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Architecture Student Wins 2021 SOM Foundation’s Wesley Award
Xiluva Mbungela ’24 (B.Arch.), a third-year student in the School of Architecture, has been named a recipient of the 2021 Robert L. Wesley Award from the SOM Foundation. Named in honor of the first Black partner at SOM, the award…
‘Someone Falls Overboard’: University Professor Stephen Kuusisto Co-Authors Book of Pandemic Poetry
Setting the scene … It’s spring of 2020. The world has been shut down for a period of weeks or months (you stopped keeping track at some point). You are living with a disability—perhaps you’re blind or you have a…
Food Studies Graduate Student Seeks to ‘Bring Hope to Others’ by Improving the Food System
Growing up in Poughkeepsie in the Hudson River Valley region, Anna Zoodsma enjoyed foraging for berries with her father, cooking and baking, and “being creative with food.” When she started working on farms after graduating from high school, she was…
Blaming Book Bans On the Protection of Young Minds Is Nothing New
A movement to remove books that discuss race, sexuality, and gender from school libraries is growing in many parts of the U.S. What could the larger implications be for teachers and students? And how is this recent news actually a…
Politicized teaching policies won’t stop teachers from prioritizing learning
The topic of critical race theory has become a lightning rod for political combativeness. Educators nationwide have shared stories of parents attributing factual history lessons or discussions to being lessons about CRT, and seeking censorship at the school, city, or…
A Space to Celebrate the Global African Experience
The rich history of global African scholarship at Syracuse University dates back to the 1960s. During the height of the civil rights movement, Syracuse became home to a vibrant African studies program with professors teaching courses on global African history….
Syracuse University Art Museum Appoints Kate Holohan Curator of Education and Academic Outreach
Kate Holohan has been appointed the inaugural curator of education and academic outreach for the Syracuse University Art Museum. Holohan will be responsible for the development and implementation of learning and engagement opportunities to further integrate the museum into the…
“Children’s mental health suffers as staffing shortages ravage care centers”
Yvonne Smith, associate professor of social work in the Falk College, was interviewed for the WFYI Public Media story “Children’s mental health suffers as staffing shortages ravage care centers.” Smith, who studies youth care practice in residential treatment centers for…
Celebrating Black History Month
As the month of February begins, the campus community is invited to celebrate Black History Month. The Black History Month planning committee, comprising students, faculty and staff, and led by Multicultural Affairs, Barnes Center at The Arch, Student Activities and…
Interest in Dreams Informs Student’s Kaish Fellowship With the Art Museum
Sophomore Elizabeth Su is a double major in biomedical engineering and neuroscience and considering a minor in psychology. Having completed her first year at Syracuse online from her home in Los Angeles, she arrived in Central New York in August…