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Donald Newhouse ’51 Delivers 2016 Commencement Address

Sunday, May 15, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Donald Newhouse ’51, president of Advance Publications, delivers the 2016 Commencement address. (Transcript of Donald Newhouse address) “I am proud that a Newhouse graduate was selected student speaker, but Kaitlyn, you sure are a hard act to follow. Thank you,…

Campus & Community

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Commencement

Friday, May 13, 2016, By Rob Enslin

When John G. Thomas G’69 was completing his Ph.D. at Syracuse University, the last place he thought he would end up was an Army base in San Antonio. “In 30 hours, I went from being a graduate student in the…

Media, Law & Policy

Deans Clarke, Steinberg Leave Lasting Legacy

Friday, May 13, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

As the school year wraps up, College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Dean Ann Clarke and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Dean James Steinberg are concluding their time leading their respective schools. But their impact as leaders…

Campus & Community

WellsLink Program Receives National Recognition for Retention Efforts

Thursday, May 12, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

During her first year on campus, Alexis Peña ’16 got a disappointing grade on a math test. She texted her Wellslink academic consultant, Jessica Santana ’11, G’13, to tell her the news. “That same day she picked me up and…

Health & Society

Alumna Honored by MGH Institute of Health Professions

Wednesday, May 11, 2016, By Rob Enslin

An alumna of the College of Arts and Sciences has been recognized by the MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston. Jessica (Dembowski) Garrity ’06, G’08, a speech-language pathologist at Beverly Hospital near Boston, received the Award for Excellence in…

Media, Law & Policy

Robert Rubinstein, William Horrace Named Distinguished Professors

Tuesday, May 10, 2016, By Carol Boll

Robert Rubinstein, professor of anthropology, and William Horrace, professor of economics and chair of the Department of Economics, both in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the College of Arts and Sciences, have been named Distinguished Professors…

STEM

Mercury Transit Viewed by Students on the Quad

Tuesday, May 10, 2016, By Amy Manley

Students passing through the quad on Monday, May 9, got a surprise chance to see the planet Mercury pass by the sun. The rare occurrence is visible only 13 times a century, and can only be observed with special telescope…

STEM

One Goldwater Scholar, Three Honorable Mentions Named

Monday, May 9, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Four Syracuse University nominees for the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship were recently recognized. Jessica Toothaker, a junior majoring in biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was named as a 2016 Goldwater Scholar. Three students were recognized with Goldwater Honorable…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Student Daquan Thomas Named 2016 IRTS Summer Fellow

Thursday, May 5, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Daquan Thomas ’16, a student in the Newhouse School and the College of Visual and Performing Arts, is the recipient of a 2016 Summer Fellowship from the International Radio and Television Society (IRTS) Foundation. The nine-week Summer Fellowship Program teaches…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Establishes Community Journalism Award in Memory of Charnice Milton G’11

Wednesday, May 4, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School has established the Charnice Milton Award for Excellence in Community Journalism in memory of alumna Charnice Milton G’11. A graduate of the magazine, newspaper and online journalism (MNO) program, Milton worked as a community reporter in her…