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University’s Annual Remembrance Week Begins Oct. 15
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. The 2023-24 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars have planned events and activities to remember the 270 people who lost their lives…
2 Graduate Students Named as New BIPOC Alliance Steering Committee Members
Two new representatives have been appointed as steering committee members for the Graduate School Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Alliance for Excellence (GSBA): Joshua Agbomedarho and Cristina Diaz-Mateo. Agbomedarho is in the second year of the MBA program…
22 Years Later, Campus Community Members Reflect on Tragic Events of Sept. 11, 2001
Chaos. Confusion. Busy signals. Eyes glued to newscasts. Heartbreak. As do many others across the nation and around the world, members of the Syracuse University community recall the events of Sept. 11, 2001, with unusual clarity, considering how much time…
Connecting the Newest Members of the Orange Family to the University Through Syracuse Welcome With Carrie Grogan Abbott G’03
The Syracuse University family is about to expand, as more than 4,000 first-year students will soon move into their residence halls during Syracuse Welcome, the University’s annual new student orientation program, running Aug. 24-27. Syracuse Welcome represents the first steps…
Otto the Orange Is the Newest Member of the Mascot Hall of Fame (Photo Story)
Congratulations Otto! On Aug. 12, in a ceremony at the Mascot Hall of Fame in Whiting, Indiana, Otto the Orange was inducted as part of the Mascot Hall of Fame Class of 2023. Otto is now among 29 Mascot Hall…
5 Questions With Student Featured as Member of Cracker Jill Team During Women’s World Cup
Being featured in a commercial during the Women’s World Cup soccer tournament may have not been on sophomore Tahirah Abdul-Qadir’s impressive list of goals, but when the opportunity presented itself, she went for it—wanting to share her story to hopefully…
In Memoriam: Minnie Bruce Pratt
In a welcome note on her website, Minnie Bruce Pratt invited visitors to make themselves at home. “I hope you enjoy all the connections here to art, politics, love and life,” she wrote. The retired Syracuse University professor built a…
University Remembers Professor Emerita and Scholar Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo
Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo, professor emerita of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and an internationally known scholar, teacher, activist, poet and playwright, died June 30 in Syracuse. Mũgo joined the Syracuse University community in 1993. A…
In Memoriam: Life Trustee Allan D. Sutton ’55
Perhaps it was the critical thinking required of students in the College of Arts and Sciences/Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, or the thoughtful way in which Allan Sutton ’55 parlayed an undergraduate degree in political science into a…
Tillman Scholars Run to Remember Pat Tillman’s Legacy
Members of Syracuse University’s military-connected community recently traveled to Tempe, Arizona, to take part in the 19th Annual Pat’s Run, hosted by the Pat Tillman Foundation. Among the 29,000 participants, this year were four Syracuse University Tillman Scholars and two…