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Arts & Culture

Light Work’s Urban Video Project Announces the Exhibition ‘Lines of Flight’

Friday, February 28, 2025, By News Staff

Light Work’s Urban Video Project will present the exhibition “Lines of Flight” featuring short films by multimedia artist Joiri Minaya and filmmaker Miryam Charles. The exhibition explores the tangled trajectories of displacement, immigration, invasion, exploration and escape. The exhibition will…

Campus & Community

Record Number of Students Honored at Success Scholars Reception

Thursday, February 27, 2025, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Nearly 1,300 first-year students and transfer students in their first year were honored at the University’s Success Scholars reception last week. The Success Scholars program recognizes new students who earned a GPA of 3.75 or higher in their first semester,…

Veterans

US Navy Veteran Gives Back to the Syracuse Community That Helped Her Excel

Wednesday, February 26, 2025, By Charlie Poag

Not long ago, Azar Abdulkadir ’25 was a student at Nottingham High School, receiving help with her homework and English at Syracuse’s Northside Learning Center. Now, several years later, the U.S. Navy veteran prioritizes giving back to the same community…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Stage Celebrates Friendship and Fandom with ‘King James’

Monday, February 24, 2025, By Joanna Penalva

 Syracuse Stage continues its 2024/2025 season with Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright Rajiv Joseph’s “King James,” a slam dunk celebration of basketball, friendship and fandom. Directed by Jamil Jude, “King James” is a co-production with Indiana Repertory Theatre and will run Feb….

Campus & Community

University Remembers the Legacy of Francis McMillan Parks

Thursday, February 20, 2025, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Francis McMillan Parks, former director of Students Offering Service and African American Programs in Hendricks Chapel and a beloved community storyteller, died on Jan. 12. She was 87. Parks grew up in Odessa, Texas. She earned a bachelor’s degree in…

Media Tip Sheets

Experts Available: NY Prison Strikes; National Guard Deployment

Wednesday, February 19, 2025, By Vanessa Marquette

With New York’s prison guard strike leading to Governor Hochul deploying the National Guard and a tentative deal now in place, questions remain about the broader implications for incarcerated individuals, corrections policy, and labor rights. I have three Syracuse University…

Campus & Community

Career Readiness Through Local Immersions

Tuesday, February 11, 2025, By Dan Bernardi

A common question for college students nearing graduation is, “What’s next?” According to a May 2024 Student Voice survey by Inside Higher Ed and Generation Lab, 68% of college students feel at least “somewhat” apprehensive about life after graduation. To help ease…

Arts & Culture

Caribbean Art: Uncovering the Region’s Photographic Heritage Through Contemporary and Historical Works

Monday, February 10, 2025, By Dan Bernardi

On the surface, viewing a photo from a 1950s travel brochure of a pristine Caribbean beach with palm trees and sunshine might make you dream about a tropical vacation. But if you analyze that image more deeply, it can reveal…

Health & Society

Taylor Ratliff ’28 Takes Action on Mental Health With Girl Scouts Gold Award Project

Tuesday, February 4, 2025, By Martin Walls

It’s gratifying to realize that your chosen profession is in fact a vocation—as the saying goes, if you do something you love, you’ll never have to work a day in your life. For inclusive childhood education first-year student Taylor Ratliff …

Media, Law & Policy

Part 2: How 2 Newhouse Students Won the Top Student Creative Advertising Award in the World

Wednesday, January 29, 2025, By News Staff

“Syracuse University Creatives Win Future Lions Grand Prix with Spotify Sign Language Project,” read the Ad Age headline on June 19, 2024—a prestigious recognition for the S.I. Newhouse School in one of the top trade publications in creative advertising. Earlier…