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Thursday Morning Roundtable Celebrates 50 Years of Civic Engagement

Friday, September 25, 2015, By Eileen Jevis

Thursday Morning Roundtable (TMR) will celebrate 50 years of service to the Central New York community at a breakfast on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Drumlins, 800 Nottingham Road, Syracuse. Charles Blow, an op-ed columnist for the New York Times and…

Campus & Community

DPS Ranked #6 in Top 25 University Departments Contributing to Student Safety

Friday, September 25, 2015, By News Staff

The Department of Public Safety was ranked at number six in the National Campus Safety Summit’s 2015 list of Top 25 university administrative departments making a difference in student safety. The ranking came as the result of a nomination detailing…

Media, Law & Policy

Free Speech Activist Mary Beth Tinker Will Visit Newhouse Oct. 2

Friday, September 25, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Mary Beth Tinker, whose decision to wear an armband to school in 1965 led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling upholding students’ free speech rights, will visit the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Friday, Oct. 2, as a…

Campus & Community

Deadline Approaching for Mobile Device Evaluation and Transition

Thursday, September 24, 2015, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

As previously announced, the University adopted a new Telecommunications and Mobile Devices Policy and has been working toward compliance and transitioning users ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline. The new policy named AT&T the preferred cellular provider and seeks to…

Media, Law & Policy

Prospective Law Students Invited to Participate in Law Week 2015

Wednesday, September 23, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

In the 2012-2013 academic year, more than 139,000 students were enrolled in roughly 200 U.S. law schools, according to a report issued by the Wall Street Journal. Fierce competition at the nation’s top schools remains a concern among applicants, which…

Arts & Culture

Pianist/Conductor Fleisher to Speak, Perform, Teach during Four Days of Appearances

Wednesday, September 23, 2015, By Kevin Morrow

Local audiences will have numerous opportunities to see, hear and enjoy legendary pianist and conductor Leon Fleisher when he visits Syracuse University for a series of events from Sept. 29-Oct. 2.

Update: Power Restored in Campus Buildings

Wednesday, September 23, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

(Update as of 6:30 p.m.) As of 6:20 PM, power has been restored in all of the academic and residence hall buildings that experienced today’s power outage. We appreciate your patience during this time. (update as of 3:20 p.m.) The…

Media, Law & Policy

Michael Gursha ’10 Joins Newhouse as Inaugural Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Wednesday, September 23, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Michael Gursha ’10, an entrepreneur, mentor, angel investor and successful executive, has joined the Newhouse School of Public Communications as the school’s inaugural entrepreneur-in-residence. He brings with him vast experience and expertise in startups and new business ventures. “The entrepreneur-in-residence…

Associate Professor Thompson on Pope Francis’ US Visit

Tuesday, September 22, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and senior research associate at the school’s Campbell Public Affairs Institute, shares her thoughts on what might be expected during Pope…

Arts & Culture

Big Data, Big Challenges

Tuesday, September 22, 2015, By Amy Manley

Syracuse SymposiumTM continues its “Networks” theme with a presentation by Noshir Contractor, an expert on the science of social communication networks. Contractor will deliver the annual Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture in the Sciences and Humanities on Thursday, Sept. 24, at…