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Arts & Culture

Raymond Carver Reading Series Continues This Semester with Six Authors

Wednesday, January 25, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

The spring-semester lineup for the 2016-17 Raymond Carver Reading Series begins with author Eleanor Henderson on Wednesday, Feb. 1. All events in the series take place in Huntington Beard Crouse Hall’s Gifford Auditorium, with a Q&A at 3:45 p.m. and…

Campus & Community

University Debuts One University Awards Ceremony

Wednesday, January 25, 2017, By News Staff

Syracuse University will debut a One University Awards Ceremony on April 25 in Hendricks Chapel. The first in what will be an annual event, the awards ceremony will convey two major University awards—the Chancellor’s Medal for Outstanding Achievement and the…

Arts & Culture

Former Syracuse Religion Scholar Huston Smith Mourned

Tuesday, January 24, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

Ten years after the renowned religion scholar Huston Smith left Syracuse University’s Department of Religion, he updated his popular book “The Religions of Man” (1958) to include a chapter on indigenous traditions. Smith, who died Dec. 30 at age 97,…

Campus & Community

Middle States Self-Study Asks: Are We Doing What We Say We Do?

Tuesday, January 24, 2017, By Carol Boll

For the past four months, more than 140 members of Syracuse University’s faculty, staff, and student body have been exhaustively scrutinizing nearly every aspect of University programs, operations and services to determine how well it meets the standards and requirements…

STEM

Stromer-Galley Secures $11.5 Million for Decision-Making Research

Monday, January 23, 2017, By J.D. Ross

Can an application help intelligence analysts engage in better reasoning and produce reports that help decision makers make better decisions? A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Syracuse University, the University of Arizona, Colorado State University and SRC Inc. aims to…

Business & Economy

Blackstone LaunchPad Announces First Global Media Fellows

Monday, January 23, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Amanda Chou ’19 and Amos Cohen ’20 have joined the Blackstone LaunchPad team this semester as its first Global Media Fellows. They will assist with developing plans for student outreach and special events that increase the number of students engaged…

Campus & Community

Siham Doughman Appointed University Registrar

Monday, January 23, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse University has announced the appointment of Siham Doughman as the new University Registrar, following a nationwide search. She brings more than 15 years of professional and leadership experience to campus, having previously held the same position at Southern Connecticut…

Arts & Culture

George Saunders Nominated for National Magazine Award for Article on Donald Trump and His Followers

Friday, January 20, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

Acclaimed author and Syracuse University English Professor George Saunders is a nominee for a 2017 National Magazine Award (a.k.a. Ellie) in the Feature Writing category for his article “Who Are All These Trump Supporters” in the July 11/18, 2016, issue…

Campus & Community

2018 Senior Class Marshal Applications Due Jan. 27

Friday, January 20, 2017, By Shannon Andre

Each year, Syracuse University designates two rising seniors to lead their class as the all-University student representatives for Commencement. Applicants must be current undergraduate students graduating in May 2018.  The deadline to apply is Friday, Jan. 27. Senior Class Marshals…

Media, Law & Policy

LIS Student Becky Fitzgerald Receives NYLA’s Dewey Scholarship

Thursday, January 19, 2017, By J.D. Ross

Becky Fitzgerald, a graduate student in the master’s program in library and information science – school media in the School of Information Studies (iSchool) is one of seven students to receive the 2016 Dewey Scholarship award from the New York Library…