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Is Kindness Still Relevant?
In May 2013, best-selling author and Professor of English George Saunders addressed graduates at the College of Arts and Sciences | Maxwell School Convocation with a simple but powerful message: Choose kindness. At the time, Saunders never imagined the speech would one…
Earth Day: A Call to Action on the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast
Earth Day is an annual opportunity to celebrate our planet and its resources. It is also a day to act on climate change. The changing climate is already making natural disasters more frequent and severe, making it imperative to take…
iSchool Associate Professor Receives Fulbright to Conduct Research in the ‘Silicon Valley’ of India
When Ingrid Erickson began teaching at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) in 2017, she encountered something different about the students in her classroom—many, if not most, of them were from India. This was a change from the students she…
Legal Expert on Trump Indictment
Reporters looking for an expert to discuss issues around the possible arrest of former President Donald Trump, I wanted to bring to your attention William Banks, professor emeritus of law and national security and constitutional law scholar at Syracuse University. Banks,…
AI Ethicist Addresses Safety and Oversight Concerns
Artificial Intelligence is advancing at a rapid pace, and some top researchers are calling for a pause. An open letter issued by the Future of Life Institute argues for a 6-month pause on the training of AI systems more powerful…
Lei Wang, Yousr Dhaouadi Take Awards in ‘Three Minute Thesis’ Graduate School Competition
Winners of the Three Minute Thesis® (3MT) competition have been announced by the Graduate School. 3MT is a research communication competition that challenges graduate and doctoral students to deliver a compelling oration on the nature, significance and interests of their…
Banning TikTok: national security or national censorship?
At least 25 US states have banned the popular social media site TikTok, mainly on state-owned devices and bills have been introduced in Congress for the federal government to do the same. The reason is national security fears of the…
Onondaga Historical Association Tour Helps Social Work Students Discover a City ‘Shaped By Its Unfair Past’
“History, as nearly no one seems to know, is not merely something to be read. And it does not refer merely, or even principally, to the past. On the contrary, the great force of history comes from the fact that we…
Student Experience Division Recognized as ‘Most Promising Place to Work in Student Affairs’
The Student Experience Division has earned “Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs” recognition from Diverse: Issues in Higher Education and American College Personnel Association (ACPA)-College Student Educators International. Syracuse University is one of 27 institutions selected for the…
2023 Humanities Center Faculty Fellows Focus on Critical Societal Concerns
The Syracuse University Humanities Center supports innovative faculty and graduate student researchers exploring a number of pressing social issues. Each spring, the center offers up to four highly competitive faculty fellowships—three from the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), including one…