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Campus & Community

Mark Your Calendar—Open Enrollment Begins Oct. 30

Thursday, October 26, 2017, By News Staff

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…

Campus & Community

Phyllis Backer Foundation Establishes Named Professorship in Jewish Studies

Thursday, October 26, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

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…

Campus & Community

Rose-Laying Ceremony and Remembrance Convocation to be Held Friday

Thursday, October 26, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

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.

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law New York Bar Exam Pass Rate is Highest in Decades

Wednesday, October 25, 2017, By Robert Conrad

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…

Campus & Community

Fall 2017 Interfaith Dinner Dialogue Series Begins Nov. 2

Wednesday, October 25, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

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….

Campus & Community

Zhuang, Now a Remembrance Scholar, Inspired by Remembrance Events during First Year

Wednesday, October 25, 2017, By Kenneth Mintz

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…

Campus & Community

Foundations Scholarship Awarded to Five Students

Tuesday, October 24, 2017, By Rachel Friedman

“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,…

Fox News

Transitioning Veterans Have Skills to Fill Much-Needed Jobs

Monday, October 23, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

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…

American Scientist

The Verification of Misinformation

Monday, October 23, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

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…

Health & Society

Remembrance Scholar’s Passion for Medicine Leads Her to Public Health at Falk

Monday, October 23, 2017, By Valerie Pietra

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…