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Dara Drake ’23 Named the University’s First Knight-Hennessy Scholar

Tuesday, May 13, 2025, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Alumna Dara Drake ’23 has been named as a 2025 Knight-Hennessy Scholar, the first from Syracuse University. Knight-Hennessy Scholars is a multidisciplinary, multicultural graduate scholarship program at Stanford University. Each Knight-Hennessy scholar receives up to three years of financial support…

Campus & Community

Years of Growth Fueled Women’s Club Ice Hockey Team to Success

Tuesday, May 13, 2025, By Samantha Perkins

The trajectory of the Syracuse University women’s club ice hockey team is what Hollywood makes movies about. “When I joined [in Fall 2021] there were only six other people on the team,” says Amanda Wheeler, a senior at SUNY College…

Campus & Community

In ‘Full-Circle Moment,’ Carmelo Anthony Encourages Class of 2025 to ‘Chase Your Dreams’ (Video)

Monday, May 12, 2025, By John Boccacino

As he took the stage at the JMA Wireless Dome Sunday to give the Commencement address, Carmelo Anthony described to graduates how it was a “full-circle moment.” “Standing here in this Dome, this place, where I once played, sweat, dreamt,…

Campus & Community

3 New Members Elected to University’s Board of Trustees

Monday, May 12, 2025, By Eileen Korey

Syracuse University has announced the appointment of three new members of the Board of Trustees, all distinguished leaders in their chosen professions who are also engaged alumni dedicated to serving their communities and the University in meaningful and impactful ways….

Campus & Community

Arts and Sciences Hosts Inaugural Scholarship and Research Gala

Friday, May 9, 2025, By Sean Grogan

The College of Arts & Sciences (A&S) kicked off a new tradition for recognizing A&S faculty excellence and achievements from over the past year with its inaugural Scholarship and Research Gala. The May 1 event was held in the Schine…

Media, Law & Policy

New Maymester Program Allows Student-Athletes to Develop ‘Democracy Playbook’

Thursday, May 8, 2025, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Fourteen student-athletes will experience Washington, D.C., next week as part of a new Maymester program hosted by the Syracuse University Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship (IDJC). The one-week program, Democracy Playbook: DC Media and Civics Immersion for Student-Athletes, will…

Campus & Community

Kohn, Wiklund, Wilmoth Named Distinguished Professors

Thursday, May 8, 2025, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Three Syracuse University faculty members have been named Distinguished Professors, one of the University’s highest honors. The designation is granted by the Board of Trustees to faculty who have achieved exceptionally distinguished stature in their academic specialties. The newly named…

Campus & Community

Commencement 2025: What You Need to Know

Tuesday, May 6, 2025, By News Staff

It’s time to celebrate, Syracuse University Class of 2025! Bring your family and friends and join in all the excitement and pomp and circumstance during Commencement Weekend 2025. The University’s Commencement exercises will be held in the JMA Wireless Dome…

STEM

Graduating Research Quartet Synthesizes Long-Lasting Friendships Through Chemistry

Tuesday, May 6, 2025, By John Boccacino

When Jesse Buck ’25, Isabella Chavez Miranda ’25, Lucy Olcott ’25 and Morgan Opp ’25 started as student researchers in medicinal chemist Robert Doyle’s lab, they hoped to hone their research skills. It quickly became evident this would be unlike…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University to Award 3 Honorary Degrees at 2025 Commencement

Tuesday, May 6, 2025, By Kathleen Haley

A celebrated cartoonist, author and editor; an indomitable environmental steward and educator; and a visionary philanthropist and innovative businessperson will receive honorary degrees during Syracuse University’s 2025 Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 11, at the JMA Wireless Dome. Robert “Bob”…