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Media, Law & Policy

Scholar Spotlight: Milanoi Koiyiet ’15

Thursday, April 2, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Milanoi Koiyiet is a graduate student in the College of Law. However, she is originally from Kenya, where she already has a law degree. Due to her work ensuring justice for women and girls with intellectual disabilities who have undergone…

Arts & Culture

Writing Program to Host Notre Dame’s John Duffy

Tuesday, March 31, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

The “Reimagining Student Writers” series presented by the Writing Program in the  College of Arts and Sciences will continue this week with a guest lecture by the University of Notre Dame’s John Duffy. The lecture, titled “Rhetorical Virtues: The Ethical…

Campus & Community

University Formalizes Commitment to Prohibit Direct Investment in Coal, Fossil Fuels

Tuesday, March 31, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University today announced that it is formalizing its commitment to prohibit direct investment of endowment funds in coal mining and other fossil fuel companies. The University will also continue to seek additional investments through its endowment in companies that…

Arts & Culture

Finding the Right Words with the Writing Center

Monday, March 30, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Maybe the words aren’t flowing. Or you’re grappling with the organization for a complex assignment or even just debating a correct subject-verb agreement. There’s a place—and a dedicated, skilled group of people—that can help. Find out more in this first piece in a new series: Tips for Better Writing.

STEM

Ping Zhang Named American Council on Education Fellow

Friday, March 27, 2015, By J.D. Ross

Ping Zhang, professor at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), has been named a fellow of the American Council on Education (ACE) for the 2015-2016 academic year. The announcement of this year’s fellowship appointments was made today in Washington, D.C.,…

Business & Economy

MBA@Syracuse Ranked #8 in U.S. in QS Distance Online MBA Ranking

Thursday, March 26, 2015, By Kerri D. Howell

The Whitman School‘s online MBA program, MBA@Syracuse, has been ranked #8 in the U.S. and #16 globally, in the QS Distance Online M.B.A. Ranking, improving from #25 globally in 2014. The full QS Distance Online M.B.A. Ranking 2015 can be…

Veterans

Research Training Program for Veterans Accepting Applications

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, By Michele Barrett

To improve access to undergraduate research experiences in the area of trauma for groups typically underrepresented in this research, including veterans, a collaborative venture between the Falk College, SUNY Oswego and SUNY Upstate Medical University is now recruiting students for…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Breaking Digital: NGOs Debate’ April 2 in Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, By News Staff

As nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) proliferate around the world, many in the nonprofit community are examining what model of organization best serves the populations they support—the traditional “brick and mortar” model, the fully digital form or a hybrid of both. What…

Arts & Culture

914Works to Exhibit Talent Agency Teen Art Portfolios

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, By Erica Blust

“Launched,” the second annual exhibition of application portfolio pieces from Talent Agency Teen Art Portfolio Development, will be on view March 31-April 11 at 914Works, 914 E. Genesee St., Syracuse. The exhibition is free and open to the public. A…

Arts & Culture

Cruel April Will Showcase Poetic Voices at Point of Contact Gallery

Tuesday, March 24, 2015, By News Staff

Central New York’s annual poetry event Cruel April opens to the public on April 2 at the Point of Contact Gallery in downtown Syracuse. The program celebrates National Poetry Month with poetry readings every Thursday of April starting at 6…