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Media, Law & Policy

Executive Master’s Student Named Eisenhower USA Fellow

Wednesday, August 9, 2023, By News Staff

Heather C. Fischer, a graduate student in the executive master’s in international relations (E.M.I.R.) program in Washington, D.C., has been named a 2023 Eisenhower USA Fellow. One of 11 recipients of the honor by the organization Eisenhower Fellowships, she was…

Health & Society

Students Participate in High-Altitude Health Study at the Top of the World

Thursday, August 3, 2023, By Matt Michael

Of all the exceptional Syracuse University Study Abroad courses, there is one that towers above the others–about 18,000 feet above. Mount Everest Base Camp Trek: The Human Response to High Altitude is a three-week, three-credit course and international research expedition…

Syracuse University Impact

Veterans Learn Cutting-Edge Training in Entrepreneurship, Small Business Management

Tuesday, August 1, 2023, By Charlie Poag

The D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University recently celebrated the addition of 25 new graduates from the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV) program. The program is unique in that it leverages the skills, resources and infrastructure…

Campus & Community

University Remembers Professor Emerita and Scholar Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo

Wednesday, July 26, 2023, By News Staff

Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo, professor emerita of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and an internationally known scholar, teacher, activist, poet and playwright, died June 30 in Syracuse. Mũgo joined the Syracuse University community in 1993. A…

Media, Law & Policy

Junko Takeda and Merril Silverstein Named Chairs at Maxwell School

Thursday, July 13, 2023, By Jessica Youngman

Two Maxwell School faculty members have been appointed department chairs: Junko Takeda and Merril Silverstein. Takeda, professor of history and Daicoff Faculty Scholar, was named interim chair of the Citizenship and Civic Engagement Undergraduate Program. She fills the vacancy left…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School Assistant Professor Named 2023-25 Lender Center Faculty Fellow

Monday, July 10, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Nausheen Husain, whose work examines media coverage of Muslim people and communities and the impact of that coverage, has been selected as the 2023-25 Lender Center for Social Justice Faculty Fellow. Husain is an assistant professor of magazine, news and…

Campus & Community

Project With Yankees Player Oswaldo Cabrera a Home Run for Sport Management Students

Friday, July 7, 2023, By Matt Michael

During the Spring 2023 semester, students in the Department of Sport Management’s Sport Sponsorship and Promotion class partnered with New York Yankees player Oswaldo Cabrera to help build his brand and create his marketing deck. The class culminated with a…

Arts & Culture

Carrie Mae Weems First Major Solo UK Exhibition Opens in London

Wednesday, July 5, 2023, By News Staff

“Reflections of Now,” a major exhibition of work by internationally renowned artist Carrie Mae Weems H’17, Syracuse University’s first-ever artist in residence, opened June 22 at the Barbican Art Gallery in London. Weems’ first major solo U.K. exhibition will run through Sept….

Campus & Community

MPA Student’s Asphalt Mural Brightens Syracuse City Hall

Tuesday, June 27, 2023, By Jessica Youngman

The paved area in front of Syracuse City Hall that was previously used as a parking spot is now a vibrant space to be enjoyed by the public, thanks to the efforts of city officials and a member of the…

Arts & Culture

6 ‘On My Own Time’ Faculty/Staff Artists Selected to Display Work at the Everson Museum of Art This Fall

Thursday, June 22, 2023, By News Staff

This year marks the 50th anniversary of “On My Own Time,” a program spearheaded by CNY Arts to celebrate the often-unsung artists employed by local businesses in the Central New York community and who create art … well, on their…