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Campus & Community

‘Be the Change:’ María De Jesús G’11 on Educational Leadership, Making a Difference Beyond the Classroom

Monday, February 14, 2022, By Martin Walls

When María De Jesús G’11 was an undergraduate at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, she worked as a cashier at Nojaim’s Supermarket, once an anchor of the city’s Near Westside neighborhood. “My interest in leadership began there,” recalls De Jesús,…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Ranked Among the Nation’s Best Online Bachelor’s Programs by U.S. News & World Report

Monday, February 14, 2022, By Hope Alvarez

In only its second year of eligibility, Syracuse University has ranked as one of the top universities in the nation when it comes to online undergraduate education, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Online Programs rankings. Syracuse…

Media Tip Sheets

Looming Longshoreman Strike Threatens Energy, Semi-Conductor Chips

Monday, February 14, 2022, By Lily Datz

Supply chain expert Pat Penfield, from Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management, offers thoughts on the impact of a possible strike by port workers and what it might mean when coupled with current strain on the world’s supply chain of…

Campus & Community

Lender Student Fellows Think Globally, Act Locally to Ease Struggles for Underrepresented Population

Monday, February 14, 2022, By Keith Kobland

An interest in social as well as reproductive justice. A desire to deepen connections between a university and the community in which it’s located. Reducing the struggles of female refugees and their children. It’s true the current cohort of Lender…

Campus & Community

Drumlins Country Club Offers 10% Membership Discount to All Faculty and Staff

Sunday, February 13, 2022, By Jennifer DeMarchi

For the first time, Drumlins Country Club will offer Syracuse University faculty and staff members an exclusive 10% discount on a private, East Course golf membership or a public, West Course season pass. The discount is available now for the…

Arts & Culture

Professor Awarded Honorary Doctorate for Contributions to Linguistic Theory, Turkish Linguistics

Sunday, February 13, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

Jaklin Kornfilt, professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL), was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Cyprus for her contributions to theoretical and Turkish linguistics. The honorary doctorate is the highest honor conferred by the…

The Toronto Star

“Battle of the 1980s rides”

Saturday, February 12, 2022, By Lily Datz

Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor of television, radio, and film in the Newhouse School and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture, was quoted in The Toronto Star story “Battle of the 1980s rides.” Thompson, an expert on…

Health & Society

Falk Professor Roopnarine Leads International Discussion on Benefit of Childhood Play

Friday, February 11, 2022, By Matt Michael

Born into poverty in Guyana, a country roughly the size of Idaho in the northeastern corner of South America, Jaipaul Roopnarine had to contend with hunger, neighborhood violence and other adverse early childhood experiences. As a way of escaping this…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Announces STEM Designation for MBA

Friday, February 11, 2022, By Dawn McWilliams

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management announced that its MBA program will be classified as STEM-designated for students who successfully complete concentrations in accounting, business analytics, finance, marketing and supply chain management. The class of 2022 will be the…

Media Tip Sheets

Can Putin achieve any of his objectives?

Friday, February 11, 2022, By Ellen Mbuqe

Syracuse University professor Brian Taylor, who specializes in Russian politics, says that it is hard to see Russian President Vladimir Putin achieving any of his goals in the current situation along the Russia/Ukraine border. “It’s hard to imagine Vladimir Putin…