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‘Breaking Digital: NGOs Debate’ April 2 in Washington, D.C.
As nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) proliferate around the world, many in the nonprofit community are examining what model of organization best serves the populations they support—the traditional “brick and mortar” model, the fully digital form or a hybrid of both. What…
OrangeAbility: Let’s All Play Accessible Athletics
Members of the Syracuse University and Central New York communities are invited to participate in Syracuse University’s fourth annual Accessible Athletics Expo, “OrangeAbility.” This student-led initiative is sponsored by the Disability Student Union, the Beyond Compliance Coordinating Committee, the Disability…
University to Host EducationUSA Academy with U.S. Department of State
Syracuse University has announced its partnership with the U.S. Department of State to host the EducationUSA Academy Pilot Program in July 2015. The four-week academy will provide English language courses, college preparatory content and cross-cultural activities to self-funded 15-17 year…
Scholar Spotlight: Cavel Whyte ’15
Cavel Whyte hails from Kingston, Jamaica, and attended a high school in the Bronx that did not have any college counselors. So she took it upon herself to learn the college admissions process firsthand, then teach it to her peers. She…
Panel on Whistleblowing and Journalism to Be Held April 1
Over the past several years, the American media have sharply increased their coverage of scandals that have been brought to light by whistleblowers, including NSA spying, banking fraud, contaminated food and nuclear safety risks. The stakes for the public—and to…
Students Get Challenges, Experience in Cyber Defense Contest
It was a rollercoaster kind of weekend for the 150 college students competing in the 2015 Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. Hosted this year by the School of Information Studies (iSchool), the regional event pits teams from 10 Northeastern colleges…
Lessons from the Fishbowl
Just before Spring Break, two dozen eighth- and ninth-grade students filed into a biology lab in the Life Sciences Complex, where they were greeted by tanks of petite, striped fish. Their assignment? To study the animals up close. The students…
Hillary Clinton Speaks at Toner Award Ceremony
Dan Balz of The Washington Post is the winner of the 2014 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting. He was honored at an event Monday night in Washington, D.C., where former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered the…
Celebrating Otto
He’s always there with a smile, a hug or a high five. Otto the Orange has helped the University celebrate its most exciting events. Now, the University community is celebrating the lovable mascot on his 25th birthday. Otto will be…
Cold Case Justice Initiative Presents Case on U.S. Human Rights Violations to United Nations
Paula Johnson and Janis McDonald, law professors and co-directors of the Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at the College of Law, were at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, during the week of March 16. There they met with staff…