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Mark Your Calendar—Open Enrollment Begins Oct. 30
Open Enrollment, the annual period when University faculty, staff and other eligible individuals make their benefit choices for the coming year, begins Monday, Oct. 30, and continues through Friday, Nov. 10, through MySlice. This is the only time of year…
Phyllis Backer Foundation Establishes Named Professorship in Jewish Studies
A major gift from The Phyllis Backer Foundation will enhance the depth and breadth of modern Jewish studies at Syracuse University. The Foundation has made a $1.5 million gift to establish The Phyllis Backer Professor of Jewish Studies in the…
Rose-Laying Ceremony and Remembrance Convocation to be Held Friday
This ceremony honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune, who died in 2002.
College of Law New York Bar Exam Pass Rate is Highest in Decades
Syracuse University College of Law graduates who took the New York State Bar Exam for the first time in July 2017 achieved a 91.6 percent pass rate. That mark represents a two-decade high, and an increase of more than two percentage…
Fall 2017 Interfaith Dinner Dialogue Series Begins Nov. 2
The University’s fall 2017 Interfaith Dialogue Dinner Series, “Common and Diverse Ground: Raising Consciousnesses by Acknowledging the ‘Hidden’ Things that Divide Us,” will begin on Thursday, Nov. 2. The dialogue, on “Hospitality, Immigration, Justice,” will be held from 6-8 p.m….
Zhuang, Now a Remembrance Scholar, Inspired by Remembrance Events during First Year
Sudan Zhuang of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and the School of Information Studies recalls attending a Remembrance event for the Pan Am 103 tragedy during the first semester of her freshman year. “When such a tragedy happens, restoring faith in humanity becomes…
Foundations Scholarship Awarded to Five Students
“Foundations” is a new student development series that started this semester. The goal of the series is to assist students in building the foundation for essential life skills, including leadership, career development, financial wellness, community involvement, healthy relationships and self-care,…
Transitioning Veterans Have Skills to Fill Much-Needed Jobs
Research from an Institute for Veterans and Military Families study was used in a Fox News report on how veterans could fill the current skills gap in America. Paired with the usually tough transition from the military and into the…
The Verification of Misinformation
Where does misinformation stem from? For the American Scientist, Maxwell Assistant Professor Emily Thorson co-authored a piece in American Scientist answering just this question, relating it to how our brains verify truths, and how falsehoods spread. “Misinformation—both deliberately promoted and…
Remembrance Scholar’s Passion for Medicine Leads Her to Public Health at Falk
There are few things more difficult than walking a loved one through illness. For the caregiver, the challenges can magnify their strength to love, advocate and serve. In the process, some discover a new calling both unexpected and beautiful: the…