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Major League Soccer’s Meteoric Rise: From Underdog to Global Contender

Wednesday, May 7, 2025, By Keith Kobland

With the 30th anniversary of Major League Soccer (MLS) fast approaching, it’s obvious MLS has come a long way from its modest beginning in 1996. Once considered an underdog in the American sports landscape, the league has grown into a…

Campus & Community

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”…

Campus & Community

Olympic Gold Medalist Benita Fitzgerald Mosley to Speak at the Falk College Convocation May 10

Monday, May 5, 2025, By Matt Michael

Olympic gold medalist and visionary executive Benita Fitzgerald Mosley says it has been her lifelong mission to help people win gold medals in business—and in life. “My gold medal is the gift that keeps on giving,” Fitzgerald Mosley says. “I…

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V-E Day: The End of WWII in Europe, 80 Years Later

Monday, May 5, 2025, By Vanessa Marquette

This week marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (V-E) Day, when Nazi Germany formally surrendered to Allied forces on May 8, 1945, bringing an end to World War II in Europe. While it signaled the collapse of Hitler’s…

Campus & Community

Libraries Recognize Outstanding 2025 Student Employees With Awards

Monday, May 5, 2025, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries recognized its student employees with an awards celebration on April 23.  The Libraries typically employs around 150 undergraduate and graduate students each year to contribute to the safety of Libraries’ spaces, the quality and repair of collections,…

Campus & Community

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…

Campus & Community

Maxwell’s Student-Run History Journal ‘Builds a Vibrant Community’

Friday, May 2, 2025, By Jessica Youngman

In front of an audience of fellow undergraduates and History Department faculty, Maxwell School junior Jorge Morales recently shared his research findings on the 2016 Rio Olympics—specifically, the intersection of race and infrastructure in the event’s planning and legacy. Morales’…

Campus & Community

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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Falk College Sport Management Class Hosts Students From Utica City School District

Thursday, May 1, 2025, By Margie Chetney

Over the past two months, students from the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, under the guidance of Sport Management Assistant Teaching Professor Alexia Lopes, Ph.D., collaborated with the Integrated Community Alternatives Network (ICAN) to host a campus visit…

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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…