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Marcelle Haddix Appointed Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives

Friday, February 11, 2022, By News Staff

Vice Chancellor and Provost Gretchen Ritter announced today the appointment of Marcelle Haddix, Distinguished Dean’s Professor of Literacy, Race and Justice in reading and language arts, to the position of associate provost for strategic initiatives. The Executive Committee of the…

Inside Higher Ed

“How K-12 Book Bans Affect Higher Education.”

Thursday, February 10, 2022, By Lily Datz

Kal Alston, professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the School of Education, was quoted in the Inside Higher Ed story “How K-12 Book Bans Affect Higher Education.” Alston, an expert on the philosophy of education, discussed her concerns…

Campus & Community

Weekend Preview: 119 Euclid Artwalk | Silent Disco Roller Skating | Orange After Dark: ‘Pal’entine’s Day

Thursday, February 10, 2022, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: As you have settled into new routines for the first few weeks of the spring semester, I hope you have made time in your schedules for activities and meaningful opportunities to reflect, recharge and connect. This…

Business & Economy

Whitman’s Undergraduate Program Achieves Highest Rankings Yet

Thursday, February 10, 2022, By Dawn McWilliams

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University is now ranked No. 34 in the nation for its undergraduate program by Poets & Quants. This is the highest ranking the Whitman School has received from Poets & Quants,…

Media Tip Sheets

Valentine’s Day Reminder: Your Friendships Are Important Too

Thursday, February 10, 2022, By Daryl Lovell

With Valentine’s Day upon us, it’s easy to get caught up in the mass-marketed romance messages that are everywhere this time of the year. Abigail Caselli is a social psychology doctoral candidate at Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences….

Campus & Community

Gift From School of Architecture Alumnus and University Trustee Patrick Ahearn ’73, G’73 Creates Workshop Series

Wednesday, February 9, 2022, By Julie Sharkey

This spring, the School of Architecture will launch the inaugural Patrick Ahearn Workshops, a series of short courses meant to augment and enhance the school’s academic course offerings. Each semester, practicing architects, graphic designers, engineers, brand strategists and others will…

Campus & Community

Arts and Sciences Remembers Longtime Physics Professor Kameshwar C. Wali

Tuesday, February 8, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) mourns the loss of Kameshwar C. Wali, Steele Professor Emeritus of Physics, who passed away Jan. 14 at the age of 94. An eminent theoretical physicist, Wali was internationally recognized for his research…

Campus & Community

Celebration Shows Important Role Students Play in Research on Campus

Tuesday, February 8, 2022, By Matt Michael

If you want to learn more about the meaningful work that’s being done at Falk College, the Falk Student Research Celebration is a great place to start. It certainly was for Sara Vasilenko, an assistant professor in the Department of…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Designated an R1 Doctoral University

Monday, February 7, 2022, By Ellen de Graffenreid

The newly released Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has placed Syracuse University among 146 “Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity.” The R1 designation is the top tier of doctoral research universities in the United States. The R1 distinction…

Arts & Culture

‘Someone Falls Overboard’: University Professor Stephen Kuusisto Co-Authors Book of Pandemic Poetry

Wednesday, February 2, 2022, By Jen Plummer

Setting the scene … It’s spring of 2020. The world has been shut down for a period of weeks or months (you stopped keeping track at some point). You are living with a disability—perhaps you’re blind or you have a…