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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…
Khloe Gage ’25 Named University’s Newest Lyons Scholar
Established in 1986, the Month of the Military Child is observed each April to honor and celebrate the children of service members from all branches of the Department of Defense. Khloe Gage ’25, a military-connected student studying economics in the…
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…
Lender Center for Social Justice Symposium Examines Causes, Outcomes of Racial Wealth Gap
Across hundreds of years, American society and institutions have contributed in numerous ways to creating a racial wealth gap that continues to have negative impacts throughout society. That was the outgrowth of scholarship presented by more than 40 University faculty,…
Through Public Health, University Scholar Kiersten Edwards Finds Path to Improving Lives of Others
Kiersten Edwards was 8 years old when her older brother, Daniel McPeck, left home to join the U.S. Marine Corps. And as Edwards grew older, she spent a lot of time away from home competing for the U.S. Snowboard Team….
Architecture Students Named to Future100 List in Metropolis Magazine
Chenhao Luo ’23 and Angelina Yihan Zhang ’23—both fifth-year bachelor of architecture degree students in the School of Architecture—have been selected for Metropolis magazine’s Future100, an elite group of architecture and interior architecture students from the United States and Canada….
College of Arts and Sciences’ Lois Agnew Appointed Associate Provost for Academic Programs
Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter has appointed Lois Agnew to the position of associate provost for academic programs. Agnew, who has served as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) since July 2022,…
‘Fishing’ for Biomarkers
While a popular hobby for many, fishing is also a pastime full of uncertainty. Each time you have something on the line, you can never be completely sure what type of fish you’ve hooked until you pull it out of…
Syracuse Madrid Faculty Awarded The Forum’s 2023 Peter A. Wollitzer Advocacy Award
Mónica Pérez-Bedmar of Syracuse University Madrid has been named the recipient of the prestigious 2023 Peter A. Wollitzer Advocacy Award, recognizing Pérez-Bedmar’s exemplary contributions in the study abroad space. Pérez-Bedmar received the award on March 24 at The Forum’s 19th…