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Campus & Community

University Remembers Professor Emerita and Scholar Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo

Wednesday, July 26, 2023, By News Staff

Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo, professor emerita of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and an internationally known scholar, teacher, activist, poet and playwright, died June 30 in Syracuse. Mũgo joined the Syracuse University community in 1993. A…

Campus & Community

Student Experience Welcomes Dawn Singleton as New VP of Student Transition, Access and Inclusion

Wednesday, July 12, 2023, By Shannon Andre

The Student Experience division welcomed Dawn Singleton, Ed.D., as the new vice president of student transition, access and inclusion on July 1. Singleton joins the Syracuse University community from Rowan University where she served in multiple leadership roles over the…

Campus & Community

Being Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable: How Award-Winning Photojournalist Serhii Korovayny G’21 Covers the War in Ukraine

Monday, July 10, 2023, By John Boccacino

As Russian bombs were striking targets across Ukraine and with the war in its infancy in early 2022, Serhii Korovayny G’21 could think of only one way to help his country: he picked up his camera and started documenting the…

Health & Society

Leonese Nelson Reflects on 2 Decades Chairing STEP/CSTEP Conferences

Monday, July 10, 2023, By Martin Walls

The 2023 Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) and Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) spring conferences were bittersweet for Leonese Nelson. Once again, she worked 18-hour days to present two statewide showcases of student work, timed just a…

Arts & Culture

Carrie Mae Weems First Major Solo UK Exhibition Opens in London

Wednesday, July 5, 2023, By News Staff

“Reflections of Now,” a major exhibition of work by internationally renowned artist Carrie Mae Weems H’17, Syracuse University’s first-ever artist in residence, opened June 22 at the Barbican Art Gallery in London. Weems’ first major solo U.K. exhibition will run through Sept….

STEM

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…