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New Director of Native American Studies Program Named
The Native American Studies Program in The College of Arts and Sciences has a new director. Formerly a visiting faculty member at the University of Notre Dame, Scott Manning Stevens will lead the college’s rapidly growing interdisciplinary program in Native…
IVMF, SU Recognized at ‘Empowering Our Nation’s Warriors’ Summit
The work of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and Syracuse University was acknowledged Wednesday, Feb. 19, by President George W. Bush during “Empowering Our Nation’s Warriors,” a summit focusing on how we can more effectively support transitioning…
601 Tully presents ‘Getting to Know You’ Exhibition
601 Tully, the center for engaged art and research on Syracuse’s Near West Side, presents a multi-artist art exhibition, “Getting to Know You” (GTKY), featuring work by damali abrams, Fanny Allié, American Bear and CampusNeighbor+SoundLogics. GTKY will run until April 26….
Endowment to Support Symposium: A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures
When he arrived on the Syracuse University campus in 1988, he was chair of the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL). Today, Harold G. Jones is an emeritus professor of Spanish, a philanthropist and, most recently, the man responsible…
Four Professors Receive Prestigious CAREER Awards from National Science Foundation
Four professors in The College of Arts and Sciences have received Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards—the highest honor given by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in support of early-career development activities of teacher-scholars. The recipients are Arindam “Ari” Chakraborty…
Kimberly Blackwell ’92, Reinaldo Pascual ’85 to Chair CBT 2014
Brand strategist Kimberly Blackwell ’92 and corporate attorney Reinaldo Pascual ’85 will lend their time and talents as co-chairs of Coming Back Together (CBT) 2014. The triennial reunion for SU African American and Latino alumni, a unique combination of social events,…
Matthew Manfra Named Assistant Vice President for Alumni Engagement
Matthew Manfra has been appointed assistant vice president for alumni engagement at Syracuse University. The appointment, effective Jan. 6, was made by executive vice president of advancement and external affairs Thomas J. Walsh and vice president for development Brian Sischo….
SU Librarians Author Most Downloaded 2013 Article in Science & Technology Libraries
An article by three SU librarians was the most widely read article in Science & Technology Libraries for 2013, according to Tony Stankus, editor in chief of the London-based journal. The article “Introduction to Altmetrics for Science, Technology, Engineering and…
The Story Behind Iconic Image from Aftermath of Pan Am Flight 103
When Catherine Crossland returned to campus in January 1989 for the second half of her sophomore year at Syracuse University, a friend gave her a newspaper he bought while studying abroad the previous semester. The paper was from South Africa. It had Crossland’s photo on the front page.
Syracuse Commits to Attainment Goal, Joins National Partnership
On Wednesday, Lumina Foundation announced that Syracuse will be among the first 20 cities in America to partner with the organization in an effort to mobilize around the importance of increasing the number of Syracuse residents who go to college….