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Zephyr Teachout to Speak on ‘Can American Democracy Survive Corruption?’

Tuesday, November 11, 2014, By News Staff

Zephyr Teachout, professor of law at Fordham University, will visit the Maxwell School on Friday, Nov. 14, to deliver a lecture titled “Can American Democracy Survive Corruption?”  The event will be held at 4 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium, with a…

Whitman MBA Program Ranked #69 In the Country by Bloomberg Businessweek

Tuesday, November 11, 2014, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management earned the #69 spot in Bloomberg Businessweek’s biennial ranking of top, fulltime M.B.A. programs. The ranking includes 112 schools globally. Whitman’s M.B.A. program was chosen from more than 700 business schools that hold…

‘Science and Higher Education Policy’ with Michael Crow

Tuesday, November 11, 2014, By News Staff

Arizona State University president and Maxwell alumnus Michael M. Crow ’85 will visit the Maxwell School on Nov. 17 for an informal discussion about science and higher education policy.  The event is being presented by the Center for Technology and…

School of Education Mourns Passing of Steven J. Taylor

Tuesday, November 11, 2014, By News Staff

Steven J. Taylor, Centennial Professor of Disability and director of the Center on Human Policy at the Syracuse University School of Education, died at his home in South Onondaga on Nov. 8. He is survived by his wife, Betsy Edinger,…

Flute Day to Feature Recital, Masterclass with Rebecca Gilbert

Monday, November 10, 2014, By Erica Blust

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) principal flutist Rebecca Gilbert will be the featured artist at Syracuse University’s Flute Day on Saturday, Nov. 15. Gilbert will present a recital and masterclass at 10 a.m. in Room 403 Crouse College that is free…

Setnor School Welcomes Guest Artist Bernard Struber for Two Concerts

Monday, November 10, 2014, By Erica Blust

Renowned musician Bernard Struber will visit the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music on Friday, Nov. 14, and Saturday, Nov. 15, for two special concerts. Struber is a guest artist…

Health & Society

Alejandro Garcia receives 2014 Advocate for Older Adults Award

Monday, November 10, 2014, By Michele Barrett

Alejandro Garcia was honored recently with the State Society on Aging of New York’s (SSANY) 2014 Advocate for Older Adults Award. The Advocate for Older Adults Award recognizes a record of planning, policy development and advocacy work. Garcia, who currently…

Humanities Data Mining Subject of ‘Issues in Digital Scholarship’ Talk

Monday, November 10, 2014, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Peter Leonard, librarian for digital humanities research at Yale, will give a talk titled “Making Sense: Data-Mining Large Collections of Digitized Cultural Material,” on Wednesday, Nov. 12, from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons in Bird Library. Leonard’s…

School of Ed. Offers 12-month Master’s Degree Options for Grade 7-12 Teachers

Monday, November 10, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education will offer new and revised graduate teacher preparation programs for grades 7-12 in English, mathematics, science (biology, chemistry, Earth science or physics), or social studies in a condensed configuration, beginning in 2015. Admitted students with bachelor’s…

Campus & Community

Message from Dean Bea González

Friday, November 7, 2014, By News Staff

The following message was sent Friday, November 7, 2014 Dear Campus Community Members: I want to provide you an additional update about my ongoing conversations with student representatives of THE General Body. Early this morning, the students provided a new…