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Campus & Community

Dennis Kinsey, Brian Lonsway and Melissa Luke Named Provost Faculty Fellows

Tuesday, October 22, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly has announced the appointments of faculty members Dennis Kinsey, Brian Lonsway and Melissa Luke to serve as Provost Faculty Fellows. Kinsey is director of the Doctoral Program and Public Diplomacy Program and professor…

Campus & Community

Four Faculty Members to Represent University in ACC Academic Leaders Network

Tuesday, October 22, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

Four faculty members have been selected to participate in the 2019-20 ACC Academic Leaders Network, a program through the Academic Consortium of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) to cultivate academic leaders and facilitate cross-institutional collaboration among member institutions. The four…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Mourns Passing of Life Trustee J. Patrick Barrett

Monday, October 21, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse University mourns the loss of J. Patrick “Pat” Barrett, a Life Trustee who died in September after a brief battle with leukemia. He was 82. The Lake Placid native served on the University’s Board of Trustees for more than…

Social Media: Its Effect On Human Health and Politics

Friday, October 18, 2019, By Hailey Womer

Jennifer Grygiel, Assistant Professor of Communications in the Newhouse School, was interviewed for the Business Insider article “Unlicensed medical ‘cures’ are flourishing in closed Facebook groups, where cancer treatments – and even surgery – are sold beyond the reach of…

Syracuse.com

New York State Bar to Admit Syracuse’s First Black Law Graduate

Friday, October 18, 2019, By Hailey Womer

Paula Johnson, Professor in the College of Law and Co-Director of the Cold Case Justice Initiative, wrote a commentary called “NYS Bar to admit Syracuse’s first black law graduate, correcting century-old injustice.” The Syracuse.com article highlights the racial injustice faced…

Education News

Grocery Store Closings Create Challenges For Rural Citizens

Friday, October 18, 2019, By Hailey Womer

Evan Weissman, assistant professor of food studies at Falk College, was quoted in the Education News article “As rural grocery stores fade away, lawmakers wonder whether to act.” In the article, Weissman touches on the difficulties rural citizens, especially senior…

Campus & Community

Rose-Laying Ceremony and Remembrance Scholar Convocation to Be Held Oct. 25

Friday, October 18, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The 2019-20 Convocation for Remembrance Scholars, honoring 35 outstanding students from this year’s senior class, will be held Friday, Oct. 25, at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The convocation will be preceded by the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at 2:03 p.m….

Arts & Culture

Special Screening of ‘Knives and Skin’ by Award-Winning Director Jennifer Reeder to Be Held Nov. 7

Friday, October 18, 2019, By Cjala Surratt

Where is Carolyn Harper? The coming of age thriller “Knives and Skin” (trailer) by award-winning filmmaker Jennifer Reeder will be presented by Light Work’s Urban Video Project (UVP) on Thursday, Nov. 7, from 5:30–8 p.m. The free indoor screening will…

Campus & Community

150 Days of Service Kicks Off at Greek or Treat on Oct. 25

Thursday, October 17, 2019, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Volunteers representing Syracuse University will underscore what it means to be Orange by sharing their time and talent to better their communities. The goal is to complete 15,000 hours of community service over 150 days—beginning with the 150 Days of…

Media, Law & Policy

William Herbert Johnson L’1903, College of Law’s First African American Graduate, to Be Posthumously Admitted to the New York State Bar

Thursday, October 17, 2019, By Robert Conrad

On Friday, Oct. 18, William Herbert Johnson L’1903, the College of Law’s first African American graduate, will be posthumously admitted to the New York State Bar in a ceremony at the Onondaga County Courthouse. The event will be held from…