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Avoiding Holiday Drama: How to Navigate Family Conflict and Sensitive Topics
The holidays are normally a time for joy, togetherness, and maybe even a few awkward sweaters. But family gatherings can also be a breeding ground for conflict and sensitive conversations. From politics and religion to personal choices and long-held grudges,…
Tanya Williamson Named Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s New Assistant Vice President
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…
Advocate and Friend: Falk College Remembers Professor Emeritus Alejandro Garcia
Alejandro Garcia, professor emeritus of social work in Falk College, died Nov. 17, 2023. He was 83. A professor of social work at Syracuse University since 1978, Garcia is known as an exceptionally generous and engaged colleague, teacher and scholar…
Lender Center D.C. Conversation Expands Partnerships, Ideas to Reduce Racial Wealth Gap
Economic experts, federal policymakers and human services administrators joined researchers from Syracuse University and other academic institutions recently in Washington, D.C., to examine factors that contribute to a growing racial wealth gap in America. They also looked at how academic…
College of Professional Studies Announces Municipal Government and Community College Employees Tuition Incentive Program
The College of Professional Studies is pleased to announce a new tuition incentive program for municipal government and community college employees. The municipal government and community college employees tuition incentive program is open to any employee of a county, town,…
LaunchPad Announces 2023 ’Cuse Tank Winners
Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) hosted its annual ’Cuse Tank entrepreneurial competition Nov. 3 during Family Weekend in Bird Library. More than 35 student entrepreneurs participated from various schools and colleges across campus in a “Shark-Tank” style business pitch…
VPA Design Professor Named ‘Educator to Watch’ by Graphic Design USA
Meri Page, an assistant professor of communications design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design, was named an “Educator to Watch” by Graphic Design USA (GDUSA). The GDUSA “Educators to Watch” series shines the spotlight on…
Applications Open for SOURCE Explore, an Undergraduate Short-Term Research Experience
The Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement (SOURCE) is offering a short-term research experience for first- and second-year undergraduate students, SOURCE Explore, on four Fridays from January through March. SOURCE Explore introduces curious students with no prior research…
Iona Volynets Named a 2024 Marshall Scholar
Iona Volynets, a senior majoring in history and international relations in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2024 Marshall Scholar. Founded in 1953, the Marshall Scholarships finance young…
Former Blackstone LaunchPad Duo Shine in Forbes 30 Under 30 Awards With OthersideAI
The 2024 Forbes 30 Under 30 awards have spotlighted the duo of Matt Shumer and Jason Kuperberg ’18, founders of OthersideAI, who got their start at the University’s Blackstone LaunchPad. The two entrepreneurs were selected in the highly competitive consumer technology…