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Mara Sapon-Shevin

Professor, School of Education
Campus & Community

Arts and Sciences, Office of Research Co-Appoint Humanities Proposal Development Director

Friday, July 12, 2019, By Rob Enslin

The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and the University’s Office of Research reaffirm their commitment to faculty research with the joint appointment of Sarah Workman as assistant director of proposal development for the humanities. In the college, Workman will…

Youtube’s Harassment Policy Called Into Question

Thursday, July 11, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Carolyn Hedges, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was interviewed by Al Jazeera for the story “Does YouTube support hate speech?” Hedges spoke with Al Jazeera’s The Stream to discuss if YouTube “is harboring harassment or an online home…

Campus & Community

SUAA Board of Directors Welcomes Four New Members

Thursday, July 11, 2019, By John Boccacino

The Syracuse University Alumni Association (SUAA) Board of Directors has announced the addition of four new directors. Jermie Cozart ’97, Elisabeth Dwyer ’06, Peter Gianesini ’94 and Eve Marsan ’96 became directors on the SUAA Board on July 1. The…

Campus & Community

Purchasing Department Announces New Purchasing Policy

Wednesday, July 10, 2019, By Jennifer DeMarchi

The Purchasing Department, a business unit of the Business, Finance and Administrative Services division, has announced the publication of a new Purchasing Policy that went into effect July 1, 2019. The new policy formally establishes bidding thresholds, responsible parties and…

Campus & Community

Summer Fellowships Help Doctoral Candidates Focus on Finishing Dissertation

Wednesday, July 10, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

Darci Pauser, a doctoral candidate in the Maxwell School, is examining regional freshwater access from water basins controlled by two powerful Middle Eastern countries. Ashley O’Mara, a Ph.D. candidate in English in the College of Arts and Sciences, is researching…

STEM

Sarkar Earns International IEEE Award

Monday, July 8, 2019, By Matt Wheeler

Tapan K. Sarkar, an internationally renowned professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been awarded the 2020 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Electromagnetics Field Award. The award—reserved for top…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel Sponsors Student-Led Organ and Choral Music Workshop in Accra, Ghana

Monday, July 8, 2019, By Delaney Van Wey

Through support from Hendricks Chapel, students and faculty from Syracuse University, the Yale Institute of Sacred Music and Brooklyn College will travel to Accra, Ghana, this August to participate in a weeklong workshop on organ and choral music alongside Ghanaian…

Media, Law & Policy

Committee Members Appointed in Search for the Next Dean of the Newhouse School

Wednesday, July 3, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost Michele G. Wheatly today announced the members of a search committee for the next dean of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, following the death of Dean Lorraine Branham on April 2….

STEM

Apollo Anniversary and the Future of Space Exploration

Tuesday, July 2, 2019, By News Staff

The upcoming 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission is July 20. The moon landing marked the culmination of America’s Cold War human spaceflight program and positioned itself as a global leader in science and technology. Apollo 11, the mission Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin…