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Veterans

Stories of Service: Adrian Weekly ’20 and Joe Alfieri

Friday, November 15, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

In celebration of Veterans Week 2019, the University is recognizing stories of student veterans and faculty/staff who are veterans or have especially strong connections to the military. These stories are just some of the many from the veteran and military-connected…

Veterans

Annual Veterans Day Ceremony Honors Service Members Past and Present

Wednesday, November 13, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

On Monday, Nov. 11, the Syracuse University community and members of the Greater Syracuse area gathered to honor the service of U.S. military veterans of all wars during the University’s annual Veterans Day ceremony in Hendricks Chapel. Retired U.S. Marine…

Campus & Community

Professor Emerita Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke Remembered

Monday, November 4, 2019, By News Staff

Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke, Syracuse University professor emerita of law and an influential leader at Duke University, died Oct. 22. She was 72. A native of South Carolina, Reuben-Cooke was one of the first five African American undergraduate students at Duke University…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Kent Syverud Addresses Study Abroad, Enrollment, Dean Searches at University Senate Meeting

Wednesday, October 30, 2019, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud delivered the following remarks to the University Senate on Oct. 30, 2019, in Maxwell Auditorium: Good afternoon. We’re in the middle of the semester. There is a lot going on and so I have quite a few…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Architecture Student Organization Wins National Design Competition

Wednesday, October 30, 2019, By Julie Sharkey

Syracuse Architecture students from the Orange chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS) took first place in this year’s student design competition held in conjunction with the 47th annual National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) conference and…

Media, Law & Policy

Justice Served: More than 100 Years in the Making

Thursday, October 24, 2019, By Eileen Korey

The Onondaga County courtroom was packed. Standing room only. Voices cracked. Tears flowed. The justices of the appellate division were about to hand down a decision that would make history. As Presiding Justice Gerald Whalen, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, proclaimed:…

Arts & Culture

Verbal Blend Honors Endsley with 2019 Poetic Icon Award

Wednesday, October 23, 2019, By Shannon Andre

Verbal Blend will honor Crystal Leigh Endsley, Ph.D. with the Poetic Icon Award as part of the Sixth Annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute, held Friday, Oct. 25 through Saturday, Oct. 26. Verbal Blend is recognizing Endsley for her contributions to…

STEM

Invent@SU Students Win $50k First Prize in American Heart Association Business Accelerator Competition

Wednesday, October 23, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

When mechanical engineering senior Russell Fearon ’20 learned he had diabetes, he also learned it meant his life would change. “When I was first diagnosed it was obviously extremely, extremely difficult,” said Fearon. “The doctors come to you and tell…

Campus & Community

Four Faculty Members to Represent University in ACC Academic Leaders Network

Tuesday, October 22, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

Four faculty members have been selected to participate in the 2019-20 ACC Academic Leaders Network, a program through the Academic Consortium of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) to cultivate academic leaders and facilitate cross-institutional collaboration among member institutions. The four…

Syracuse.com

New York State Bar to Admit Syracuse’s First Black Law Graduate

Friday, October 18, 2019, By Hailey Womer

Paula Johnson, Professor in the College of Law and Co-Director of the Cold Case Justice Initiative, wrote a commentary called “NYS Bar to admit Syracuse’s first black law graduate, correcting century-old injustice.” The Syracuse.com article highlights the racial injustice faced…