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Haythornthwaite Named Director of Library Science Program

Tuesday, December 6, 2016, By J.D. Ross

Elizabeth D. Liddy, dean of the School of Information Studies (iSchool), has named Professor Caroline Haythornthwaite as the next director of the school’s library and information science graduate program. The program includes master’s degrees in library and information science and library…

Veterans

University Selected to Become Pat Tillman Foundation University Partner

Tuesday, December 6, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse joins 14 other University Partners, including Columbia University, George Washington University and Georgetown University.

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Elected to Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Monday, December 5, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University Chancellor and President Kent Syverud has added an important, new leadership role to his portfolio. He has been elected as a commissioner of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). Chancellor Syverud’s three-year term will begin Jan. 1….

Campus & Community

University Lectures Hosts Humans of New York Founder, Pulitzer-Winning Authors

Monday, December 5, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

The 16th season of the University Lectures will continue in the spring semester with Jhumpa Lahiri (“Interpreter of Maladies”), Sonia Nazario (“Enrique’s Journey”) and Brandon Stanton.

Campus & Community

Syracuse Children’s Chorus: Holiday Festival of Carols—Reflections of the Season

Friday, December 2, 2016, By News Staff

The Syracuse Children’s Chorus (SCC) continues its 2016-17 season with “A Holiday Festival of Carols” concert on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016 at 4 p.m. at Most Holy Rosary Church, 111 Roberts Ave., Syracuse. Join SCC’s four choirs as they celebrate the…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell’s Tanner Lecture Hosts Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter

Thursday, December 1, 2016, By Aishwarya Nag Choudhury

Since 2012, the Tanner lectures have provided the Maxwell School with the opportunity to bring prominent civic actors to the campus and speak on issues of ethics, citizenship and public responsibly. On Oct. 14, the Tanner lecture hosted former Philadelphia…

Campus & Community

Wellness Survey Results Provide Insights, Direction to Programming

Wednesday, November 30, 2016, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Nearly 1,600 faculty and staff responded to a recent wellness survey and provided valuable input into wellness habits and interests. The survey also identified areas of need as the University seeks to help faculty and staff maximize their well-being. Work…

Media, Law & Policy

FCB Health Creative Officer Will Deliver Mower Lecture at Newhouse Dec. 1

Tuesday, November 29, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Rich Levy, chief creative officer with FCB Health, will visit the Newhouse School on Thursday, Dec. 1, as a guest of the Eric Mower Advertising Forum. He will speak at 6:30 p.m. in the I3 Center, 432 Newhouse 3. Follow…

Health & Society

Historian Finds Gritty Story of Child’s Life Documented in Special Collections

Tuesday, November 29, 2016, By Sean Kirst

“The Muckers,” published by Syracuse University Press and found among the papers in the Special Collections Research Center, tells of boys living life rough in New York City over a century ago.

STEM

Stanford’s Carla Shatz to Deliver Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture Dec. 8

Wednesday, November 23, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong look at “Place” with a visit by world-renowned neurobiologist Carla Shatz. A professor of biology and neurobiology at Stanford University, Shatz will deliver this year’s Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture in the Sciences and Humanities titled…