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Anne Mosher Named Provost’s Faculty Fellow for Shared Competencies and High Impact Practices

Wednesday, March 10, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost John Liu has named Anne E. Mosher, associate professor of geography and the environment in the Maxwell School, a Provost’s Faculty Fellow. Her fellowship will focus on advancing the University’s work in implementing the Shared…

STEM

Professor Vir Phoha Examines Ethics of Facial Recognition Software

Wednesday, March 10, 2021, By Alex Dunbar

The use of facial recognition technology has been controversial and it has been criticized as being prone to misuse and reinforcing existing biases. Cities across the United States have been banning the use of facial recognition software and in the…

Media, Law & Policy

Sen. Cory Booker to Offer Keynote Remarks for Virtual Toner Prizes Celebration March 26

Tuesday, March 9, 2021, By Wendy S. Loughlin

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey will deliver keynote remarks for the virtual ceremony honoring the winners of the 2021 Toner Prizes for Excellence in Political Reporting. The prerecorded ceremony will be available for viewing March 26 starting at…

Campus & Community

Inaugural Lender Faculty Symposium Highlights Social Justice #Hashtag Project

Tuesday, March 9, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

The inaugural Lender Center for Social Justice Faculty Symposium was held on Thursday, March 4, in a Zoom format. The symposium is the culmination of a two-year research project by the first Lender Faculty Fellow, Casarae Abdul-Ghani. Abdul-Ghani, who is…

Health & Society

Online Master of Social Work Opens Doors to Career Changers, Working Professionals

Monday, March 8, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

The School of Social Work will welcome its first cohort of online master’s students in May, and Professor Ken Marfilius is excited. “We are already seeing strong applications for our first cohort of 50 students. I think the COVID-19 pandemic…

Campus & Community

University’s Service of Commemoration to Be Held Virtually on March 16

Thursday, March 4, 2021, By News Staff

Syracuse University will hold its fourth Service of Commemoration—honoring students, faculty, staff, retirees and trustees of Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) who passed during the period of Jan. 1, 2019, to the present—with…

Campus & Community

James Haywood Rolling Jr. Appointed Co-Director of Lender Center for Social Justice

Wednesday, March 3, 2021, By Matt Michael

James Haywood Rolling Jr. walked into the Museum of Modern Art in New York City wearing faded jeans, old sneakers and a backpack, just like the rest of his classmates from Cooper Union, a private college in the city. Rolling,…

Campus & Community

Q&A With Keith Henderson, the University’s New Chief Compliance Officer

Monday, March 1, 2021, By News Staff

Keith Henderson joined the University in 2020 as chief compliance officer within the Office of University Counsel. In his role, Henderson oversees all of the University’s compliance efforts, including the governance structure, compliance with all state and federal laws and…

Media, Law & Policy

Hilda A. Frimpong Becomes the First Black Student to Lead Syracuse Law Review

Saturday, February 27, 2021, By Robert Conrad

Second-year College of Law student Hilda A. Frimpong has been elected by her peers as the next editor in chief of Syracuse Law Review. When she assumes her duties for Volume 72 (2021-22), Frimpong will be the first Black student…

Campus & Community

Provost Search Underway

Thursday, February 25, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: As Chancellor Kent Syverud announced on Jan. 28, the search for the next provost and chief academic officer is officially underway. This is a critical search at a pivotal moment in the University’s…