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Katherine McDonald Named Falk College Senior Associate Dean for Research and Administration

Wednesday, January 24, 2024, By News Staff

Katherine (Katie) McDonald, Ph.D., has been appointed senior associate dean for research and administration in the Falk College. As senior associate dean, McDonald is responsible for the oversight of research, administration and support for faculty; the supervision of the Falk…

Health & Society

Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern Receives American Association of Geographers Fellowship

Tuesday, January 23, 2024, By Matt Michael

Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, graduate director and associate professor of food studies in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, was recently selected as a 2024 American Association of Geographers (AAG) Fellow. AAG recognized 17 geographers in various practice areas for…

Arts & Culture

Art Museum to Host ‘Assembly: Syracuse University Voices on Art and Ecology’

Monday, January 22, 2024, By News Staff

A new exhibition examining themes related to art and ecology will open at the Syracuse University Art Museum on Thursday, Jan. 25, and be on view through May 12. “Assembly: Syracuse University Voices on Art and Ecology’ features artworks made…

Campus & Community

Sobczak Family Support Fund Now Available to Falk College Students

Monday, January 22, 2024, By Matt Michael

After David Sobczak ’23 enrolled at Syracuse University, he gravitated toward social work and helping others because of the time he had spent in hospitals as a child with cerebral palsy. “He was in and out of the hospital for…

Health & Society

Mazza Fellowship Provides Local Government Experience to MPA Student

Monday, January 22, 2024, By News Staff

Nate Cole joined the Maxwell School’s top-ranked master of public administration (M.P.A.) program last summer with a good idea of what he wanted to do upon completing his studies. “I want to work in local government,” says Cole, who earned…

Arts & Culture

International Team of Scholars Explores the Imperial Histories of India’s Most Visited Museum

Monday, January 22, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

From the pyramids in Egypt to India’s Taj Mahal, famous buildings and monuments have been constructed for thousands of years to honor leaders or prominent personages. When Great Britain’s Queen Victoria died in 1901, Lord Curzon, a British statesman and…

Campus & Community

Office of Diversity and Inclusion Hosts Series to Showcase DEIA Work at the University

Sunday, January 21, 2024, By Kathleen Haley

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion is hosting a Lunch and Learn Series this semester to showcase diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) work taking place across the University. The series will highlight workshops, scholarship, integrated/shared work and roundtable discussions…

Campus & Community

Maxwell Professor’s Research on Racial and Ethnic Exclusion Supported by Russell Sage Foundation Grant

Friday, January 19, 2024, By Jessica Youngman

Thomas Pearson, assistant professor of economics in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is part of a team of scholars who have been awarded $195,000 from the Russell Sage Foundation to study the exclusion and expulsion of minority…

Campus & Community

Growing Student Involvement: Experiences, Checklists and More

Friday, January 19, 2024, By News Staff

Student experiences inside and outside of the classroom are essential for supporting well-rounded individuals preparing to enter their post-graduation careers. Much like the process of selecting an academic trajectory, navigating through the process of getting involved with a Registered Student…

Campus & Community

The Breedlove Readers Announces Its Spring 2024 Book Club

Friday, January 19, 2024, By Martin Walls

Applications are now open for the spring 2024 edition of The Breedlove Readers, a book club that encourages middle- and high-school girls throughout Central New York to celebrate Black girl stories through reading, writing and creating. This year, the book…