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Campus & Community

From Burma to ’Cuse: Custodial Supervisor Pawehmoo ‘Ma’ Thawtheet Pursues Growth, Learning and the American Dream

Tuesday, July 5, 2022, By Jen Plummer

Pawehmoo Thawtheet, known affectionately as “Ma” by friends and colleagues, came to Syracuse by way of Thailand in the fall of 2007. A native of Burma (now known as Myanmar) and member of the Karen ethnic group, Thawtheet spent the…

Campus & Community

26 to Lead: Women in Leadership Inaugural Cohort Begins Intensive, Intentional Leadership Development Experience

Friday, July 1, 2022, By News Staff

Twenty-six of Syracuse University’s most promising women and non-binary people have been selected to join the inaugural leadership development cohort launched by the Women in Leadership Initiative (WiL). Beginning with reflective readings this summer, cohort participants will participate in an…

Media Tip Sheets

Emissions and Environmental Experts Respond to Supreme Court EPA Decision

Thursday, June 30, 2022, By Daryl Lovell

Today the Supreme Court voted to limit the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency in its regulatory power over greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. What does the decision mean for the larger fight to combat the warming climate? Two…

Campus & Community

Worried About Market Volatility? Investment Experts Address Concerns and Share Strategies in Recent TIAA Webinar

Tuesday, June 28, 2022, By News Staff

With economic inflation and talk of a potential recession dominating the news cycle, employees may be worried about the impact fluctuations in the national and global economies could have on their retirement savings. Earlier this month, TIAA, the University’s retirement…

Media Tip Sheets

Faculty expert reflects on 80th anniversary of Holocaust publication

Thursday, June 23, 2022, By Vanessa Marquette

Saturday, June 25th marks 80 years since the Daily Telegraph published about the mass murder of Jews during the Holocaust, but it was on the fifth page of a six-page issue. The Guardian describes it as “one of its greatest…

Campus & Community

Adventure Based Counseling Reimagines Wellness Experiences 

Thursday, June 16, 2022, By Gabrielle Lake

Within the intersections of the Barnes Center at The Arch Wellness Wheel, hosting eight Dimensions of Wellness and a core of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility, the student experience is approached holistically and with understanding that each journey is unique…

Health & Society

Students Experience the History and Culture of the Land Down Under

Thursday, June 16, 2022, By Keith Kobland

An immersive trip to study the history and culture of Australia, along with enjoying a game of footy and a tasty meat pie too, is underway for a group of Syracuse Abroad students who are spending time this month in…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Concludes Season With Performances of ‘salt/city/blues’ and ‘The Most Beautiful Home…Maybe’

Tuesday, June 7, 2022, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage concludes the 2021/2022 season with a new play on the mainstage, an original play about housing insecurity in America and partnerships with Everson Museum of Art and Syracuse’s Juneteenth celebration. Corollary events around the shows and partnership include…

Health & Society

Alumni Draw on Their Military Experience in Their Roles as Teachers

Thursday, May 26, 2022, By Martin Walls

Do military veterans make good teachers? This question was posed to two School of Education alumni—one a former U.S. Army pilot and the other a former Air Force systems and IT technician turned linguist—who both now teach in Upstate New…

Health & Society

NBA Player Shares Personal Experience With Stuttering With CSD Students

Wednesday, May 25, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

Students walking into Grant Auditorium for CSD 450/650 Clinical Seminar last semester saw a celebrity instead of their usual professor. National Basketball Association (NBA) player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was visiting the class to give the students a unique perspective on both…