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The Father-Daughter Duo Taking on the College of Law
It’s common for children to follow in a parent’s footsteps by attending their alma mater. But attending the same law school at the same time is much more unique. At the College of Law, father-daughter duo Scott and Lauren Deutsch…
Campus Invited to Virtual Veterans Events: Veterans Day Ceremony and Presentation of American Legion Award to Vice Chancellor Haynie, IVMF
The University community is invited to two special veterans’ events in November: the virtual Veterans Day ceremony and the presentation of The American Legion’s Patriot Award to Vice Chancellor J. Michael Haynie and the University’s Institute for Veterans and Military…
More Than Contact Tracers, Students ‘Want To Make a Difference’
As everyone in the Syracuse University community has learned, 2020 is about staying nimble and getting creative. So when students hired for the Syracuse University COVID-19 contact tracing team did not have many contacts to trace, they nimbly and creatively…
MLK Celebration Committee Seeks Unsung Hero Nominations, Performance Auditions
The planning committee for Syracuse University’s 36th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration is seeking nominations for the Unsung Hero Awards, as well as recorded audition videos for performances. The celebration will take place in January 2021; further…
What Election Results Reveal About LGBTQ+ Winners and Voters
In what’s being called the rainbow wave, dozens of LGBTQ+ candidates captured historic wins in the 2020 U.S. elections, including the election of the first openly transgender person for a State Senate seat and the first gay and Afro-Latino and…
Peace Corps, Fulbright Evacuees Find Community, Opportunity at Maxwell School
On a Monday morning in mid-March, Jeremy Gonzalez opened his email and learned he was being immediately evacuated from his Peace Corps post in West Timor, Indonesia. Although the COVID-19 pandemic had already prompted travel restrictions around the world, his…
“We need a market for expert advice, and competition among experts.”
Roger Koppl, professor of finance in the Whitman School, authored an op-ed for the Institute for Economic Affairs titled “We need a market for expert advice, and competition among experts.” Koppl, who researches the economic theory of experts, comments on…
Undergraduate Internship Award Provides Student Veterans With ‘Pathway to Employment’
When a national survey by Student Veterans of America showed that the No. 1 concern of student veterans is the lack of internships, Ron Novack and Jennifer Pluta from Syracuse University’s Office of Veterans and Military Affairs (OVMA) decided they…
Members of the Council on Diversity and Inclusion Announced
Chancellor Kent Syverud today announced the 2020-21 members of the Council on Diversity and Inclusion. The council serves as a resource to our university on critical diversity and inclusion matters, including issues related to campus climate and elevating our inherent…
Anticipating Environmental, Climate Policy Under Next President
What could the future of environmental and climate policy in the U.S. look like under a continued Donald Trump administration or a new Joe Biden presidency? Mark Nevitt is an associate professor of law and an expert in environmental and…