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Scholar Spotlight: Megan Brasch
Inspired by the loss of her father and grandfather to leukemia, Megan Brasch, a fifth-year bioengineering doctoral student, is positioning herself for a career in biomedical research to contribute to curing and treating disease. Her Syracuse University experience is being…
Report by Working Group on Free Speech Shared with Campus Community
The final report of the Working Group on Free Speech has been sent to the University Senate and to the Student Association (SA), the Graduate Student Organization (GSO) and the Student Bar Association (SBA). Chancellor Kent Syverud announced the creation…
‘Invitation to Dance’ Event Marks 25th Anniversary of ADA
The College of Arts and Sciences is organizing a special event to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the nation’s first comprehensive civil rights law addressing the needs of people with disabilities. An evening featuring dance, discussion and viewing of a groundbreaking documentary will help attendees better understand how to continue to dispel myths associated with disabilities.
INSCT/iSchool Students Take Part in the 2015 Internet Governance Forum
On Nov. 13, iSchool Associate Professor Lee McKnight and students in the INSCT/iSchool cross-curricular course “Cybersecurity Law and Policy” /”Information Security Policy”—team taught by INSCT Faculty Member Professor William Snyder—took part in the United Nations (UN) Internet Governance Forum (IGF)…
Newhouse Master’s Open House
Interested in earning a skills-based master’s degree in just one year? Newhouse offers 13 on-campus professional master’s degree programs, most of which can be completed in just 12 months. No prerequisites are necessary. Come learn more at our Master’s Open…
Women in the Media: Redefining Herstory
Actress Robin Givens will speak at Hendricks Chapel on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 7:17 p.m. Givens, from the BET show, “The Game,” has also starred in several movies. The event is organized by the sisters of Omega Phi Beta Sorority,…
Committee Members Selected for Senior Vice President of Student Affairs Search
A committee, consisting of students, faculty and staff, has been selected to help lead the search for a new senior vice president of student affairs. As previously announced, Special Assistant to the Chancellor and University College Dean Bea González will…
Outlaw Culture Music: Williams Makes Faculty Debut with Concert
James Gordon Williams, a creative musician and critical musicologist in the College of Arts and Sciences, will present a special concert titled “Outlaw Culture Music.” Inspired by a series of essays by social activist Gloria Jean Watkins (whose nom de plume…
Sudanese ‘Lost Boy’ John Dau ‘11 to Give Author Reading Nov. 19
An internationally renowned human rights activist and member of the “Lost Boys of Sudan” is giving an author reading at the University. John Dau ’11 will headline the Writing Program’s Nonfiction Reading Series on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 3:30 p.m….
Stromer-Galley’s Book Wins NCA Political Communication Award
A book written by School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor Jennifer Stromer-Galley has been selected as the 2015 Roderick P. Hart Outstanding Book Award by the National Communication Association’s (NCA) Political Communication Division. “With 20 excellent books nominated for this…