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Inside Higher Ed

Assistant Professor Patrick Berry Discusses New Book and Teaching Literary Skills in Prisons

Wednesday, February 14, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

As his new book “Doing Time, Writing Lives: Refiguring Literacy and Higher Education in Prison,” has hit shelves, assistant professor and chair of the writing and rhetoric program Patrick Berry was featured in an Inside Higher Ed article. He discussed…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Announces Launch of Nation’s First Live Online J.D. Program

Wednesday, February 14, 2018, By Robert Conrad

The American Bar Association has granted the College of Law a variance to offer a fully interactive online juris doctor program. The online J.D. program will be the first in the nation to combine real-time and self-paced online classes, on-campus…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Presents Lorraine Hansberry’s American Classic ‘A Raisin in the Sun’

Wednesday, February 14, 2018, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage continues its critically acclaimed season with a sterling production of Lorraine Hansberry’s classic American play “A Raisin in the Sun,” Feb. 21-March 11 at the Syracuse Stage/Syracuse University Drama Complex in the Archbold Theatre, 820 E. Genesee St.,…

STEM

Become a Leader in Cybersecurity this Fall—General Interest Meeting Feb. 28

Wednesday, February 14, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

In today’s hyperconnected world, cyberattacks on our institutions and personal information are increasing. Governments and industries alike need well-trained experts to protect us. This fall, the Cybersecurity Semester (CSS) returns to the University to teach computer science and computer engineering students from…

STEM

Critical Cuts to US Cyber Standards Agency Leaves Us Vulnerable

Wednesday, February 14, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

According to recent reports, the Trump Administration’s new fiscal 2019 funding plan includes cuts to the National Institute of Standards and Technology – a group that oversees measurement standards, including those in the cybersecurity field. Shiu-Kai Chin is an electrical…

Veterans

How to Have a Healthy US Military – Invest in the Families Now

Wednesday, February 14, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

New research conducted jointly by Blue Star Families and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University suggests that today, only 40% of military family respondents would recommend military service to their children – a decline from 45% in 2015….

Arts & Culture

School of Education’s Inaugural Keith Distinguished Speaker Series to Feature Pinkney Family

Wednesday, February 14, 2018, By Jennifer Russo

A new School of Education lecture series devoted to early childhood literacy debuts this week with the most prominent family in the field of children’s literature and illustration.

Campus & Community

How the Kissing Bench Made Believers Out of One Couple

Tuesday, February 13, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

Liz Peck ’14 and Brian Balduzzi ’12 had been dating for two years when Balduzzi’s mom suggested the couple make a stop at the “Kissing Bench” on campus. It was right after Balduzzi’s Commencement ceremony, and Balduzzi’s mom, Joanne, told…

Business & Economy

Jeremy Ring ’92 to Speak for National Entrepreneurship Week

Tuesday, February 13, 2018, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Celebrate National Entrepreneurship Week@SU with Jeremy Ring ’92, one of Yahoo!’s early team members who helped grow it to a $120 billion valuation in six years, and then went on to a distinguished career in public service. He will speak…

Arts & Culture

Light Work, UVP, and PAL Project Awarded Grants from Joy of Giving Something Inc.

Tuesday, February 13, 2018, By News Staff

Light Work, Urban Video Project (UVP) and Photography and Literacy Project (PAL Project) have received $300,000 in grants from the Joy of Giving Something, Inc. (JGS). Distributed over the next three years, the funds will support education initiatives, artist residencies and…