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Summer College 2022 Sees Record-Breaking Attendance
This summer, Syracuse University’s Summer College welcomed its largest cohort of high school students in its over 60-year history. More than 1,000 students from around the world enrolled in an on-campus or online pre-college course through the University. This was…
Expert on Increasing Student Academic Performance Presenting Lunch and Learn Sessions
An expert in improving student learning by teaching students metacognitive learning strategies will present two virtual workshops at Syracuse University this fall. Saundra Yancy McGuire will offer her expertise on Sept. 23 and Oct. 28 in conjunction with the Focus…
McNair Scholars Program Receives U.S. Department of Education Funding Through 2027
The Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program—part of the School of Education’s Center for Academic Achievement and Student Development—has been awarded $1.4 million in U.S. Department of Education funding for the 2022-2027 academic and fiscal years. The McNair…
COVID-19 Update: Active Cases | Public Health Reminders | Vaccine Availability
Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: Today marks the fourth week of the Fall 2022 semester. It has been an exciting few weeks on campus with a palpable sense of energy from everyone in our community. While this semester feels…
Syracuse University Expands Go Local Initiative, Creates New Pathways to Home Ownership and Education
As part of its successful Go Local initiative, and to strengthen economic inclusion and development throughout Central New York, Syracuse University today announced it will expand an existing home ownership program and offer a new education incentive to local health…
Narratio Fellowship Expands Creative Opportunities for Resettled Refugee Youth
In African philosophy, the term “ubuntu” can be translated as “I am because we are.” The phrase, which illustrates the notion that a person’s sense of self is shaped by their relationships with others, is the framework guiding this year’s…
Breana Nieves Vergara Strives to Cultivate Enriching Mentorship Opportunities for Students
Not having access to a formal peer mentoring program didn’t hold back Syracuse native Breana Nieves Vergara as she made her way through Ithaca College as a sociology major. Her academic program was small enough that Nieves Vergara never struggled…
CLASS Peer-to-Peer Learning Strategies Project Receives NSF Grant to Extend Training, Research
The Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS) has received a National Science Foundation grant of $240,000 to expand a peer-to-peer academic coaching program that acquaints students with effective learning strategies and helps them adopt those tactics in their STEM…
Celebrate Latinx Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct. 15
Syracuse University will mark the start of the annual Latinx Hispanic Heritage Month (LHHM) celebration on Thursday, Sept. 15, during an opening ceremony in Schine Student Center atrium at 4 p.m. The ceremony, which will include remarks, student performances and…
Gas-Powered Car Bans Won’t Work Without Infrastructure Investments
California lawmakers have passed a measure cracking down on the future sales of new gasoline cars. The rules call for the ban of new gas-powered cars by 2035, with target guidelines to phase out the cars in increments. It is…