Syracuse University News

After raking in $84 million in the last year, Syracuse University believes it is on pace to reach its goal of a $1 billion endowment by the end of 2012, in a fundraising effort called The Campaign for Syracuse University.

This is not the end of Oprah Winfrey. Maybe not even the end of her TV show. True, in a tearful announcement Friday, the self-made media mogul - host of the highest-rated talk show for 23 years, seen in 145 countries, worth a breathtaking $2.7 billion - confirmed for her audience what had been rumored for weeks: that the show would be ending.

A tactical problem confronted young police Lt. Gary Miguel 21 years ago as he was organizing a raid on a Syracuse drug house.

The following review was written by contributing writers James O. Welsch and Linda Loomis.

The plan to ship 100,000 books per year out of Bird Library has been put on hold, said Pam McLaughlin, Bird communications and external relations director.

Michelle Deferio arrived on Waverly Avenue outside of Newhouse I around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday wearing a long corduroy skirt and holding a sign that read, "Homosexuality is a sin, Christ can set you free." In response, Chris Pesto, a junior acting major who is gay, made a sign that read "Corduroy skirts are a sin, homosexuals can help you," and stood ...

Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. Children in Syracuse area adopted in group celebration Central New York Adoption Day celebrated families who are adding children to their lives.

Oprah Winfrey was set to announce Friday that her powerhouse daytime television show, the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire with legions of fans, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air.

The Haydn Trio Eisenstadt has been on an extensive world tour to premire newly-commissioned works from its project 'D2H' , established for the bicentennial of Haydn's death this year.

Syracuse University students plan to hold a demonstration today at the university's Bird Library to protest the removal of thousands of books to make more room for more common space.

Brandon Dahl of Image Press installs a vinyl wall graphic on a window of the building at the corner of South Salina Street and Fayette Street in downtown Syracuse.

It was unfortunate timing. Suzanne Thorin, dean of libraries at Syracuse University, was asked to play the devil's advocate at EDUCAUSE and went on record as saying "the library, as a place, is dead," earning herself " Bookless Libraries? " as a headline in Inside Higher Ed .

As the embattled Iranian government continues to thwart significant international progress on reining in its nuclear program, impatience with the country's response to outreach and fear over its secretive nuclear activities has accelerated speculation that fresh sanctions might soon fall on Iran.

Michelle Deferio and Christopher Pesto had one thing in common Wednesday night, they were shivering in the cold.

Through conversation, humor and insight, radio show host Ira Glass challenged students to harness the power of stories.

Syracuse University students plan to hold a demonstration today at the university's Bird Library to protest the removal of thousands of books to make more room for more common space.

A prodigious career in newspapers spanning positions from reporter to executive editor to Pulitzer Prize journalism awards juror helped prepare Philadelphia born Lorraine Branham for her present post at the helm of one of America's top journalism schools.

What began as a simple trip to Walmart for a Mid-South woman ended with her facing the possibility of a 15 years in prison, and some are calling it a classic case of racism.

OK, to paraphrase comedian Chris Rock, I'm not saying it was right to steal UAlbany's Great Dane mascot - but I understand .

A Syracuse University student was found dead in her home Saturday afternoon, said Sgt.