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Barbara Opar Receives 2023 Libraries Distinguished Service Award

Monday, January 8, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

The Syracuse University Libraries Assembly selection panel chose Barbara Opar ’73, G’74, librarian for architecture and French language and literature, as the 2023 recipient of the Libraries’ Distinguished Service Award. The award was presented at the Libraries’ holiday and recognition…

Campus & Community

Falk College’s Sport Management Club Raises $48,000 at 19th Charity Auction

Monday, January 8, 2024, By Margie Chetney

The Sport Management (SPM) Club at Syracuse University raised $48,000 for Tillie’s Touch as a result of its 19th Annual Charity Sports Auction. During the Syracuse men’s basketball game on Nov. 28, supporters purchased items and placed bids on sports…

Media, Law & Policy

Council of Europe Agreement a ‘Gem of an Opportunity’ for Syracuse Students and Faculty

Tuesday, January 2, 2024, By News Staff

It is not every day that Syracuse University partners with an international organization representing more than 700 million people. The Council of Europe and the University have announced a new agreement that strengthens and expands an existing relationship by providing…

Campus & Community

Crucial Conversations and Crucial Influence Offerings for Faculty and Staff This Spring; Virtual and In-Person Options Available

Tuesday, January 2, 2024, By News Staff

Crucial Conversations, a popular professional development workshop series for faculty and staff, will be offered in two formats—in-person and virtually—beginning later this month. Crucial Influence, a new offering for leaders from the creators of Crucial Conversations, is also being held…

Media, Law & Policy

Shubha Ghosh Receives 2023-24 Wikimedia Race and Knowledge Equity Fellowship

Tuesday, December 19, 2023, By Robert Conrad

Shubha Ghosh, Crandall Melvin Professor of Law and director of the Syracuse Intellectual Property Law Institute, has been awarded a 2023-24 Wikimedia Race and Knowledge Equity (WRKE) Fellowship. The WRKE Fellowship Program is a one-year fellowship designed to explore the…

Campus & Community

Talithia Williams to Serve as Featured Speaker for 39th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Tuesday, December 19, 2023, By Dara Harper

Talithia Williams, Ph.D., big data expert, math professor and host of “NOVA Wonders,” will serve as featured speaker at the 39th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 21, in the JMA Wireless Dome. This year’s…

Veterans

University Civilian Champions Wall of Honor Receives 3 New Additions

Monday, December 18, 2023, By Charlie Poag

Syracuse University has made significant accomplishments in providing access to higher education for veterans and military family members since the days of World War I. While the overall impact of those efforts is immeasurable, they did pave the way for…

Campus & Community

Ryan St. Jean Named a 2024 Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellow

Monday, December 18, 2023, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Ryan St. Jean ’24, an international relations major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2024 Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellow. He is one of…

Campus & Community

Give Back in 2024: Volunteer to Be a Book Buddy

Monday, December 18, 2023, By News Staff

Early literacy is paramount to a child’s future success, but recent research [PDF] from The Education Trust-New York shows the state is facing a “literacy crisis that has the potential to limit the future success of students, families, schools and…

Campus & Community

Tanya Williamson Named Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s New Assistant Vice President

Thursday, December 14, 2023, By Kathleen Haley

Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Mary Grace Almandrez has announced the selection of Tanya Williamson as the inaugural assistant vice president in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Williamson, who currently serves as associate director of diversity, equity and…