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Robertson Fellows Aspire to Serve as Foreign Service Officers
Interested in careers in the foreign service, Zoe Prin and Forrest Gatrell took advantage of internships and other opportunities as undergraduates that exposed them to the inner workings of government, policymaking and service from differing vantage points. While Gatrell obtained…
PAIA Doctoral Student Receives Grant for SNAP Research
Clay Fannin, a doctoral student in the Maxwell School’s Department of Public Administration and International Affairs, has received a $25,000 grant from Tufts University to support his dissertation research on the impacts of COVID-era changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
Phillips Appointed Interim Director at Lender Center for Social Justice; Director Search Committee Named
The Lender Center for Social Justice has familiar leadership for the 2023-24 academic year while a renewed search for a permanent director is conducted. Kendall Phillips, founding co-director of the Lender Center and professor in the Department of Communication and…
Featured Media Coverage – Week of Sept. 4
Syracuse University thought leaders, events and research news were showcased in the following news outlets this week: George Saunders, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in Library of Congress “George Saunders to Receive 2023 Library…
Lender Center for Social Justice Awards 5 Grants for Racial Wealth Gap Studies
Five faculty research projects that identify and address issues contributing to or helping alleviate the racial wealth gap in the United States have received grants from the Lender Center for Social Justice. The grants are made possible by funding from…
Experts Say Federal Agency or Global Organization Should Govern AI, New Survey Co-sponsored by Two University Institutes Finds
A new survey co-sponsored by two Syracuse University institutes finds that a majority of computer science experts at top U.S research universities want to see the creation of a new federal agency or global organization to govern artificial intelligence (AI)….
Johanna Dunaway Named Research Director for the Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship
Johanna Dunaway was among a trio of researchers who looked at voting patterns in communities of shuttered newspapers in 2018 and found evidence that the decline in local print media has contributed to political polarization in the United States. Published…
Featured Media Coverage – Week of Aug. 25
Syracuse University thought leaders, events and research news were showcased in the following news outlets this week: Matthew Huber, professor of geography and the environment in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the Yahoo story “Is the biggest US public…
How I Spent My Summer Vacation: The Important Role of Internships
Final exams. Research papers. Group presentations. Surviving the end of an academic year can be a challenging exercise for students. With their final assignments and exams completed, no one would blame these students for wanting to recharge their batteries and…
Syracuse Stage Opens 50th Anniversary Season With ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’
Syracuse Stage opens its 2023-24 50th anniversary season with “What the Constitution Means to Me,” Heidi Schreck’s deeply personal and powerful exploration of how the United States’ founding document shaped her life and the lives of the women who raised…