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Keith Alford stood at the dais in Goldstein Auditorium, wearing a kind of astonished smile. More than 1,000 audience members had just dropped into their seats after giving a standing ovation to Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, the journalist and author who delivered the keynote address at the first Syracuse University Symposium on Race and Our Communities: Race, Justice, Violence and Police in 21^st Century America. Read more at SU News.

A $500,000 grant from the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) will fund programming to deliver Alzheimer’s Disease and caregiving support to the African American community in Syracuse —including respite care and connections to community resources—as part of the Genesis Health Project. This initiative, led by Falk College, is part of the NYSDOH’s Alzheimer’s Disease Program, which implemented a $25 million strategy in 2015 to support people with Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias and their caregivers. Read the full article at SU News.

The Disability Cultural Center; the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Resource Center; the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Slutzker Center for International Services are hosting the annual Cultural Centers Welcome Reception today from 3 to 5 p.m.  The event will take place in 304ABC in Schine Student Center and is open to the campus community.  Continue Reading

Tonight, Syracuse University will host the inaugural Fall 2016 Symposium on Race and Our Communities: Race, Justice, Violence and Police in 21^st Century America.  The symposium will provide an opportunity for candid conversation about racial inequality, community relations, police brutality and other forms of violence.  The event begins at 5 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium, Schine Student Center, and will include student speakers, a keynote address by Dr. Marc Lamont Hill and an esteemed panel of scholars, activists and experts. Read more about the Fall 2016 Symposium on Race and Our Communities Symposium at SU News.

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed University College Dean and Special Assistant to the Chancellor Bea González to serve as the University’s liaison to the Posse Foundation scholarship program. In her capacity as liaison, González will work closely with the foundation to select Syracuse’s annual cohort of Posse Scholars; work to foster a supportive Posse community on campus; and help identify and support faculty members serving as mentors to each incoming group of Posse Scholars. Read the full article at SU News.

University Libraries’ fall exhibition, “Our Doors Opened Wide: Syracuse University and the GI Bill, 1945-1950,” will open  Sept. 15 in Bird Library. Curated by University Archivist Meg Mason, the exhibition explores the dramatic impact of the GI Bill and the subsequent influx of veterans on the University campus following World War II. Read more at SU News.

The Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at the College of Law will host a briefing on the Emmett Till Reauthorization Act at the Capitol Visitor’s Center, First St. NE, Room HVC-215, Washington, D.C., on Sept. 12 from 4:30-7 p.m. Paula Johnson and Janis McDonald, professors of law and co-directors of CCJI, will participate in this event that brings together the Coalition for Emmett Till Reauthorization Act, members of the House of Representatives and investigative journalists who believe it is necessary to pass the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016. The passage of the bill will support the efforts of families and advocates who seek justice for racially motivated killings during the Civil Rights Era and beyond. Read more at SU News.