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University Celebrates First-Generation Week Nov. 4-8

Thursday, October 31, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

National First-Generation College Celebration Week is Nov. 4-8, and provides an opportunity to celebrate first-generation students whose parents have not attended a higher education institution. Around 20% of Syracuse University students identify as first-generation. The campus community is invited to…

Campus & Community

In Memoriam: Life Trustee John E. Breyer

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, By Eileen Korey

Life trustee John E. Breyer’s belief in the immense power of education drove both his passion to serve Syracuse University and his philanthropy to support its students and faculty. His service to the Board of Trustees and the College of…

Campus & Community

Maxwell’s James-Christian Blockwood to Lead National Academy of Public Administration

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, By Jessica Youngman

James-Christian Blockwood, adjunct professor for Maxwell’s Washington, D.C., programs, has been named president and chief executive officer of the National Academy of Public Administration, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Blockwood has taught Maxwell students in the nation’s capital since 2022 and…

Syracuse University Impact

The Rise of Misinformation and AI: Developing Tools to Detect What’s Real and the Impact on Upcoming Elections (Podcast)

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, By John Boccacino

With the increase of misinformation and disinformation on the internet and social media, our brains struggle to process what we’re seeing and whether an image, a video clip or a story is real or not. Faculty members Jenny Stromer-Galley and…

Media, Law & Policy

History Ph.D. Candidate Honored With Guggenheim Scholars Award

Monday, October 28, 2024, By News Staff

History Ph.D. candidate Ian Glazman-Schillinger has been awarded a prestigious Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Emerging Scholars award to continue his dissertation research on late 20th-century hate movements. Glazman-Schillinger, in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is one of…

Media Tip Sheets

New Japan Rising: LDP’s Defeat Signals Shift Toward Inclusion

Monday, October 28, 2024, By Vanessa Marquette

Margarita Estévez-Abe, associate professor of political science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, shared her thoughts below on Japan’s general election results. Her research focuses on Japan, gender, and political economy. If you’d like to schedule…

Media, Law & Policy

The Honorable Langston C. McKinney L’71 Courtroom Dedication to be Held on Oct. 30

Friday, October 25, 2024, By Robert Conrad

On Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 4:30 p.m., political, legal and civic leaders from across the state will gather at the Honorable James C. Tormey, III Criminal Courts Building at 505 South State Street, Syracuse, for the dedication of The Hon….

Business & Economy

2024 Gartner Ranks Whitman’s Supply Chain Management Graduate Program Among Top 25

Thursday, October 24, 2024, By Dawn McWilliams

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management was named by Gartner Inc. as one of the top 25 in the country for its supply chain management (SCM) program, earning a No. 22 ranking in graduate programs. Gartner sent out individualized…

Campus & Community

Public Health Message From Dr. Karen Nardella

Thursday, October 24, 2024, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: As we head into the cold and flu season, we are seeing an increase in cases of various respiratory illnesses and other seasonal ailments. These include COVID, strep throat, atypical pneumonia “walking pneumonia,” sinus infections,…

Campus & Community

Mark Your Calendar—Open Enrollment for Faculty and Staff Begins Monday, Oct. 28

Thursday, October 24, 2024, By News Staff

Open Enrollment, the annual period when eligible employees reflect on their benefit options for the coming year, begins Monday, Oct. 28, and continues through Friday, Nov. 8. This is the one time of year when University faculty and staff may…