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iDare Brings Interdisciplinary Teams Together to Tackle Information Challenge
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has launched a new initiative for students—iDare—a series of information-focused challenges. The first event was held at Hinds Hall earlier this month with a theme of “Future Justice.” Organizers in the iSchool partnered with…
4 Maxwell School Juniors Will Participate in Highly Competitive Public Affairs Experiences This Summer
Four Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs | College of Arts and Sciences juniors have been selected to participate in highly competitive and prestigious public affairs experiences this summer. Isabella Brown and Madelin DeJesus Martinez, both policy studies majors,…
10 Students and Alumni Will Teach Around the World Through Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Ten Syracuse University students/alumni have been named as 2023 recipients of awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The program funds a range of awards that include English teaching assistantships (ETA) and study/research grants in over 140 countries. All of this year’s…
Human Development and Family Science Graduate Students Present Research at Prestigious Child Development Conference
Five graduate students from the Department of Human Development and Family Science in the Falk College recently presented their work at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. Linghua Jiang, Qingyang Liu, Sanum…
Weissman Scholarship Recipient April Lopez Shares Late Professor’s Vision of Food Justice
April Lopez says she was drawn to Syracuse University’s food studies master’s program because of its vision of food justice. That vision was shaped in large part by Syracuse Professor Evan Weissman, a tireless advocate for equity in the food…
First-Year Seminar Rounds Out Its Leadership as It Continues to Build on Course Engagement
The First-Year Seminar (FYS) 101 welcomes new leadership this year as it builds upon a strong foundation, while expanding and strengthening its engagement and experiences for new students. The team will welcome Shannon Hitchcock Schantz G’21, who will begin her…
Point of Contact Expands Its Unique Brand of Interdisciplinary Arts
As it looks forward to marking a half century in existence, Punto de Contacto-Point of Contact is expanding its reach, locally and globally. Point of Contact (POC) has found a new “home” in the Office of Academic Affairs and forged…
Chancellor Syverud Provides Update on Benefits, Sustainability at Final University Senate Meeting of the Academic Year
First, I just want to say something off script, which is that we just did something that was a formality, but it’s an important formality for some of the people newer to shared governance to call attention to. The Senate…
‘Voices Off, Hands Up!’ Popular American Sign Language Program Expands With New 200-Level Courses
When professor Corrine Occhino took the helm of the School of Education’s American Sign Language (ASL) program in fall 2021, three sections of ASL 101 and one section of ASL 102 were offered. Since then, ASL has been added to…
Raising Awareness to End Caste Discrimination
In 2015, a group of civil rights activists from India marched across 16 cities in North America to raise awareness about an issue many Americans may not be familiar with – caste discrimination. Originating in ancient India, caste is a…