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Campus & Community

Maxwell Alumni Wonder if Changes They Worked for in Afghanistan Will Endure

Friday, February 25, 2022, By Jessica Youngman

Leaving dust in their wake, the young Afghan women set out for a miles-long run along a trail riddled with rocks and, every so often, a spent bullet. The casings and an occasional rusted Soviet tank served as reminders of…

Health & Society

Falk Students Provide Essential Therapy Services While Gaining Clinical Practice

Thursday, February 24, 2022, By News Staff

Marriage and family therapy is one of the fastest-growing mental health disciplines. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 16% growth in employment of marriage and family therapists from 2020 to 2030, as compared to the projected 8% average growth for…

Campus & Community

Increase Your Understanding of DEIA Through Spring 2022 Workshops

Thursday, February 24, 2022, By News Staff

This spring, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion is once again offering its diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) educational workshops to faculty, students and staff.  The workshops, which can be found on diversity.syr.edu, provide participants with a foundational understanding…

Campus & Community

‘I Feel at Home’: 119 Euclid Ave. Celebrates, Enhances the Black Student Experience on Campus

Thursday, February 24, 2022, By John Boccacino

Home. Safe space. Welcoming. Inclusive. Those are some of the words current students used to describe the atmosphere inside 119 Euclid Ave., which opened in September of 2021 as a space to celebrate the Black student experience on campus. Featuring…

Campus & Community

Honoring Disability Day of Mourning 2022

Wednesday, February 23, 2022, By News Staff

The Disability Cultural Center will honor the national Disability Day of Mourning with a speaker on March 1. The Disability Day of Mourning remembers, honors and celebrates people with disabilities killed by family members or caregivers. The day emphasizes the…

Campus & Community

Newhouse Hires New General Managers for WAER, Orange Television Network

Wednesday, February 23, 2022, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School announces the appointment of two new general managers: Chris Bolt at WAER and Meg Craig at Orange Television Network. Chris Bolt ’89, G’95 has has covered the Central New York community for 30 years and served WAER’s director of news and public affairs…

Campus & Community

Conventional Wisdom: Humanities Center’s Syracuse Symposium Events to Investigate Evolving Norms

Tuesday, February 22, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

From COVID-19’s transformative impact on people’s daily lives to the global reckoning against histories of colonialism and racism, norms are constantly evolving. The Syracuse University Humanities Center’s yearlong Syracuse Symposium [PDF], entitled Conventions, explores the ever-changing political, social and cultural…

Campus & Community

Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Program Helps Staff Member Ditch Emotional Eating and Dieting Mentality

Monday, February 21, 2022, By Jen Plummer

When Kristi Vega, academic support specialist in the School of Architecture, signed up for a program called Am I Hungry? offered by the Syracuse University Wellness Initiative for faculty and staff last September, she anticipated a run-of-the-mill group weight loss…

Media Tip Sheets

One of the most important weeks in Europe in more than 30 years, says national security researcher

Monday, February 21, 2022, By Ellen Mbuqe

Reporters looking for insight into the military threat of Russia and the possible invasion of Ukraine, please see comments from Syracuse University associate professor Michael John Williams. Williams teaches courses at Syracuse University on great power conflict, transatlantic relations, and…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Adds 4 New Board of Advisors Members

Thursday, February 17, 2022, By Robert Conrad

Syracuse University College of Law has appointed four new Board of Advisors members: Peter Carmen L’91, Prashanth (PJ) Jayachandran G’98, L’98, Benita Miller L’96 and David Wales L’95. These appointments reflect the heft of the College of Law’s alumni and…