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WAER, the commercial-free, listener-supported radio station at Syracuse University, will be offering a host of programming this February in honor of Black History Month. The programs range from being music-centric to documentary storytelling.

Today from2-3 p.m., the station will air “Sound Opinions: Music of the Civil Rights Movement.” Professional music critics Jim and Greg will discuss influential and game-changing music from the 1960s that provided a soundtrack to the civil rights movement. They will analyze tracks by artists like Sam Cooke, the Staple Singers, Bob Dylan, Nina Simone and more. Read the full article at SU News.

Last week, in a message to the campus community, Chancellor Kent Syverud described a number of resources available to those who may be impacted by recent immigration-related executive orders issued by the President of the United States. Read more at SU News.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri will speak for the University Lectures on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Lahiri’s appearance is co-sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and the Humanities Center. The event is free and open to the public. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be available. Read more at SU News.

Kwame Dixon, assistant professor of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, will discuss Afro-Brazil and the global struggle for human rights from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 2, in 319 Sims Hall. The event, “The Afro-Brazilian Experience as a Model for 21st Century Pan Africanism,” is a program of the Africa Initiative, a Universitywide project that focuses on Africa as an important site of knowledge by highlighting related work by Syracuse University scholars. Read the full story at SU News.

Students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in a focus group regarding restroom signage options on Wednesday, Feb. 1, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in Room 304ABC in Schine Student Center. During the focus group, participants will be presented with the two options developed by Pentagram—an independent design consultancy hired by the University to evaluate campus signage—based on the suggestions and input from campus participants at the engagement session in October. Read more at SU News.

Chancellor Syverud delivered the opening address at Sunday evening’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Celebration at the Carrier Dome. The event also featured a number of performances by student and community groups, a keynote speech by U.S. Army veteran, best selling author and actor J.R. Martinez and presentation of the 2017 Unsung Hero Awards. Watch the video at SU News.

For Fern Durand, one conversation last week turned a familiar corridor turned into something else. He was in the Shaffer Arts Building, walking past the SUArtGalleries, when a stranger approached him and asked if he knew this story:
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This panel featuring faculty and grad students from around SU will offer students a variety of ways to think about the meaning and significance of the Women’s Marches. It will be held Monday, Jan. 30, from 3-4 p.m. in 220 Eggers Hall.  Continue Reading