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Chancellor Syverud Addresses October Meeting of University Senate
Syracuse University’s recent leadership transitions, the Campus Framework, diversity and inclusion, and the Climate Assessment Survey were among a handful of topics Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed during his University Senate appearance Wednesday afternoon in Maxwell Auditorium. Speaking in front of…
Health Promotion Introduces Mental Wellness Peer Educator Program, Plans for Mental Health Awareness Week
The Office of Health Promotion is offering a new Mental Wellness Peer Educators program for the 2016–2017 academic year. The volunteer peer educators seek to engage students in discussions about a variety of topics related to mental health and wellness,…
Interfaith Dialogue Dinner Series Begins Wednesday
The University’s Interfaith Dialogue Dinner Series, Common and Diverse Ground: Raising Consciousnesses by Acknowledging the “Hidden” Things that Divide Us, will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 28. The dialogue, on #BLACKLIVESMATTER, will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Noble Room…
Interfaith Dialogue Series Will Explore Issues Raised by Social Movements
Syracuse University will hold an interfaith dialogue dinner series this semester that will explore issues raised by social movements that address perceived injustices, interfaith tensions and timely issues of the day. “Common and Diverse Ground: Raising Consciousness by Acknowledging the…
Sean Scanlon Named Vice President for Development
Veteran fundraiser will oversee all central giving teams, including Athletics and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families Matt Ter Molen, senior vice president and chief advancement officer, has named Sean Scanlon, a 16-year veteran fundraiser and development strategist, vice…
Syracuse University Experts Available to Discuss 15th Anniversary of 9/11
Syracuse University Faculty members are available for expert commentary on numerous issues surrounding the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Members of the media should contact Ellen James Mbuqe at 315.443.1897 or ejmbuqe@syr.edu for any questions. William Banks, Professor of Law…
Earth Sciences Chair Pursues Sideline as Guitarist
Donald Siegel, professor in the Department of Earth Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, is by any measure a successful scientist. He is the Jessie Page Heroy Professor and a Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence. He is chair…
University Mourns Loss of Author, War Correspondent Michael Herr ’61
The College of Arts and Sciences is mourning the loss of one of its most inimitable voices. Michael Herr ’61, author of the Vietnam War classic “Dispatches” (Vintage Books, 1977), died on June 23 at a hospital near his home…
Recent Rhetoric Doctoral Grads Earn Prestigious Writing Awards
In 1997, Syracuse University launched the country’s first doctoral program in rhetoric and composition located in an independent academic unit focused on writing. The Composition and Cultural Rhetoric (CCR) doctoral program took its place in the Writing Program (recently renamed…
Q&A: One-Year Anniversary of Nationwide Marriage Equality
June 26 marked one year since the U.S. Supreme Court announced its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which guaranteed the right to marry to LGBT couples throughout the United States. Aaron Hoy is a doctoral candidate in sociology in…