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Strasser Professorship Deepens Alumnus’s Philanthropic Legacy at Maxwell
A new, $3-million philanthropic commitment from alumnus Joseph Strasser ’53 B.A. (History)/’58 M.P.A. will create a permanently endowed and named professorship in public administration at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, while also building on a legacy of…
Director Named to Head University’s New Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence
Syracuse University’s Office of Academic Affairs has hired a director for the University’s new Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence. Martha A. Kalnin Diede, who comes to Syracuse from Western Carolina University, has been appointed to the new post effective…
Presenting the 2018 Mirror Award Winners
Winners in the 12th annual Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting were announced June 12 at a ceremony in New York City hosted by the Newhouse School. Kimberly Brooks, anchor and correspondent at Fusion TV, was master of ceremonies at…
Syracuse Awarded $1 Million Grant to Support Diversity, Inclusion in STEM
Syracuse University is a 2018 recipient of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Inclusive Excellence grant, supporting diversity and inclusion in science education. The five-year, $1 million grant will fund the University’s Collaborative High-Impact Activities in Natural Science Education (CHANcE)…
Syracuse University Employee Selected for Bush Institute’s Inaugural Class of Stand-To Veteran Leadership Initiative
The George W. Bush Institute has announced the first class selected to participate in the Stand-To Veteran Leadership Initiative, a first-of-its-kind program aimed at individuals serving our nation’s veterans who are motivated to broaden their skillsets, knowledge and influence across…
All Five First Ladies Condemn Family Separation At Border, But What Will That Do?
First Lady Melania Trump and the four First Ladies before her have all come out condemning the family-separation immigration policy. In addition to issuing statements, the First Ladies have relied on traditional and social media to share their perspectives –…
Creation of ‘Space Force’ Is a Solution In Search of a Problem
On Monday, President Trump signed an executive order to begin the process of establishing a “Space Force” as the sixth branch of the armed forces. Sean O’Keefe is a University Professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public…
Aspiring Researcher in Ruhlandt’s Research Lab Attends International STEM Fair
A high school student working in the lab of College of Arts and Sciences Dean Karin Ruhlandt participated in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in May. Marina Cousins, a senior at Manlius-Pebble Hill School, was…
Say Goodbye to Sears and Shoppingtown Mall?
Announced in late May, Sears reports it will be closing the Shoppingtown Mall location by the end of July 2018. The company has struggled to keep up with the current changes of the world, experiencing great difficulty with the transition from…
Minna Citron Exhibition at Palitz Gallery Includes Works Never Before Exhibited
The Palitz Gallery presents “Accidental, Elemental, Abstraction: Minna Citron” now on view at the Palitz Gallery, located in Syracuse University’s Lubin House at 11 E. 61st St., New York City. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with…