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Campus & Community

Philanthropy at Its Core: Giving of Your Time, Talent, Treasure

Tuesday, March 22, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University students give in a number of ways, and encourage others to do the same. As part of Philanthropy Week, we asked them why they give and what they give, and how the smallest gesture can be important. Why…

Campus & Community

Orange Circle Awards to be Presented March 22

Monday, March 14, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University elevates the conversation around philanthropy and honors some of the most altruistic members of the SU community at the Phanstiel Lecture and Orange Circle Awards—the signature events of Philanthropy Week 2016. The celebration will take place Tuesday, March…

Campus & Community

Spa Day Fundraiser March 5

Thursday, March 3, 2016, By News Staff

She’s The First is a non-profit organization which sponsors girls in developing countries to be the first in their families to graduate. We sponsor a young girl named Mbithe who lives in Kenya, and attends the kibera School for Girls….

Campus & Community

College of Arts and Sciences

Tuesday, February 23, 2016, By News Staff

The following students enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences were named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2015 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must achieve at least a 3.4 grade point average (on a…

Campus Community Mourns Loss of Father Linus DeSantis, Roman Catholic Chaplain

Wednesday, December 2, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Father Linus DeSantis, the Catholic Chaplain at Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 1. A wake honoring Father DeSantis will be held Friday, Dec. 4, from 3 – 9 p.m. with…

How Anxiety about Terrorist Attacks Could Change Our Politics

Wednesday, December 2, 2015, By Keith Kobland

In the wake of the devastating month marked by the downing of a Russian passenger plane, simultaneous suicide attacks in Beirut and coordinated attacks in Paris, American fears of terrorism are likely to increase. That in turn could shape policy…

Syracuse University Professor: Weakening Web Encryption to Help ID Terrorists Ill Advised

Monday, November 23, 2015, By Keith Kobland

A Syracuse University Computer Science Professor says It would be ill advised to require Silicon Valley companies to weaken encryption or security in order to assist authorities in the fight against terror, despite criticism from a U.S. Senator. Dianne Feinstein,…

Media, Law & Policy

Student Coca-Cola Commercial Goes Viral

Tuesday, June 23, 2015, By Keith Kobland

“We set out to create a story about quality, hard work and dreams,” says Luke Rafferty ’16. “We wound up living one.”

Media, Law & Policy

Remembering Charnice Milton G’11

Monday, June 1, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Charnice Milton G’11, an alumna of the Newhouse School, died May 27, the victim of a random shooting. She was 27 years old. Milton, a reporter for Capital Community News in Washington, D.C., was shot and killed as she returned…

Arts & Culture

WGS Faculty Recognized for ‘Timely, Relevant’ Scholarship

Wednesday, April 29, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Department of Women’s & Gender Studies (WGS) in the College of Arts and Sciences is having another banner year. Several of its professors—Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Dana Olwan, Pedro DiPietro, Himika Bhattacharya and Minnie Bruce Pratt—have been recognized for their…