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‘Cheating Lessons’ Author James Lang Visiting Campus April 21

Wednesday, March 29, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

James Lang, author of “Cheating Lessons: Learning from Academic Dishonesty,” will visit Syracuse University on Friday, April 21, to lead faculty workshops and give a keynote lecture. His visit is hosted by the College of Engineering and Computer Science’s Best Practices…

STEM

Become a Cyberwarrior at Syracuse University This Fall

Tuesday, March 28, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

The nation’s defense depends on more than boots the ground, planes in the skies and ships in the seas. Today’s threats require servicemen and women with the skills to protect from devastating cyberattacks on computing networks and infrastructure. This fall,…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University, Le Moyne College Announce New Academic Partnership, Will Build on Longstanding Relationship

Friday, March 24, 2017, By News Staff

Today, Syracuse University and Le Moyne College announced a new academic partnership that will build on a longstanding relationship. The new partnership will establish two new initiatives and will support the future development of existing academic relationships between Syracuse University…

Health & Society

To Halt Domestic Violence, Syracuse Students Hear Challenge to Men: ‘Raise the Bar’

Tuesday, March 21, 2017, By Sean Kirst

Samantha Skaller had a two-word explanation for why she traveled across Syracuse on Monday night to Le Moyne College. She was part of a packed house in Grewen Hall that listened for more than two hours as Jackson Katz—renowned educator,…

Health & Society

Maxwell Faculty Member Meets Pope Francis During Vatican Workshop on Water Issues

Tuesday, March 21, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Farhana Sultana, associate professor of geography at the Maxwell School, is passionate about one of the most basic and important resources on Earth: water. It is through the lens of water by which she examines a multitude of social issues…

Campus & Community

Orange Orator Toastmasters Celebrate 10-Year Anniversary

Tuesday, March 21, 2017, By Keith Kobland

The Orange Orators Toastmasters Club will hold an open house on Tuesday, March 28, at noon to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its charter. The event will take place in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons in E.S. Bird Library. The…

Campus & Community

Better Accessibility Achieved in Orange SUccess

Tuesday, March 21, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

In fall 2016, Syracuse University rolled out Orange SUccess, a centralized advising system, to the whole campus after a largely successful pilot. The goal was to improve communications between students and their faculty and/or advisors, and streamline the process of…

Campus & Community

Q&A: Associate Provost Jeff Stanton on Why Middle States Matters

Friday, March 17, 2017, By Carol Boll

Last fall, the Syracuse University campus community began hearing frequent references to Middle States and the reaccreditation process now underway. The foundational work leading up to the 10-year reaccreditation review with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education actually had…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Professor Receives Inaugural Fulbright Distinguished Chair Award

Monday, March 13, 2017, By Kerri D. Howell

Johan Wiklund, the Al Berg Chair and professor of entrepreneurship at the Whitman School, has been granted the inaugural RMIT Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. During his time as a Fulbright Distinguished Chair, Wiklund will travel to RMIT…

Campus & Community

After Eight Years in Syracuse, a Student’s Postcard Goodbye: ‘You Will Always Be a Home to Me’

Friday, March 10, 2017, By Sean Kirst

Linda Dickerson Hartsock had a simple question for Quinton Fletchall. Hartsock, now executive director of Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University, worked with Fletchall for a long time during his undergraduate and graduate years in Syracuse. As director of the Connective…