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Local elementary school receives recognition for inclusive practices
Salem Hyde Elementary School in Syracuse has received a state grant and recognition as one of just 23 model schools in the state for inclusive special education. School staff and administration will celebrate their new honor with a banner-raising ceremony…
School of Education lecture series to present ‘Our Schools Suck’ March 3
The public conversation about the problems with urban schools often places the blame on students who attend those schools, focusing on youths’ poor attitudes and negative values. The latest installment in the Syracuse University School of Education‘s Landscape of Urban…
iSchool to host second annual ‘Girls are I.T.’ event in March
Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (iSchool), in conjunction with the Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways and Say Yes to Education Syracuse, will host a number of middle school-aged girls from the Central New York area on Saturday, March 5,…
President of the 4A’s to visit Newhouse School March 2
Nancy Hill, president-CEO of the 4A’s (American Association of Advertising Agencies), will visit Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Wednesday, March 2, as part of the Eric Mower Advertising Forum. She will give a public address, “The…
Syracuse iSchool doctoral student wins best poster at 2011 iConference
Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) doctoral candidate Andrea Wiggins won the best poster award at the 2011 iConference for her work in “eBirding: technology adoption and the transformation of leisure into science.”
Former iSchool dean’s spirit lives on with $1.7 million pledged
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has announced that monies pledged over the past three years for the Raymond F. von Dran Fund have now been dedicated to the Student Startup Accelerator. The late Raymond F. von Dran, dean of…
TMR to discuss neighborhood revitalization
The Feb. 17 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable (TMR) will feature Walt Dixie, executive director of Jubilee Homes.
Maxwell School’s Rosenthal named Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of Economics
The Maxwell School’s interim dean, Michael Wasylenko, announces that Stuart S. Rosenthal, who currently holds the title of Melvin A. Eggers Economics Faculty Scholar, has been named the new Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of Economics.
iSchool’s Scott Bernard named U.S. federal chief architect in the Executive Office of the President
Syracuse University School of Information Studies Assistant Professor of Practice Scott A. Bernard has been named the Federal Chief Architect in the Executive Office of the President, serving with the Office of Management Budget’s E-Government and Information Technology group. He…
iSchool’s Venkatesh bridging civic engagement in South Africa, Syracuse
Syracuse University School of Information Studies Associate Professor Murali Venkatesh presented a paper at the colloquium “Conceptualizing the Integration of Teaching and Learning, Research, and Community Engagement” on Nov. 24 at the University of Fort Hare (UFH) in South Africa…