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Professor Receives National Science Foundation Grant to Test Boreal Forests’ Blood Pressure

Thursday, June 29, 2023, By News Staff

Boreal ecosystems, dotted by subarctic lakes, are the world’s northernmost forests. The boreal biome is the largest on Earth, stretching across Alaska, Canada, Russia and Scandinavia. These forests of spruce, fir and pine help regulate the global climate by sequestering…

Campus & Community

Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Race-Based Admissions

Thursday, June 29, 2023, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: A short time ago, the Supreme Court issued its decision in the cases brought by the Students for Fair Admissions Inc. against Harvard College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The decision…

Syracuse University Impact

Reading Buddies Program Gives Young Readers—and Pre-Service Teachers—a Jump Start

Tuesday, June 27, 2023, By Martin Walls

One aspect that makes the School of Education’s (SOE) teacher preparation program stand out is that it offers undergraduates opportunities to be immersed in diverse and inclusive school environments as early as their first year. For undergraduates signed up for…

Campus & Community

College of Professional Studies Seeks Volunteers to Host International Students This Summer

Wednesday, June 14, 2023, By News Staff

The College of Professional Studies seeks volunteers to invite international students to share a meal in their homes at a convenient time between mid-July and the first week of August. The students, hosted by International Programs, are Fulbright scholars from…

Campus & Community

Falk Alumna Thalía Henao ’16 Advocates for Equity Through Beauty, Culture Writing

Tuesday, June 13, 2023, By News Staff

Thalía Henao ’16 found her voice through writing. As a freelance beauty and culture writer, she advocates for equity by celebrating and empowering diverse identities and cultures. “In my writing I am able to add elements of advocacy for marginalized…

Campus & Community

New Men’s Basketball Coach Adrian Autry ’94 Serving as Grand Marshal During Juneteenth Victory Parade

Monday, June 12, 2023, By John Boccacino

Adrian “Red” Autry ’94, the new Syracuse University men’s basketball coach and former Orange basketball standout, is serving as grand marshal for Syracuse’s victory parade commemorating the Juneteenth (June 19) federal holiday and the emancipation of enslaved African Americans across…

Media, Law & Policy

Sean O’Keefe G’78 Joins Government Hall of Fame

Tuesday, June 6, 2023, By Jessica Youngman

Sean O’Keefe, a Maxwell School alumnus who serves as a University Professor and Phanstiel Chair in Leadership, was inducted into Government Executive magazine’s Government Hall of Fame during a recent gala at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. O’Keefe…

Campus & Community

Providing a Voice for the Systemically Suppressed With Erykah Pasha ’24 on the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast

Monday, June 5, 2023, By John Boccacino

From an early age, Erykah Pasha ’24 has been driven to help provide a voice for those who have been systematically oppressed and suppressed in their community. Originally when Pasha enrolled, they felt passionately that becoming a lawyer was the…

Campus & Community

Applications Now Open for Spring 2024 Study Abroad Programs

Thursday, June 1, 2023, By Ashley Barletta

With the summer season officially underway, there is no better time for students to start planning for their spring semester abroad. Students can now apply for spring 2024 study abroad programs through Syracuse Abroad. With over 60 program options in…

Campus & Community

Audie Klotz Receives 2023 Wasserstrom Prize for Graduate Teaching

Friday, May 19, 2023, By Kerrie Marshall

Audie Klotz, professor of political science in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) | Maxwell School, is the 2023 recipient of the Willian Wasserstrom Prize for Teaching of Graduate Students. A&S Interim Dean Lois Agnew will formally confer the prize…