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Syracuse University to Award Five Honorary Degrees at 2017 Commencement
A global business leader and champion of the underserved; a civil rights activist and prominent attorney; a leading scholar in wireless communications; a preservationist of Native American culture; and a visionary artist of contemporary issues will be awarded honorary degrees…
STEM Faculty Land Grant to Recruit, Retain Underrepresented Students
Four Syracuse University professors, led by John Tillotson, associate professor and department chair of science teaching, have received a three-year, $999,719 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to support recruitment and retention of underrepresented students in science, technology, engineering and math…
Secretary General of the Organization of American States to Speak Friday at Eggers
Secretary General Luis Almagro Lemes of the Organization of American States (OAS) will present “The Challenges of Democracy and Human Rights in the Americas: The Role of the Organization of American States (OAS) as an International Organization,” on Friday, April…
Scholar Spotlight: Seth Quam ’17
Senior Seth Quam knows he chose the right place for his college education with Syracuse University. Quam has two majors—1) citizenship and civic engagement and 2) geography—along with a minor in women’s and gender studies. A native of Lombard, Illinois,…
University to Host Ethnomusicologists Eric Usner, Michael Birenbaum Quintero
Syracuse University will present programs by two distinguished ethnomusicologists in April. Eric Usner, visiting assistant professor of music at Franklin & Marshall College, will lead a hands-on workshop about teaching in music and the humanities on Friday, April 7, from…
Department of Drama Presents George Bernard Shaw’s ‘Major Barbara’
“The greatest of evils and the worst crime is poverty,” declared George Bernard Shaw in the introduction to his famous play “Major Barbara.” Written in 1906, this deliciously provocative comedy is the next offering in the Syracuse University Department of…
To Halt Domestic Violence, Syracuse Students Hear Challenge to Men: ‘Raise the Bar’
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,…
Architecture Symposium to Explore Density in Los Angeles, Debate City’s Urban Future in Face of Rising Challenges, Identity Politics
What kind of city should Los Angeles become? The question strikes at the heart of challenging and polarizing issues Angelenos struggle with as their city faces the effects of rapid growth and rapid urban transformation. Perhaps no issue defines the…
After Eight Years in Syracuse, a Student’s Postcard Goodbye: ‘You Will Always Be a Home to Me’
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…
PAN Portal Program Prepares Newhouse PR Students to Be ‘Job Ready Day One’
The Newhouse School’s public relations department will host the PAN Portal ePortfolio Review Day on campus on Tuesday, March 21. Professionals from marketing and PR agency PAN Communications will critique and advise undergraduate and graduate students on their capstone ePortfolios,…