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College of Law Helps Launch ‘Seven Days for Syria’
The “Arab Spring,” a wave of unrest that began with the Tunisian revolution in 2010, reached Syria on March 15, 2011, when residents of a small southern city took to the streets to protest the torture of students who had…
March Is National Social Work Month
As the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) began its annual commemoration of National Professional Social Work Month on March 1, the School of Social Work in the Falk College has planned a series of activities as part of its…
Chancellor Syverud Selects Andy Gordon for Chief Human Resources Officer
Chancellor Kent Syverud today selected Andy Gordon to be the University’s Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) following a comprehensive national search. Gordon, who will report to Chancellor Syverud, will assume his new role at the University…
Libraries Receive Two Major Gifts, Create New Endowment Funds
The Syracuse University Libraries have established two new endowment funds that will have a favorable impact on the student experience: the Libraries Student Employee Scholarship Fund and the Donald P. Ely Memorial Fund, in memory of the longtime SU faculty…
J. Michael Haynie Appointed to Newly Created VA Advisory Committee
Syracuse University Vice Chancellor for Veterans and Military Affairs J. Michael Haynie has been appointed to a newly created U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) advisory committee.
Peña, Williams to Lead Class of 2016 as Senior Class Marshals
Alexis Peña and Tatiana Williams will continue this longstanding tradition and will carry the Class of 2016 banner to open Syracuse University’s 162nd Commencement ceremony on May 15, 2016.
Teachers College Professors to Present ‘Youth, Media and Educational Justice: Cultivating Wellbeing Through Collaborative Inquiry’ March 16
The School of Education will present another installment of the Douglas P. Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series on Monday, March 16, featuring scholars from Teachers College, Columbia University, Lalitha Vasudevan and Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz. They will present “Youth, Media…
Renowned Scholar to Speak on Muslim Women’s Struggle for Equality
Ziba Mir-Hosseini, a legal anthropologist and co-editor of the book “Men in Charge? Rethinking Authority in Muslim Legal Tradition” (Oneworld Publications, 2015), will deliver a talk at the Maxwell School on Tuesday, March 17, at 5 p.m. in 220 Eggers…
Whitman School’s Entrepreneurship Program Earns Top 20 Spot in Latest U.S. News Ranking
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University’s graduate entrepreneurship program was ranked #17 in the latest U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of the best business schools for entrepreneurship. The full rankings, released March 10, are published…
A New Software Tool for the University to Support Reading and Writing
Information Technology and Services (ITS), working with student, faculty and staff support units, has announced the availability of TextHelp’s Read&Write Gold. All active Syracuse University students, faculty and staff can download and install the customizable toolbar that integrates with common…