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Transdisciplinary Syracuse University Team Awarded Grant to Address the Digital Divide in Central America
The rise of the digital age and widespread use of the Internet have turned web access into an essential utility—similar to water and electricity. In the past year and half, the COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the importance of web connectivity,…
Point of Contact Gallery Announces the Opening of ‘Noli Me Tangere’ by Artist Kelvin Burzon
“Noli Me Tangere,” an exhibition by artist Kelvin Burzon, will be on view Aug. 30-Dec. 10 at Point of Contact Gallery. Admission is free and open to the public Mon.-Fri., noon-5 p.m. or by appointment, with proper social distancing and…
Guidelines for New Student Convocation
Dear Members of the Campus Community: Each year, we mark the start of a new academic year with the New Student Convocation academic ceremony, bringing our campus community together to welcome and celebrate the newest members of the Orange family….
Outgoing Chair of the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs Reflects on His Support of Student Veterans
Since 2016, cadets in Syracuse University’s Reserve Officer Training Program have been eligible to receive the annual Dottle Family ROTC Cadet Scholarship award. The scholarship is awarded to future leaders who participate in the University’s Army and Air Force ROTC…
Managing COVID in the Classroom
Dear Colleagues: As a follow-up to Chancellor Syverud’s most recent message, I am writing to address a handful of questions I have received from some of you in recent days regarding masking—inside and outside of the classroom—and faculty teaching space….
Syracuse University One of 10 Institutions Selected for AAC&U Institute
July 27-30, the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) held an Institute on Reframing Institutional Transformation to Include Non-Tenure-Track STEM Faculty. Syracuse University was one of 10 institutions to participate in the Institute, which AAC&U developed in collaboration with…
Beth Ferri Named Associate Dean for Research in the School of Education
Beth Ferri, professor of inclusive education and disability studies, has been named associate dean for research in the School of Education. “Professor Ferri is an internationally and nationally respected scholar whose work is influential in inclusive education and disability studies….
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Lawrence B. Taishoff Assistant Professor of Inclusive EducationNarratio Fellows Learn the Art of Storytelling Through Poetry and Photography
Nineteen refugee youths from Central New York recently wrapped up a four-week intensive storytelling and leadership workshop on the University campus and at the North Side Learning Center in the city of Syracuse. It marked a milestone for the Narratio…
Feeding the Next Generation
Less than an hour’s helicopter flight northwest of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is the town of Anse Rouge, where the coastal landscape is a patchwork of squares, white mounds and tropical vegetation. Salt farming is the subsistence livelihood that Haitians…