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University College Responds to High Demand for Cybersecurity Specialists

Thursday, February 21, 2019, By Eileen Jevis

To meet the high demand for cybersecurity specialists in the field, University College has launched a bachelor of professional studies (BPS) degree in cybersecurity administration. The degree is fully online and can be completed from anywhere in the world. Cybersecurity…

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Burton Blatt Institute’s Multimedia (Dis)courses Series Launches March 7

Thursday, February 21, 2019, By Robert Conrad

On March 7, the Burton Blatt Institute’s (BBI) Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach, in collaboration with the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will present the first event in a new series that showcases disability literature, media and…

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Syracuse University Partners with 2U Inc. to Offer Short Courses

Thursday, February 21, 2019, By News Staff

Syracuse University and 2U Inc. announced plans today to develop a series of non-credit bearing short courses that will be offered online to adult learners around the globe. Short courses will be developed in partnership with GetSmarter, a brand of…

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Whitman School Professor Explains Bump At the Pump

Wednesday, February 20, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Patrick Penfield, assistant professor of supply chain practice in the Whitman School, was interviewed by WSYR TV for the story “Bump in gas prices explained.” In the story, Penfield explains that “the biggest reason [for the price increase] is that…

Campus & Community

Interfaith Dialogue Series Continues Feb. 28 with Discussion on Disability, Forgiveness, Animals and Faith

Wednesday, February 20, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

An in-depth discussion of the relationship between humans and animals will be the second in the University’s spring 2019 Interfaith Dialogue Dinner Series, “Common and Diverse Ground: Raising Consciousnesses by Acknowledging the ‘Hidden’ Things that Divide Us,” on Thursday, Feb….

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‘Space Force’ To Create Countless Bureaucratic Fist Fights

Wednesday, February 20, 2019, By Daryl Lovell

This week President Trump signed Space Policy Directive-4 that orders the Pentagon to begin the process of establishing a “Space Force” as the sixth branch of the armed forces. Sean O’Keefe is a University Professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School…

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Statement from Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly Reinforcing University’s Anti-Discrimination Policies

Tuesday, February 19, 2019, By News Staff

Syracuse University is aware of media reports about students receiving credit for internships with the Syracuse Peace Council, which sponsored a public forum at an off-campus site last month at which inflammatory comments about Israel and Palestinian groups were made…

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Marlene Celi and Isabel Jimenez: Where the Application Process Begins

Tuesday, February 19, 2019, By Brandon Dyer

In an average year, the Enrollment Management Processing office receives about 37,000 undergraduate applications. Graduate applications number around 13,000-15,000. Over a million supporting documents must be processed as well. Each application needs to be assembled and sent to the offices…

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College of Engineering and Computer Science Launches Inclusive Excellence Dialogue Circles

Tuesday, February 19, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

Over the next two years more than 500 faculty, staff and students in the College of Engineering and Computer Science will take part in Inclusive Excellence Dialogue Circles that address the challenging issues of race, ethnicity and gender head-on through…

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Facilitators Sought to Engage New Students in Discussions around Shared Reading Selection ‘Lab Girl’

Monday, February 18, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

“Lab Girl,” an award-winning autobiography by pioneering scientist Hope Jahren, has been selected for the Fall 2019 semester shared reading experience for new students as part of the improved first-year SEM 100 seminar and the First-Year Experience Initiative. “Lab Girl”…