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Students Practice English, Make Friends and Build Community Within English Conversation Groups
Traveling the world during his time in the military, Antonio Herrera ’24 understood what it meant to be somewhere and not speak the native language. So when he heard about the English Conversation Group through the Center for International Services,…
Libraries’ Fall 2023 Hours and Syracuse Welcome Activities
Syracuse University Libraries’ Fall 2023 regular hours will take effect Sunday, August 27, and run through Tuesday, December 19. Regular hours, excluding exceptions, are as follows with full details available on the Library website: Bird Library: Lower level to second…
Stories of Healing From Those Impacted by Incarceration
Creative expression and community collaboration are at the heart of successful engaged humanities initiatives. Over the past year, Patrick W. Berry, associate professor of writing and rhetoric in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been working with justice-impacted people in…
Professor, Graduate Student to Examine Impact of Food Assistance on Maternal and Infant Health
Sarah Hamersma, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, and graduate student Mitch McFarlane, have received a $75,000 grant from Tufts University to support their examination of the impacts of food assistance on maternal and infant health. The funding…
Azadeh Tajdar Joins Maxwell as Inaugural Cramer Family Professor of Practice in Community Impact
After studying law at the University of Amsterdam, Azadeh Tajdar went to work in public policy, hoping to be part of the inner workings of the European Union (EU) at an exciting time: A year before she graduated, the EU…
From Academic Advising to Multicultural Affairs: Practicums Help School of Education Students Explore Higher Education Careers
Far from asking students to fend for themselves with little oversight, the mentoring and self-reflection at the core of student practicums in the School of Education’s M.S. in Higher Education program give students the tools to understand the college workplace—and…
Project Mend Builds Community Through Writing for Those Impacted by the Justice System
For many years, Patrick W. Berry never told anyone that his father had been incarcerated for much of his life, as had several other members of Berry’s extended family. In fact, he tried not to think much about it. But eventually,…
Now Online, The Study Council Facilitates an Equity-Focused Community of Practice for CNY Schools
Leela George, a professor in the School of Education’s (SOE) Teaching and Leadership program, says moving The Study Council sessions online has created greater flexibility for its members, bringing together public school colleagues from across Central New York for what…
Office of Research and College of Law Partner to Advance Technology Transfer; College of Law Appoints New Professor of Practice
The Office of Research and the College of Law have entered a partnership to combine the Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) and the Innovation Law Center (ILC) to advance the University’s goals in invention, innovation and industry partnerships. This joint…
How an Imam and Rabbi Impact a University Campus Through Friendship
In March, two of the University’s religious leaders unlocked the potential of a funding grant, engaged their respective students and built understanding around their distinctive religions. It started when colleagues and friends Imam Amir Durić and Rabbi Ethan Bair had…