Search Results for: ,UBj

Campus & Community

Calling All Pet Owners: Submit a Photo of Your Furry Friend

Tuesday, February 6, 2024, By Christine Grabowski

Did you know that Tuesday, Feb. 20, is National Love Your Pet Day? We love our pets every day, but we want to celebrate this special day! Help us by submitting a photo of your beloved pet for a chance…

Campus & Community

Humanities Center Showcases and Supports Graduate Student Research

Monday, February 5, 2024, By Caroline K. Reff

The Syracuse University Humanities Center, in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), offers key grants and fellowships to graduate students that allow them to advance their projects and share their ideas beyond the walls of the University. Two such opportunities…

Media, Law & Policy

New Carnegie-Maxwell Policy Planning Lab Launches Foreign Affairs Training Program

Thursday, February 1, 2024, By Jessica Youngman

A new lab housed in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs seeks to bridge the gap between scholarship and policy in foreign affairs by providing training for professionals working in a range of related careers. The recently launched…

Campus & Community

Award-Winning Jacques Safari Mwayaona G’22 Embraces AI for Learning—With Caution

Thursday, February 1, 2024, By Martin Walls

Combining his background in instructional design with an understanding of diversity and inclusion, Universal Design for Learning and artificial intelligence (AI), Jacques Safari Mwayaona G’22 is making a name for himself in the field of educational development. A Faculty Development…

Campus & Community

#OrangeLove Stories: Submit Your Photos for a Chance to Be Featured This Valentine’s Day

Thursday, January 25, 2024, By Christine Grabowski

Do you have an #OrangeLove story? Please share it with us for a chance to be featured in our Orange-themed Valentine’s Day story! We invite our students, faculty, staff and alumni to submit their #OrangeLove photos for a chance to…

Campus & Community

Helping Address Hiring Crises, the Baldanza Fellows Program Expands to Syracuse City Schools

Thursday, January 18, 2024, By Martin Walls

Teacher shortages and a predominantly white teaching force are two persistent hiring trends that continue to challenge public schools nationwide. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, nearly 90% of school districts reported difficulties hiring teachers for the 2023-24…

Campus & Community

Facilitators, Participants Sought for English Conversation Partners Program

Friday, January 12, 2024, By Diane Stirling

International students and other non-native speakers of American English can practice speaking and gain fluency and a better understanding of the language through the Graduate School’s English Conversation Partners program. The concept is simple: through informal, one-to-one conversations about any…

STEM

STEM Career Expert Josh Henkin to Visit Campus, Present Doctoral/Postdoctoral Workshops 

Thursday, January 11, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Nationally recognized career expert Josh Henkin will visit campus next month to offer a series of workshops for doctoral students and postdoctoral associates who are preparing to seek industry or government positions in STEM.   Henkin is founder of career coaching…

Media Tip Sheets

From Controversy to Classroom: Expert Offers Insight on the Revised AP African American Studies Framework

Thursday, December 21, 2023, By Christopher Munoz

Following a heated political debate and a round of revisions, the College Board has released a new framework for its Advanced Placement African American Studies course. The course will be available to districts starting with the 2024-25 school year. After…

Media, Law & Policy

Stress Less: Newhouse Student’s Mindfulness Book for Teens Is Rooted in Family Ties

Tuesday, December 19, 2023, By Genaro Armas

The idea for a new book about mindfulness by Adam Avin ’26, a sophomore in the Newhouse School of Public Communications, is rooted in the days he spent with his great grandparents growing up in Florida. “Stress Less: Mindfulness for…