, queer and indigenous activism, art and scholarship—is participating in a two-week residency at the University. Moraga is this year’s Jeannette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities. In this capacity, she will headline a dozen lectures, performances and dialogues on campus from Monday, Feb. 20, to Friday, March 3. All events are free and open to the public. For more information, including a complete schedule, contact the Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences at 315.443.7192, or visit humcenter.syr.edu. Read more about Moraga at SU News.

Each year, the fullCIRCLE Mentoring Program in the Office of Multicultural Affairs welcomes a new cohort of first-year and transfer students as fullCIRCLE mentees, connecting the students to peer mentors who serve as consistent support and positive role models. The program will welcome its sixth cohort of mentees at the start of the 2017-18 academic year, and current students who are interested in serving as a mentor are encouraged to apply now. For more information, visit SU News.

Earlier this spring, Hendricks Chapel launched Courageous Conversations, an open space for campus community members to come together to talk, build connections and promote understanding.

The conversations offer a space where students, faculty and staff can engage in meaningful, helpful dialogue about the issues that matter most to them. Thus far, conversations were held on Jan. 18 and Feb. 1, with a number of campus community members engaged in the conversations. The next Courageous Conversation is Tuesday, Feb. 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Milton Atrium in the Life Sciences Complex. Food is provided. Read more at SU News.

The Department of African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences will present the Third Annual John L. Johnson Lecture, featuring Marlo D. David, associate professor of English and women’s, gender, and sexuality at Purdue University, on Monday, Feb. 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, Room 114, E.S. Bird Library. Find out more at SU News.

The application period for students interested in Syracuse University’s Paris Noir Program has been extended to Feb. 20. Paris Noir was developed 16 years ago by Janis Mayes, professor of African-American studies, allowing students to intimately learn about the influence and dynamics of Black culture, literature, and experience in Paris, both past and present.

Like a jazz composition, the 5-week summer seminar is arranged to convey variations and diverse interpretations of the “Paris Noir” theme and features panel discussions, poetry readings, and visits to community theater workshops, working artists’ studios, nightclubs, concerts, African markets, and restaurants. Read more at SU News.

On Feb. 14, the Zeta Epsilon chapter of Lambda Theta Alpha, in collaboration with Lambda Sigma Upsilon, is hosting an event titled “Universal Woman—Brown Girl: Storytelling Through Resistance.” The event will begin at 7 p.m. in the Schine Underground and will feature Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez, the founder of Latina Rebels. Read the full story at SU News.