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Syracuse University Holds Inaugural Racial Equity Academic Symposium

Monday, February 15, 2021, By News Staff

Syracuse University will hold its inaugural Racial Equity Academic Symposium from Feb. 22-27. The symposium will be held virtually and will include a full schedule of events, including student and faculty scholarly research and creative works presentations, performances, events, workshops…

Campus & Community

Creative Writing Program Introduces New Undergraduate Degree

Wednesday, February 3, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

The Department of English’s signature creative writing program–home of the renowned M.F.A. in creative writing–will now offer a new bachelor of arts degree. Building on the nationally ranked master’s program, the new creative writing major and minor are open to…

Arts & Culture

Special Collections Research Center Launches Latin American 45s Digital Collection

Saturday, January 23, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC), working in partnership with the Digital Library Program (DLP), recently launched the Belfer Latin American 45s Digital Collection. The digital collection will eventually provide access to over 12,000 recordings that date from…

History News Network

Danielle Smith writes “Images of the Capitol Riot Reflect a National Crisis.”

Sunday, January 10, 2021, By Lily Datz

Danielle Smith, professor of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and Director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, wrote an op-ed for History News Network titled “Images of the Capitol Riot Reflect a National Crisis.”…

Arts & Culture

A Vital Space: CNY Humanities Corridor Offers Unique Resource to Writers

Wednesday, December 16, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

While writing a book is, to a great degree, a solitary venture, collaboration can be a key element in the process of taking a work from rough draft to print. It often takes many sets of eyes to provide the…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell Alumna Mallie Prytherch G’19 Named as a 2021-22 Schwarzman Scholar

Monday, December 7, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Mallie Prytherch G’19, an alumna of the master of public administration program in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, was named today as a Schwarzman Scholar. She is Syracuse University’s second Schwarzman Scholar; the first, Kyle Rosenblum ’20,…

STEM

What Was That Big Boom? Earth Sciences Professor Digs In

Thursday, December 3, 2020, By Daryl Lovell

Boom! Neighbors around Central New York reacted to an explosive sound on Wednesday afternoon, likely a sonic boom from a meteor that streaked across parts of New York, Maryland, Michigan, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Suzanne Baldwin is the Thonis Professor…

Politico

“New Pentagon chief racing to make changes before Trump’s exit.”

Wednesday, November 18, 2020, By Lily Datz

Mark Jacobson, assistant dean of the Washington programs for the Maxwell School, was quoted in the Politico story “New Pentagon chief racing to make changes before Trump’s exit.” Jacobson, an expert in foreign policy and national security, says that the…

US News & World Report

“How to Get FAFSA Completion Help During COVID-19.”

Wednesday, November 18, 2020, By Lily Datz

KC Woods, associate director in the Financial Aid Office, was interviewed by US News & World Report for the story “How to Get FAFSA Completion Help During COVID-19.” Woods says that both current and prospective college students should utilize online…

Campus & Community

Annual Holiday Sharing Program Is Now Underway

Tuesday, November 17, 2020, By News Staff

This year, Syracuse University’s Holiday Sharing Program is again partnering with PEACE, Inc.’s Give-A-Holiday program to help local families in need during the holiday season. In 2019, 29 University schools, colleges and departments participated in the voluntary Holiday Sharing program….