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Campus & Community

Student Association Leaders Make Their Case to Congressional Leaders in Washington

Monday, March 18, 2019, By News Staff

Seven members of the Syracuse University Student Association were recently in Washington, D.C., to take part in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Student Advocacy Days. The event, held annually, provides an opportunity for students to learn about federal government issues…

Campus & Community

Apply for the Boston Immersion Program

Thursday, March 7, 2019, By News Staff

Career Services is now accepting applications for its annual Boston Immersion Program. This program, which runs from Monday, May 13, to Thursday, May 16, provides 20 current sophomores and juniors an opportunity to network and connect with dedicated University partners and…

Media, Law & Policy

Uzbekistan Ambassador Javlon Vahobov Visits Campus, Explores Collaboration

Thursday, March 7, 2019, By News Staff

Uzbekistan Ambassador to the United States Javlon Vahobov and senior officers from the Uzbekistan Embassy met Monday with Syracuse University officials to discuss educational partnerships between their country and the Maxwell School and the School of Information Studies (iSchool). The…

Campus & Community

Enhancing the Student Experience: Expanding the Dean of Students Operation

Wednesday, March 6, 2019, By Shannon Andre

In support of enhancing the living and learning environment for students, the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience today announces an expansion of services and a new model for the dean of students operation. Under the leadership of the…

Campus & Community

Presentation Focuses on Diversity in Graduate Education Through Admissions Practices

Monday, March 4, 2019, By News Staff

Educators Julie Posselt and Casey Miller will make the case for efforts to increase diversity in graduate education, and provide practical strategies for doing so by rethinking typical recruitment and admission processes in a presentation on Friday, March 15, from…

US News & World Report

Sociology Professor Writes ‘Our Problem is Bigger Than Opioids’

Wednesday, February 27, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Shannon Monnat, an associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, authored an opinion piece for U.S. News and World Report “Our Problem Is Bigger Than Opioids.” Monnat’s recent research showed that, “in…

Campus & Community

VPA Director of Student Success to Serve as Middle States Peer Evaluator

Wednesday, February 27, 2019, By Erica Blust

Carol J. Ruffin, director of the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Office of Student Success, has been named a peer evaluator for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). MSCHE peer evaluators are qualified higher education professionals…

US News & World Report

Is Sinking Money Into a Data Center a Wise Investment?

Monday, February 25, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Milena Petrova, associate professor of finance at the Whitman School, was quoted in the U.S. News and World Report story “Why Data-Center REITs Are Promising And Risky.” In the article, Petrova states that “data-center REITs had a remarkable performance in…

Light Work Awarded $35,000 NEA Art Works Grant

Thursday, February 21, 2019, By Cjala Surratt

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) recently announced that Light Work is one of 1,000 not-for-profit national, regional, state and local organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. Light Work will receive $35,000 for its Artist-in-Residence Program and production of “Contact…

Media, Law & Policy

Hou Paper on China’s Property Tax Plan Earns Prestigious Pu Shan Award

Thursday, February 21, 2019, By Jessica Smith

The Maxwell School’s Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs and senior research associate at the Center for Policy Research, has won a prestigious economic policy research award from the Pu Shan Foundation of China. The paper, “Real…