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‘Democracy . . . is about to die in Youngstown’ with closing of the local newspaper
What this means, said Joel Kaplan, associate dean of Syracuse University’s Newhouse School, “is that no one in that community will be covering, on a regular basis, school board meetings, city council meetings, the cops and the courts. Democracy, as we know it, is about to die in Youngstown.”
Schools Still Struggle With How to Teach Sensitive Subjects
“It’s never OK to recreate painful oppressive events, even in the name of education,” said Mara Sapon-Shevin, a professor of inclusive education at Syracuse University, who said teachers risk harming their students’ sense of belonging, safety and inclusion. “One would never simulate an Indian massacre or having Jews march into the ovens.”
Gebbie Clinic to Host ‘Fluency Camp’ for Kids Who Stutter
The Gebbie Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic at Syracuse University will present Speaking Orange, its annual fluency camp for kids who stutter. The camp will run Wednesday, June 26, from 3-6 p.m. and Thursday and Friday, June 27-28, from 9 a.m….
University Trustee Christine Larsen Funds Local Immigrant, Refugee Study
Beginning this summer, the Maxwell School’s Community Geography Program will conduct a comprehensive assessment of community needs and assets among immigrants and refugees in the Syracuse area. That study is being funded by a gift of more than $110,000 from…
Rockette ’70 and John Brunetti Honor Their Fathers through Estate Gift to Syracuse Football
Rockette (Pirro) ’70 and John Brunetti are providing support to future generations of student-athletes through a generous estate gift to the Syracuse football program. The gift honors their longtime connection with the University—and the legacy of both of their fathers….
IVMF Hosts Record-Setting Program, Honors Trailblazing Women
This past weekend, a record 230 women veterans and military spouses descended on Atlanta to take part in Syracuse University’s Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) program. Developed by the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), the…
Students Will Be Immersed in Film/Media, Acting Through UK Summer Institute Program
Three Syracuse University students have been named student cultural ambassadors through the US-UK Fulbright Commission’s UK Summer Institute program. They are Joseph Deblasio, a rising junior majoring in advertising in the Newhouse School; Shelby Rodger, a rising junior majoring in…
Syracuse University Named a US Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence
The U.S. Intelligence Community has designated Syracuse University as one of eight national Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence (IC CAE), with a funding award of $1.5 million over five years. Established in 2005 by Congress, the IC CAE program…
Arts and Sciences Appoints New Director of Graduate, Undergraduate Recruitment
Karin Ruhlandt, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), announced that she has promoted Christopher Noble Anderson G’15 to director of graduate and undergraduate recruitment. Previously associate director of undergraduate recruitment, he succeeds Denny Nicholson, who is the…
Professor Emerita Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Professor Emerita M. Cristina Marchetti has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, in recognition of her original research into soft and living matter. The theoretical physicist is part of a 100-person cohort, 40 percent of whom are women—the most elected…