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Review the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Draft Strategic Plan
Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: As Syracuse University seeks to identify its next chief diversity and inclusion officer, we are serving as an interim leadership team, charged with engaging the campus community to advance the University’s inaugural Diversity,…
Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence Offers Visual Thinking Strategies Workshops
The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence is offering two virtual workshops for faculty and instructors on Visual Thinking Strategies, a simple way to engage students. This evidence-based method has been shown to increase critical thinking, observation, and evidentiary reasoning…
Governor Kathy Hochul Is the Current Democratic Frontrunner For Next Year’s Election
Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the Press Republican story “Hochul begins primary quest as Dem frontrunner,” and a story for Newsweek. Reeher discussed Governor…
Why would governors fight vaccine mandates?
This week, the Republican governors of Texas and Florida challenged the coronavirus vaccine mandates put forth by President Joe Biden. Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order banning any entity in the state from enforcing a vaccine mandate. Florida…
Panel Discussion, Live Music Highlight ‘Return to Jabberwocky’ During Orange Central
As part of Syracuse University’s Orange Central alumni weekend, Syracuse University Libraries, the College of Visual and Performing Arts, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and WAER will host an event titled “Return to Jabberwocky” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m….
Genet Gallery Presents ‘Peter Piening: Abstract Visions in Modernist Graphic Design’
A new exhibition at Syracuse University’s Sue and Leon Genet Gallery features Peter Piening’s dynamic abstract commercial work and his role as an educator. According to exhibition curator Meri A. Page, assistant professor of communications design in the College of…
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Discusses School’s Plans For the New School Year
Gladys McCormick, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and associate professor of history in the Maxwell School, wrote the syracuse.com article “CNY Inspirations: Unique partnership fosters inclusion – syracuse.com.” McCormick discussed her appointment as Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity…
University Takes Steps to Strengthen Postdoctoral Training
As part of Syracuse University’s ongoing efforts to boost scholarly research and increase faculty diversity, the Office of Research has announced recipients of the 2021 Postdoctoral Scholars Program awards. “Postdoctoral scholars make significant contributions to the University’s research, creative, scholarship…
Thank You for Boosting the ’Cuse
The Syracuse University community rallied to support academic excellence during Boost the ’Cuse, Syracuse University’s fifth annual day of giving. The preliminary #BoostCuse results are in: on Oct. 7, during a 24-hour span, 5,109 donors gave $1,286,344.55 toward supporting Syracuse…
LaunchPad Announces 2021 ’Cuse Tank Winners
Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) hosted its annual ’Cuse Tank entrepreneurial competition on Friday, Oct. 8, at Bird Library. Twenty-four student teams from various schools and colleges across campus competed in a “Shark Tank”-style business pitch in front of…