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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…

Arts & Culture

Film Professor Receives Creative Capital Award for Documentary Feature

Thursday, February 1, 2024, By Erica Blust

Experimental filmmaker and animator Kelly Gallagher, an associate professor of film in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Film and Media Arts, has received a 2024 Creative Capital Wild Futures: Art, Culture, Impact Award in Visual Arts…

Campus & Community

Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night at Men’s Lacrosse Feb. 5

Friday, January 26, 2024, By News Staff

Human Resources and Syracuse Athletics are pleased to offer a ticket discount for Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night at the Orange men’s lacrosse game on Monday, Feb. 5, at 6 p.m. in the JMA Wireless Dome. Don’t miss this opportunity to…

Campus & Community

Philosophy Professor Samuel Gorovitz Featured in Oral History Project About Founding of American Bioethics

Tuesday, January 23, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

Samuel Gorovitz, professor of philosophy and former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for an oral history project on bioethics produced by Johns Hopkins University’s Berman Institute of Bioethics. Titled “Moral Histories,” the collection serves as…

Arts & Culture

Art Museum to Host ‘Assembly: Syracuse University Voices on Art and Ecology’

Monday, January 22, 2024, By News Staff

A new exhibition examining themes related to art and ecology will open at the Syracuse University Art Museum on Thursday, Jan. 25, and be on view through May 12. “Assembly: Syracuse University Voices on Art and Ecology’ features artworks made…

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…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Welcomes 2024 With ‘Clyde’s,’ a Witty New Dramedy by Lynn Nottage

Friday, January 12, 2024, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage continues its 50th Anniversary Season with “Clyde’s,” Lynn Nottage’s Tony-award nominated comedy following the formerly incarcerated cooks of a rundown truck stop diner on their quest to craft the perfect sandwich. First seen on Broadway in 2021, “Clyde’s”…

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…