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University Wellness Initiative to Sponsor Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
Interested in reducing your stress, increasing your concentration and/or improving your relationships? Then join us for the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program Thursday evenings at 5:30 p.m. starting on Sept. 26. This eight-week program includes weekly sessions and one…
Dympna Callaghan: Raise Your Voice for the Humanities!
[box type=”default” size=”medium”] Dympna Callaghan[/box] Dympna Callaghan, the William L. Safire Professor of Modern Letters and a renowned Shakespearean scholar in The College of Arts and Sciences, is serving as interim director of the SU Humanities Center. She gave…
SU Continues to Embody a Global Campus Community
Students from all over the world have begun to arrive on campus. The Slutzker Center for International Services within the Division of Student Affairs has greeted more than 800 new international graduate students recently. They will continue to do so…
Maxwell School Professor Christina Merchant Dies
Christina Sickles Merchant, a professor of practice in the Department of Public Administration and International Affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, passed away on Aug. 5. Since 2007, Merchant taught a wide variety of classes on…
A Classroom of Promise
Five SU students traveled to South Africa for an SU Abroad course on the socio-economic development and educational system in the pre- and post-apartheid eras.They came back with much more and left behind a lasting impact on some young minds.
Orientation Prepares College of Law Students for Next Three Years and Beyond
The College of Law at Syracuse University hosts an orientation program unlike any other, preparing students by providing mentors, career skills and even heading down to the farm.
The Limits of War
Is torture legal? Is one death justified to save thousands of lives? Are soldiers responsible for obeying an officer’s command to kill civilians? In partnership with the American Red Cross of the Central New York Region, four Syracuse University students challenged a group of young people at the Southside Academy Charter School to think about these questions.
After 38 Years of Service, SU Treasurer Barbara Wells Announces Retirement; Successor Named
SU Treasurer Barbara Wells has announced her retirement from Syracuse University, effective Sept. 15, after 38 years of service. Wells has been responsible for overseeing the management of the University’s $1.3 billion of cash and long-term investments and $378 million…
Former Maxwell Dean Guthrie S. Birkhead Jr. Dies at 92
Guthrie S. Birkhead Jr., dean emeritus of the Maxwell School and a professor of public administration and political science for 50 years, died on July 22 in Syracuse. Birkhead served as Maxwell’s dean from 1977-88, after having taught at Maxwell…
Physics Teachers Head Back to Class
Even though it’s summertime, a group of eight Central New York high school physics teachers are continuing their growth in the classroom by attending class on the SU hill. The teachers are taking part in a program called Quarknet. “Quarknet…