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Health & Society

‘A Moral Obligation to Stand with the People’

Monday, November 21, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

Ahmed Abdel Meguid was out with friends in Istanbul on July 15 when members of the Turkish military initiated a coup attempt. Abdel Meguid, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Religion, spent the summer…

STEM

Four Questions with Professor of Linguistics Jaklin Kornfilt

Monday, November 21, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Linguistics Professor Jaklin Kornfilt, a member of the Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL) faculty since 1983, specializes in syntactic theory, theoretically informed linguistic typology, and the syntax—morphology interface, with special emphasis on the syntax and morphology of Turkish and of…

Health & Society

Newhouse Student Shares Theme of Living Loud, Being Proud of Differences

Monday, November 21, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Justin Bachman ’19 has never forgotten the day that changed his life and started him on his mission.

SOE Alumna Appointed to President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities

Thursday, November 17, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

President Barack Obama has announced his intention appoint Rebecca S. Salon MS ’75, PhD ’01 (Special Education), to the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID). Salon is project director for the LEAD Center. Led by National Disability Institute with…

Arts & Culture

Hallas Awarded Howard Foundation Fellowship

Thursday, November 17, 2016, By Liam Sullivan

Associate Professor of English Roger Hallas of the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded $33,000 from the George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation to complete his book project titled “A Medium Seen Otherwise: Photography and Documentary Film.”…

Veterans

Life Trustee Daniel A. D’Aniello ’68 to Serve as Next Co-Chair of the IVMF Advisory Board

Thursday, November 17, 2016, By Sarah Scalese

A Syracuse University Life Trustee will assume an important, new role on campus. Daniel A. D’Aniello ’68, chair and co-founder of The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest and most successful investment firms, is the new co-chair of the…

Campus & Community

University Holds ‘Implicit Bias’ Training for Department of Public Safety and CNY Law Enforcement

Wednesday, November 16, 2016, By Christine Grabowski

As part of an ongoing effort to increase cultural competency, improve understanding of issues related to diversity and inclusion, and provide professional growth opportunities for campus and community law enforcement officers, the Division of Campus Safety and Emergency Services will…

Campus & Community

University Seeks Campus Feedback on Middle States Reaccreditation Process

Tuesday, November 15, 2016, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University’s Middle States Reaccreditation Steering Committee has launched an online feedback form to encourage students, faculty and staff to provide input into the self-study process now under way to secure reaccreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education….

Campus & Community

Advice for Safe Holidays from Information Technology Services

Tuesday, November 15, 2016, By Christopher C. Finkle

We’ve all heard about—and many of us have been affected by—numerous big data breaches. From the Department of Homeland Security to the Democratic National Committee to Verizon, Dropbox, the University of California, and many others, more than two billion records…

Campus & Community

SU Abroad Celebrates International Education Week 2016

Monday, November 14, 2016, By Jennifer DeMarchi

November 14-18 marks the 18th anniversary of International Education Week (IEW), an annual celebration of international education and exchange worldwide. Institutions across the United States and around the world, including SU Abroad, are hosting events throughout the week to recognize…