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Campus Invited to Explore Resources in Honor of Black History Month
As a way of celebrating Black History Month, the campus community is invited to explore a list of resources developed by faculty, staff, students and administrators to provide a window into the Black experience. Black History Month, originally known as…
IVMF Entrepreneurship Program V-WISE Returns In Person
Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) held its Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) program in person for the first time in more than two years. Approximately 200 women veterans, spouses and partners from around…
Libraries Seeking User Feedback on Trial Collections
Syracuse University Libraries is seeking feedback from campus users on new electronic resources for possible inclusion in its collections throughout the month of February. This is part of the Libraries’ assessment-based and proactive approach to building collections. On-campus users are…
Applications Now Available for Robert B. Menschel Public Service Award
The Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service (Shaw Center) is currently seeking applications for the Robert B. Menschel Public Service Award. The award was established to honor Syracuse University trustee and alumnus Robert Menschel ’51, H’91 and…
Women in Leadership Initiative Invites Campus Community to ‘A Conversation With Provost Ritter’
Syracuse University’s Women in Leadership Initiative welcomes the campus community to “A Conversation With Provost Ritter,” to be held on Feb. 17. The conversation will take place from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. via Zoom. Guests will gain insight from Provost…
‘Someone Falls Overboard’: University Professor Stephen Kuusisto Co-Authors Book of Pandemic Poetry
Setting the scene … It’s spring of 2020. The world has been shut down for a period of weeks or months (you stopped keeping track at some point). You are living with a disability—perhaps you’re blind or you have a…
Food Studies Graduate Student Seeks to ‘Bring Hope to Others’ by Improving the Food System
Growing up in Poughkeepsie in the Hudson River Valley region, Anna Zoodsma enjoyed foraging for berries with her father, cooking and baking, and “being creative with food.” When she started working on farms after graduating from high school, she was…
Openings Available at University’s Child Care Centers
For many parents, it’s one of the most important decisions they’ll ever make: Where do I send my child for daycare? Heather Coleman, an associate professor and associate department chair of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, will…
Blaming Book Bans On the Protection of Young Minds Is Nothing New
A movement to remove books that discuss race, sexuality, and gender from school libraries is growing in many parts of the U.S. What could the larger implications be for teachers and students? And how is this recent news actually a…
Politicized teaching policies won’t stop teachers from prioritizing learning
The topic of critical race theory has become a lightning rod for political combativeness. Educators nationwide have shared stories of parents attributing factual history lessons or discussions to being lessons about CRT, and seeking censorship at the school, city, or…