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Whitman Professor Offers Insight on the Expected Increase of Interest Rates

Monday, March 13, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Tom Barkley, professor of finance practice at the Whitman School, talks about the Federal Reserve Board expected to increase interest rates this week. “The Federal Reserve Board of Governors will be meeting tomorrow and Wednesday, evaluating economic projections, and in…

Arts & Culture

Raymond Carver Reading Series Hosting Poet C. Dale Young

Monday, March 13, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

Accomplished poet C. Dale Young is the next featured author in the 2016-17 Raymond Carver Reading Series. On Wednesday, March 22, he will participate in a Q&A at 3:45 p.m. and will read from his work at 5:30 p.m., with…

Media, Law & Policy

NPR Newscaster Lakshmi Singh ’94 to Keynote Newhouse Convocation Ceremony

Monday, March 13, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

NPR’s Lakshmi Singh ’94 will deliver the keynote address at the 2017 Newhouse Convocation Ceremony on Saturday, May 13, at 12:30 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. Singh is an outspoken champion of diverse voices, thought and collaboration, within newsrooms and…

Campus & Community

After Eight Years in Syracuse, a Student’s Postcard Goodbye: ‘You Will Always Be a Home to Me’

Friday, March 10, 2017, By Sean Kirst

Linda Dickerson Hartsock had a simple question for Quinton Fletchall. Hartsock, now executive director of Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University, worked with Fletchall for a long time during his undergraduate and graduate years in Syracuse. As director of the Connective…

Veterans

Simulations Guide Veterans Facing Challenges in Higher Education

Friday, March 10, 2017, By News Staff

Syracuse University researchers from The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), the Office of Military Affairs (OVMA) and the School of Education (SOE) collaborate to develop simulated interaction models (SIMs) for veterans transitioning into and currently enrolled in higher education.

Health & Society

On Borrowed Time: Despite Calls for Divestment, Completion of DAPL Signals New Chapter in Standing Rock Conflict

Friday, March 10, 2017, By Rob Enslin

  When Norway’s largest private investor recently pulled out of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), the news barely made a blip on the world’s radar. For Phil Arnold, director of the Skä•noñh-Great Law of Peace Center in Syracuse, the message…

Media, Law & Policy

Tom Brokaw to Be Honored by Newhouse School at Mirror Awards Ceremony June 13

Thursday, March 9, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Legendary journalist Tom Brokaw will receive the Fred Dressler Leadership Award at the 11th annual Mirror Awards ceremony June 13 in New York City. The awards are sponsored by the Newhouse School. Brokaw has spent his entire distinguished journalism career with…

Campus & Community

Screening of ‘Out Here,’ a Film About Queer U.S. Farmers, March 28

Thursday, March 9, 2017, By News Staff

Together with a number of Syracuse University programs, Falk College’s Food Studies program is presenting a screening of “Out Here,” a documentary film about the hearts and hard work of queer farmers in the United States, followed by a Q&A…

Health & Society

Remembering Rosemary Lape, Nursing Alumna, Professor Emerita

Thursday, March 9, 2017, By Valerie Pietra

Rosemary L. Lape ’56, G’68, professor emerita of nursing, was both a Syracuse University alumna and faculty member. Born 1931 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Lape received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Syracuse University School of Nursing. Lape, who passed…

Campus & Community

International Women’s Day 2017: Be Bold for Change

Tuesday, March 7, 2017, By News Staff

International Women’s Day, March 8, is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating equity and social justice in our communities and around the world. To…