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Campus & Community

Center for Online and Digital Learning Expands to Keep Pace with Growing Demand for Online Courses

Friday, November 16, 2018, By Eileen Jevis

University College’s Center for Online and Digital Learning (CODL) is a signature One University initiative and a strategic response to the growing demand to quality online programming at Syracuse University. The center was launched in 2017 and now includes a…

STEM

Invent@SU Teams Excel at Impact Prize Competition

Friday, November 16, 2018, By Alex Dunbar

Student startup companies developed during the Invent@SU invention accelerator program took the top two prizes at the 2018 Syracuse University Impact Prize Competition organized by Blackstone Launchpad. The winners were selected for presenting the most innovative and implementable ideas to…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University to Remain Open on Friday, Nov. 16

Friday, November 16, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University continues to monitor weather conditions of the overnight storm and assess travel conditions to and from campus. This effort includes reviewing the most up-to-date National Weather Service data and forecasting, and consulting with an independent meteorologist who reports…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Monitoring Winter Weather and Travel Conditions for Friday, Nov. 16

Thursday, November 15, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University is currently monitoring and assessing weather conditions for Friday, Nov. 16. In particular, University leaders and public safety officials are evaluating anticipated travel conditions to and from campus. This effort includes reviewing the most up-to-date National Weather Service…

Spectrum News

What to Make of Jim Acosta Press Pass Saga? Professor Weighs In

Wednesday, November 14, 2018, By Sean Dorcellus

Suzanne Lysak, assistant professor of broadcast journalism, was quoted by Multichannel News and Spectrum News in coverage about the revoking of Jim Acosta’s White House press pass.

Campus & Community

53 New Faculty Positions Approved as Part of Cluster Hires Initiative

Wednesday, November 14, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University has approved the creation of seven multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary themes for the first round of its Cluster Hires Initiative, along with funding for 53 faculty positions. Academic cluster creation and cluster hires are an effective approach to strengthening…

Campus & Community

TEDx Syracuse University Issues Call for Speakers

Wednesday, November 14, 2018, By News Staff

Are you exploring an innovative idea or concept that has yet to reach its full potential? Are you pursuing interesting projects in your local community? Do you want to spark change in the lives of people? The student organizers at TEDx…

Veterans

Meet the 2018 Syracuse University Tillman Scholars

Wednesday, November 14, 2018, By Leah Lazarz

Established following his death in April 2004 while he was serving with the 75th Ranger Regiment in Afghanistan, the Pat Tillman Foundation invests in the future of military veterans and their spouses through academic scholarships at select universities. One of…

Campus & Community

Former Iraq War Refugee, Entrepreneur to Speak on ‘Rewriting Tragedy: Empowering the Displaced’

Wednesday, November 14, 2018, By News Staff

The Nonfiction Reading Series of the Department of Writing Studies, Rhetoric and Composition is hosting a lecture and reading with Ahmed Badr on Thursday, Nov. 15, from 4-5:30 p.m. in 319 Sims Hall. Badr is an Iraq War refugee and…

Campus & Community

Noted Disability Studies Scholar Jay Dolmage to Speak on Disability and Inclusion on College Campuses

Wednesday, November 14, 2018, By News Staff

Jay Dolmage, associate professor of English language and literature at The University of Waterloo and author of the groundbreaking book “Academic Ableism: Disability and Higher Education” (Michigan University Press, 2017), will visit Syracuse University from Dec. 4-5. He will meet…