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Where Belonging Begins: Higher Education Students Lead the University’s Native Student Program
In October 2022, after nearly 33 years at Syracuse University, Regina A. Jones ’07 retired as director of the University’s Native Student Program. She launched the program in 2006 along with Stephanie Waterman ’83, G’04, while simultaneously studying for a…
Experts Say Federal Agency or Global Organization Should Govern AI, New Survey Co-sponsored by Two University Institutes Finds
A new survey co-sponsored by two Syracuse University institutes finds that a majority of computer science experts at top U.S research universities want to see the creation of a new federal agency or global organization to govern artificial intelligence (AI)….
Syracuse University Leaders Issue Follow-Up Statement on Legacy Admissions
Chancellor and President Kent Syverud, Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter and Vice President of Enrollment Services Ryan Williams today issued a follow up statement following a review of legacy admissions at Syracuse University. “Since the U.S….
Q&A With School of Education Dean Kelly Chandler-Olcott: Building on a Legacy in Education
School of Education Dean Kelly Chandler-Olcott has a family history in the field of education that goes back generations. She continues to build on that storied legacy with her appointment to the deanship earlier this year. For Chandler-Olcott, it was…
Johanna Dunaway Named Research Director for the Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship
Johanna Dunaway was among a trio of researchers who looked at voting patterns in communities of shuttered newspapers in 2018 and found evidence that the decline in local print media has contributed to political polarization in the United States. Published…
Tom MacDougall ’92 Donates Platinum Records to Special Collections Research Center
Tom MacDougall ’92, the current president of Walt Disney Music and an alumnus of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, recently donated platinum records from the Disney films “Frozen II,” and “Moana” to Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research…
Renovated Goldstein Food Hall Celebrates Grand Reopening
Over the summer, Auxiliary Services and Campus Planning, Design, and Construction overhauled the dining area at the Goldstein Student Center on South Campus. Now christened Goldstein Food Hall, the brightly-lit new space reopened to customers on Sunday, Sept. 3. Featuring…
Nominations Being Accepted for Student of Color Advisory Committee
Syracuse University is seeking student nominations for the Student of Color Advisory Committee, the student group tasked with collaborating closely with the Department of Public Safety (DPS). This committee, which originated in Fall 2018 with the idea of bringing students,…
Featured Media Coverage – Week of Aug. 25
Syracuse University thought leaders, events and research news were showcased in the following news outlets this week: Matthew Huber, professor of geography and the environment in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the Yahoo story “Is the biggest US public…
Office of Community Engagement Hosting Events to Bring Awareness to Food Insecurity
Thousands of people in the City of Syracuse face uncertainty over when and where their next meal will come from. According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the poverty rate in the city in among the highest in the…