Surveying the university's chronological history, with special focus on how Syracuse led the way in numerous important matters--gender, race, military veterans, and science--Forever Orange goes far beyond the parameters of a traditional institutional history.

Authors Pitoniak and Burton have utilized exhaustive research, scores of interviews, and their own SU experiences to craft a book that explores what it has meant to be Orange since the school 's founding as a small liberal arts college in 1870. Through narrative and hundreds of photos, Forever Orange presents SU's glorious 150-year history in a lively, distinctive, informative manner, appealing to alumni and university friends, young and old.