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Syracuse University to Award 3 Honorary Degrees at 2025 Commencement

Tuesday, May 6, 2025, By Kathleen Haley

A celebrated cartoonist, author and editor; an indomitable environmental steward and educator; and a visionary philanthropist and innovative businessperson will receive honorary degrees during Syracuse University’s 2025 Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 11, at the JMA Wireless Dome. Robert “Bob”…

Syracuse University Impact

Serving Those Who Served: The Betty and Michael D. Wohl Veterans Legal Clinic

Monday, May 5, 2025, By John Boccacino

Service members injured in active duty are entitled to receive disability benefits and associated medical care from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). But navigating the process can be intimidating. Thanks to the efforts of the Betty and Michael…

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Hannah Kang ’25 Builds a Future in Architecture With Army ROTC Support

Monday, May 5, 2025, By Jen Plummer

While Hannah Kang ’25 was growing up in Houston, Texas—by way of South Korea, where she was born—pursuing a degree at Syracuse University was never on her radar. Then, a high school internship course found her shadowing renowned architect Jesse…

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Sustainability Spring Round Up: STARS Rating, Carbon Neutrality, Plastic Reduction and More

Friday, May 2, 2025, By Lydia Krayenhagen

Syracuse University has been recognized as a STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System) Silver institution by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. STARS is a comprehensive rating system for colleges and universities to measure sustainability….

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David Seaman to Continue Tenure as Libraries Dean, University Librarian

Friday, May 2, 2025, By Wendy S. Loughlin

David Seaman, who has served as dean of Syracuse University Libraries and University Librarian since 2015, has been reappointed for a third five-year term. The announcement, made by Interim Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Lois Agnew, follows a…

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Intelligence++ Holds Inclusive Design Spring Showcase

Friday, May 2, 2025, By Martin Walls

The cross-campus Intelligence++  initiative held its inclusive design showcase on April 29 in Bird Library. A collaboration between Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse Libraries, the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) School of Design, and the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher…

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Professor Heather Lavender Discusses STEM Ed and Building a High-Tech Workforce

Thursday, May 1, 2025, By Martin Walls

As Central New York gears up as an advanced manufacturing hub, local and state government, development organizations, educators, unions and tech companies are collaborating on plans to educate and train a workforce capable of making these industrial investments a long-term…

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University Fostered Interdisciplinary and Community-Engaged Scholarship for Graduate School Marshal Qingyang Liu

Wednesday, April 30, 2025, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Graduate School Marshal Qingyang Liu will graduate on May 11 with a doctoral degree in human development and family science. She was honored recently at the One University Awards with the Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence in Graduate Research. Below, she…

Media, Law & Policy

Advance Local, Newhouse School Launch Investigative Reporting Fellowship Program

Tuesday, April 29, 2025, By Genaro Armas

A new collaboration with Advance Local will provide Newhouse School journalism students opportunities to write and report on investigative projects with local impact for newsrooms across the country. The David Newhouse Investigative Reporting Fellowship program, which launched this year in…

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Faculty Experts Debate the Benefits of Banning Cell Phones in Schools

Monday, April 28, 2025, By John Boccacino

The number of school districts considering banning cell phones during the school day is on the rise nationwide. At least eight states have banned smartphones in public school classrooms, while in New York, a proposed “bell-to-bell” is going to the…