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Architecture Professor Featured in Cooper Hewitt Triennial

Thursday, January 16, 2025, By Ellen Mbuqe

A Syracuse University professor in the School of Architecture is a featured architect in the exhibition “Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial” at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, in New York City. Distinguished Professor Lori Brown and her collaborators, Trish Cafferky…

Campus & Community

New Members Elected to Provost’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure

Wednesday, January 15, 2025, By News Staff

Six faculty members have been elected to serve on the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure. Elections were held in Fall 2024. Serving as Universitywide faculty representatives, committee members advise the Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer and…

Campus & Community

’Cuse Baja: The Road Ahead for Thriving Student Organization

Wednesday, January 15, 2025, By Kwami Maranga

Ian Storrs ’24 joined ’Cuse Baja as a wide-eyed first-year student eager to build off-road vehicles for rough terrains. But to his surprise, the club once known for participating in rugged vehicle competitions had seemingly lost its drive. The impact…

Campus & Community

In Memoriam: Leonard Elman ’52

Wednesday, January 15, 2025, By Caroline K. Reff

Leonard Elman ’52, a longtime supporter of Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), died on Jan. 1, 2025. Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1931, Elman met his wife, Elise Barnett Elman ’52, while at Syracuse University, where…

Syracuse University Impact

Faculty, Students, City and Community Advocates Form Unique Accessibility Collaboration

Tuesday, January 14, 2025, By Diane Stirling

In disability advocacy circles, the City of Syracuse has gained a national reputation as one of the most progressive cities in the U.S. for incorporating the ideas and feedback of users with disabilities when creating new handicapped-accessible spaces, according to…

Campus & Community

Call for Applications: Lender Center for Social Justice Faculty Fellowship

Tuesday, January 14, 2025, By Diane Stirling

All Syracuse University faculty with an interest in social justice are encouraged to apply for the Lender Center for Social Justice 2025-27 Faculty Fellowship. This is the seventh year the Lender Center has awarded the two-year fellowship for research focused…

Syracuse University Impact

Maxwell Sociologist’s New Documentary Reveals Plight of Syracuse Tenants

Tuesday, January 14, 2025, By News Staff

A standing room audience gathered in the community room at the Salt City Market in the City of Syracuse on a recent evening for the first public screening of a new documentary film written and directed by Maxwell School sociologist…

Media Tip Sheets

Could Elon Musk Buying TikTok Reshape U.S.-China Relations?

Tuesday, January 14, 2025, By Vanessa Marquette

Is China really considering Elon Musk to acquire TikTok? If so, one Syracuse University professor shared what he thought this could mean for U.S.-China relations. Dimitar Gueorguiev is an associate professor of political science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Welcomes 2025 With ‘Primary Trust’

Tuesday, January 14, 2025, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage welcomes the new year with playwright Eboni Booth’s “Primary Trust,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about best friends, new beginnings and the undeniable power of everyday kindness. Directed by Syracuse Stage Associate Artistic Director Melissa Crespo (“Once,” “What the…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Presents ‘Mater Si, Magistra No’ and the 2025 B.F.A. Art Photography Annual

Tuesday, January 14, 2025, By News Staff

Light Work will present “Mater si, magistra no,” a solo exhibition by Nabil Harb, through April 25 in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery, 316 Waverly Ave. in Syracuse. An opening reception will take place in on Thursday, Jan. 23, from…