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WCNY to air 'Universities and Moral Responsibility: Respecting Humanity at Home and Abroad' tonight

February 01, 2005


Sara Miller
semortim@syr.edu







As part of Syracuse University's Nov. 5 Inaugural Symposium for Nancy Cantor, SU's Office of Electronic Media Communications documented the three-part series, "Universities and Moral Responsibility: Respecting Humanity at Home and Abroad." Beginning Feb. 9, the series will air in its entirety on WCNY TV-24 on three consecutive Wednesday evenings at 10 p.m.

"Universities and Moral Responsibility: Respecting Humanity at Home and Abroad" brought together the nation's leading artists, journalists and social thinkers--including Central New York community leaders and SU faculty--for a series of panel discussions on the topic of race and genocide Nov. 5 in the Schine Student Center's Goldstein Auditorium.

The series features more than 30 experts in a Socratic discussion. Special guests include Christiane Amanpour, Martin Espada, William Safire, Samantha Power, Aaron Sorkin and Carrie Mae Weems.