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Words of JFK inspire immigrant to seek new life in the U.S.
In his home in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Roland Nzima was working as a technical engineer and a project manager. While he experienced some level of success, Nzima knew he had to make a choice between his career and…
Rubinstein appointed to steering committee of the Peacebuilding Systems Project
Robert Rubinstein, professor of anthropology and international relations in the Maxwell School, has been appointed to the five-member steering committee of the Peacebuilding Systems Project, a program of the Alliance for Peacebuilding.
James Schmeling appointed managing director, co-founder of Institute for Veterans and Military Families
James Schmeling has been appointed managing director of the newly established Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University, which he co-founded with Mike Haynie, Barnes Professor of Entrepreneurship in SU’s Whitman School of Management. Schmeling was previously…
Project Advance Summer Institute begins
On June 27, Syracuse University Project Advance kicked off its annual Summer Institute training, which brings 141 high school teachers from across the Northeast and abroad to the SU campus to be trained to teach SU courses in their home…
Institute for Veterans and Military Families takes part in veteran working group at Clinton Global Initiative meeting
History suggests that the economic and social challenges faced by the more than 2.5 million Americans who have served our country in uniform since 2001 will be formidable upon their transition from military service to civilian life . In order…
Burton Blatt Institute International Conference to focus on impact of Japanese earthquake on disabled
The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University and the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Economics will hold a joint conference on SU’s campus June 29 and 30 on issues related to disability and economics. The University of Tokyo’s…
VA awards Burton Blatt Institute partner contract to examine employment of veterans
Thanks to a $483,000 grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, in partnership with veteran-owned business Corporate Gray, will conduct substantial research to improve the hiring and retention of veterans by…
Syracuse University Press book wins 2011 National Arab American Book Award for fiction
The Syracuse University Press book, “Loom: A Novel” by Thérèse Soukar Chehade, has won the 2011 National Arab American Book Award for fiction.
Syracuse University, JPMorgan Chase partner to establish national Institute for Veterans and Military Families
First of its kind in higher education
Burton Blatt Institute Chairman Peter Blanck to co-chair Israeli disability rights panel on community living
University Professor Peter Blanck, chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, has been appointed by the government of Israel’s Ministry of Welfare and Social Services to co-chair a disability rights expert panel on community living for persons…