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Band on the Run: Syracuse University Brass Ensemble Soaks in Spirit of Bluegrass State
When James T. Spencer, director of the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), turned to accept the applause at the 2018 Great American Brass Band Festival (GABBF) in Danville, Kentucky, he joked to himself, “Now what do we do for an…
Falk College, Council of Europe’s Pompidou Group Partner to Support Public Health-focused Drug Policies
A four-year collaborative partnership between the Falk College and the Council of Europe’s Cooperation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drugs (the Council of Europe’s Pompidou Group) will support rigorous curricular development and training for drug policy…
Falk Professor Named NSCS National Advisor of the Year
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), the nation’s preeminent honors organization for first- and second-year students, named Karen Kirkhart the Laura Taddeucci Downs National Advisor of the Year. Kirkhart, a professor at the School of Social Work in Falk…
EU Legislators Debate Controversial Copyright Proposal – How Has US Handled?
For the moment, the EU has rejected a copyright law proposal that would have put more responsibility on websites to check for copyright infringements and made online platforms pay for linking to news stories. Law professor Shubha Ghosh is director…
Nangia, Fardad Awarded Promotions, Tenure
Shikha Nangia and Makan Fardad—faculty members in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS)—have been promoted to associate professors and awarded tenure. Nangia and Fardad are nationally recognized researchers, each having earned the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER…
Colleen Heflin
Professor of Public Administration and International AffairsNewhouse Advertising Students Win Prestigious International Creative Advertising Award
Two Newhouse creative advertising students, Emily Alek ’18 and Jingpo Li ’18, won the Cannes Future Lion award at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity (June 18-22) in Cannes, France, for a recycling app named TrashScan. They created the…
Tropic of Squalor: New Book by Peck Professor Mary Karr Highlights Irreverent Brand of Poetic Faith
“Before I believed in God, I believed in poetry,” confesses Mary Karr, speaking by phone from the Upper East Side, where she is dress shopping for the funeral of her friend and fellow writer Philip Roth. “Even when I was…
Keith A. Alford Appointed Interim Chief Diversity Officer
Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed Professor Keith A. Alford to the newly created post of interim chief diversity officer (CDO), effective July 1. Alford is an associate professor, chair of the Falk College’s School of Social Work and graduate program…
Arts and Sciences, Maxwell School Welcome New Assistant Dean of Student Success
The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs have announced the appointment of Steven Schaffling as assistant dean of student success. Schaffling comes to Syracuse from Drexel University in Philadelphia, where he…