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Megan Myers Appointed Assistant Dean of Advancement in Falk College

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, By News Staff

Megan Myers has been named the Falk College’s assistant dean of advancement effective March 1. Myers will report to Dean Jeremy Jordan and lead all Falk College advancement efforts working closely with the University’s Office of Advancement and External Affairs…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Welcomes 2024 With ‘Clyde’s,’ a Witty New Dramedy by Lynn Nottage

Friday, January 12, 2024, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage continues its 50th Anniversary Season with “Clyde’s,” Lynn Nottage’s Tony-award nominated comedy following the formerly incarcerated cooks of a rundown truck stop diner on their quest to craft the perfect sandwich. First seen on Broadway in 2021, “Clyde’s”…

Campus & Community

Facilitators, Participants Sought for English Conversation Partners Program

Friday, January 12, 2024, By Diane Stirling

International students and other non-native speakers of American English can practice speaking and gain fluency and a better understanding of the language through the Graduate School’s English Conversation Partners program. The concept is simple: through informal, one-to-one conversations about any…

Arts & Culture

Art Bridges Grant to Support Gordon Parks Exhibition at Syracuse University Art Museum Next Fall

Thursday, January 11, 2024, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Syracuse University Art Museum has received a grant from the Art Bridges Foundation to support the exhibition and related programming for “Homeward to the Prairie I Come: Gordon Parks Photographs,“ on loan from the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art…

Media, Law & Policy

Council of Europe Agreement a ‘Gem of an Opportunity’ for Syracuse Students and Faculty

Tuesday, January 2, 2024, By News Staff

It is not every day that Syracuse University partners with an international organization representing more than 700 million people. The Council of Europe and the University have announced a new agreement that strengthens and expands an existing relationship by providing…

Media Tip Sheets

From Controversy to Classroom: Expert Offers Insight on the Revised AP African American Studies Framework

Thursday, December 21, 2023, By Christopher Munoz

Following a heated political debate and a round of revisions, the College Board has released a new framework for its Advanced Placement African American Studies course. The course will be available to districts starting with the 2024-25 school year. After…

Media, Law & Policy

Stress Less: Newhouse Student’s Mindfulness Book for Teens Is Rooted in Family Ties

Tuesday, December 19, 2023, By Genaro Armas

The idea for a new book about mindfulness by Adam Avin ’26, a sophomore in the Newhouse School of Public Communications, is rooted in the days he spent with his great grandparents growing up in Florida. “Stress Less: Mindfulness for…

Campus & Community

Advocate and Friend: Falk College Remembers Professor Emeritus Alejandro Garcia

Wednesday, December 13, 2023, By News Staff

Alejandro Garcia, professor emeritus of social work in Falk College, died Nov. 17, 2023. He was 83. A professor of social work at Syracuse University since 1978, Garcia is known as an exceptionally generous and engaged colleague, teacher and scholar…

Campus & Community

Lender Center D.C. Conversation Expands Partnerships, Ideas to Reduce Racial Wealth Gap

Wednesday, December 13, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Economic experts, federal policymakers and human services administrators joined researchers from Syracuse University and other academic institutions recently in Washington, D.C., to examine factors that contribute to a growing racial wealth gap in America. They also looked at how academic…

Arts & Culture

School of Architecture Student Creates Film About the Plight of Women

Tuesday, December 12, 2023, By Julie Sharkey

From a young age, Georgia Fernandes ’24, a fifth-year student from Kenya studying in the School of Architecture, has always wanted to tell stories. Fernandes’ desire to create something from scratch, much like architecture, led her to begin writing movie…