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SU Project Advance fills the gap for high school economics teachers—economically
Over the last several decades, the emphasis on economics at the high school level has drastically increased; however teacher preparation for the subject has lagged behind.
Newhouse senior ‘globalsizes’ communication among college students
Patrice Innocenti is the creator and editor-in-chief of The World on Campus (WONC).
Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship Programs launches ‘I Otto Know This!’
The initiative aims to promote student financial literacy.
University of London’s Buckingham to present School of Education’s Harry S. and Elva K. Ganders Lecture April 8
The School of Education will welcome David Buckingham, professor of education at the University of London, on Thursday, April 8.
Bloomberg, Twitter to be honored at Mirror Awards luncheon
The S.I. Newhouse School has announced that Bloomberg will receive the Fred Dressler Achievement Award and Twitter will receive the i-3 award for impact, innovation and influence at the fourth annual Mirror Awards luncheon ceremony June 10.
SU Interdisciplinary Research Group to present poster session on theme ‘Journeys of Interdisciplinary Observation’
In conjunction with its yearlong theme “Journeys of Interdisciplinary Observation,” the Interdisciplinary Research Group based in the College of Visual and Performing Arts will present a poster session on Monday, April 19.
Seven SU faculty members to be honored April 6 for teaching excellence; Doerr and Himley named Meredith Professors
On Tuesday, April 6, Syracuse University will name Helen M. Doerr, dual professor of teaching and leadership programs and mathematics in The College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Education, and Margaret Himley, professor of writing and rhetoric, and co-director of the LGBT Studies Program and minor in Arts and Sciences, as this year’s Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professors. Additionally, SU will recognize the 2010 recipients of the Teaching Recognition Awards, and Theodore L. Brown, associate professor in the School of Architecture, will receive the 2010 University Scholar/Teacher of the Year Award.
Columbia University scholar Dabashi to keynote ‘Religion in Scholarship’ symposium April 9
On Friday, April 9, the Syracuse University Humanities Center will present Religion in Scholarship, an interdisciplinary symposium exploring the changing relationship between religion and scholarly study. The all-day symposium will take place in the Tolley Humanities Building, room 304 and will be keynoted by Hamid Dabashi, professor of Iranian studies and comparative literature at Columbia University.
Nobel Peace Prize nominee Volkan to speak at ‘Translating Peace’ event Thursday at Maxwell School
Vamik Djemal Volkan, emeritus professor of psychiatry at the University of Virginia and a three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, will be the keynote speaker for “Translating Peace: Multicultural Responses to Conflict and Disaster,” a panel to be held Thursday, April 1 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Public Events Room, 220 Eggers Hall.
Chancellor Cantor delivers the invited keynote address at the Association of American Colleges & Universities Conference on Faculty Roles and High-Impact Practices
Syracuse University Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor delivered the invited keynote address at a major conference of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) on Thursday, March 25 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The large gathering focused on the theme “Faculty…