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The University Lectures continues its 20th season this spring with four dynamic speakers: Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, on Tuesday, Feb. 16; Misty Copeland, principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater, on Tuesday, Feb. 23; Stephanie Johnson-Cunningham, agent for arts and culture, on Wednesday, March 17; and Nyle DiMarco, deaf activist and winner of “Dancing with the Stars” and “America’s Next Top Model,” on Tuesday, March 23.
The University’s premier speaker series, the University Lectures brings to Syracuse University audience members and the larger public notable guest speakers of exceptional accomplishment who share their diverse global experiences and perspectives. The series was created through, and is supported by, the generosity of alumnus Robert B. Menschel ’51. Media sponsor for the University Lectures is WAER.
Following a history of disability activism, students push for a Disability Cultural Center
GUSA’s Accessibility Policy Team has launched a campaign for the establishment of a Disability Cultural Center (DCC) that would support the disabled community on Georgetown’s campus. Three members of the team, Nesreen Shahrour (NHS ‘23), Gwyneth Murphy (SFS ‘23), and Dominic DeRamo (COL ‘23), released a petition calling for the establishment of a DCC on Dec. 23.
The DCC would be a university-funded center, consisting of a full-time director and student employee, that would coordinate educational, academic, social, and support programming for Georgetown’s disabled community and their allies. Crucial to the goal of the center is providing a space for building community and affirming that the disabled community has a culture of their own.