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Syracuse University Library’s Special Collections Research Center awarded National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant for cartoon collections
Pamela McLaughlin315 443 9788 Syracuse University Library’s Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) has been awarded a grant of $79,440 by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) to support the arrangement and description of the library’s 134 unprocessed collections…
University Senate designates 17 retiring faculty as emeriti
Cynthia J. Moritz315 443 9039 The University Senate voted to recognize 17 faculty members with emeritus status. The honorees were invited to accompany the Chancellor’s party during the 2008 Commencement ceremony. They are: Stanley Alten, professor in the S.I. Newhouse…
Burton Blatt Institute’s Brian McLane testifies before NYS Assembly hearing on workforce issues and people with disabilities
Jaime Winne Alvarez315) 443-3784 Brian McLane, executive director of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, testified on June 2 before the New York State Assembly. The hearing on workforce issues and people with disabilities was convened by the…
School of Education’s inaugural Centennial Professor Steven Taylor to develop new undergraduate disabilities studies program
Patrick Farrell315 443 5421 Steven J. Taylor, professor of cultural foundations and co-director of Syracuse University’s Center on Human Policy, Law and Disability Studies, has been named Centennial Professor in Disability Studies in the School of Education. Taylor’s appointment as…
BBI helps support new Global Universal Design Commission; SU’s Peter Blanck named chairman of board
Jaime Winne Alvarez315-443-3784 Peter Blanck, University Professor and chair of the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University (BBI), has been named chairman of the board of directors for the new Global Universal Design Commission Inc. (GUDC). The commission, a nonprofit…
Syracuse University among partners in newly formed Hubbard Brook Consortium supporting ecosystem science
Kelly Homan Rodoski315 443 5381 Syracuse University is among five institutions that have joined with the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation to form a consortium to support research, education and policy initiatives at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in central New…
Graduate School appoints two associate deans focused on graduate student recruitment and retention, and preparation of underrepresented students
Cynthia J. Moritz315 443 9039 To better address University-wide needs in the areas of graduate recruitment, graduate retention and preparation of underrepresented minority groups for graduate study, the Graduate School — in partnership with the Division of Enrollment Management and…
Chapple begins term as Board of Trustees chair
SU News Services315-443-3784 At Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees annual meeting, held May 10, Chair-elect John H. Chapple ’75 officially assumed board leadership as John A. Couri ’63 completed his term as chair and moved to chair-emeritus status. Additionally, seven…
Professor Emeritus Stewart Thau dies after brief illness at age 69
SU News Services315) 443-3784 Professor Emeritus Stewart Thau, who retired from Syracuse University in 2006 after 40 years of service, died May 13 following a brief illness. He was 69 years old. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, May…
SU Department of Drama announces 2008-09 season
Patrick Finlon315 443 2636 The six-play 2008-09 season of the Department of Drama in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts will feature “Steel Pier” by John Kander and Fred Ebb; “The Rimers of Eldritch” by Lanford Wilson; “Godspell,”…