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Rwandan Students in Residency for Teacher-Librarianship Training

Wednesday, July 31, 2013, By Diane Stirling

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) recently welcomed four new distance students, teachers from Rwanda’s Kigali Institute of Education whose two-week summer residency is the initial step in their professional development in teacher-librarianship. It is also part of a larger…

Campus & Community

Construction Under Way Along Stadium Place

Monday, July 29, 2013, By Keith Kobland

Because of construction on storm sewer lines in Stadium Place and the intersection with Raynor Avenue for a project at Sadler Hall, motorists who typically use Stadium Place for access to Lawrinson Hall, SUNY ESF’s West Campus Drive or Centennial…

Former Maxwell Dean Guthrie S. Birkhead Jr. Dies at 92

Thursday, July 25, 2013, By News Staff

Guthrie S. Birkhead Jr., dean emeritus of the Maxwell School and a professor of public administration and political science for 50 years, died on July 22 in Syracuse. Birkhead served as Maxwell’s dean from 1977-88, after having taught at Maxwell…

Physics Teachers Head Back to Class

Thursday, July 25, 2013, By Keith Kobland

Even though it’s summertime, a group of eight Central New York high school physics teachers are continuing their growth in the classroom by attending class on the SU hill. The teachers are taking part in a program called Quarknet. “Quarknet…

Taking the Lead

Wednesday, July 24, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

The Setnor School of Music welcomed a group of young women this month for a unique new program. The Girls Leadership Academy for Music is helping to build up their potential and counteract the negative statistics of women in leadership roles.

Campus & Community

Sun Will Heat Water on South Campus

Monday, July 22, 2013, By Keith Kobland

A new project under way on South Campus will harness the heat from the sun to provide hot showers for students this fall. Solar panels are being installed on top of 20 buildings that house student apartments on South Campus. This video…

Imagining America Completes First Round in New Activists Web Series

Thursday, July 18, 2013, By Jamie Haft

The latest in the series “The New Activists: Students in the Community” features Afua Boahene, a doctoral student in the School of Education, and her work with the Image Initiative, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering young women of color in the City of Syracuse to surmount obstacles impeding their academic success.

Professor Micere Mugo Tells Why Mandela Is a Great Man

Thursday, July 18, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela turns 95 on July 18. Mandela, who became the first black president of South Africa after serving 27 years in prison under the repressive apartheid regime, has been hospitalized since June 8 with a serious lung…

CCJI and NAACP Draft Civil Rights Crime Resolution

Wednesday, July 17, 2013, By Scott McDowell

On July 16, during its annual national convention in Orlando, the NAACP voted and passed a resolution that the Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at Syracuse University played a substantial role in drafting. The resolution calls on President Barack Obama…

Undergraduate Leadership Award Named After Bennett ’10, G’12

Monday, July 15, 2013, By J.D. Ross

The Undergraduate Leadership Award, presented yearly at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) Convocation, has been named in honor of iSchool alumna Katie Bennett ’10, G’12, who passed away in late June. SIDEARM Sports, a company founded and led by Associate…