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iSchool Welcomes New Dean

Tuesday, January 21, 2020, By News Staff

The School of Information Studies welcomed Rajiv Dewan as its new dean on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Dewan comes to Syracuse University from the Simon Business School at the University of Rochester. He succeeds David Seaman, who served as interim dean…

Campus & Community

Campus Community Invited to Syracuse Architecture’s Lunar New Year 2020 Celebration

Monday, January 20, 2020, By Julie Sharkey

This coming weekend, a quarter of the world’s population will celebrate the Year of the Rat—the first animal of the Chinese zodiac, representing wisdom and compassion—with feasts, gift-giving and good wishes. Lunar New Year, the longest and among the most…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Boosting Efforts to Increase Faculty Diversity through Enhanced Central Funding, New Hiring Initiative

Friday, January 17, 2020, By Kathleen Haley

To bolster faculty diversity, Syracuse University is increasing funding aimed at competitive recruitment of faculty from underrepresented minority groups for open positions. The Diversity Opportunity Hires initiative builds on the University’s existing efforts within the signature and cluster hires programs…

Campus & Community

Undergraduates Encouraged to Apply to Present at ACC Meeting of the Minds

Thursday, January 16, 2020, By Kathleen Haley

As a participant of last year’s ACC Meeting of the Minds (M.o.M.) conference, Julia Riley ’20 presented her research on a certain protein, Ubiquilin-2, that has been shown to cause some forms of ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, when it…

Veterans

Haynie and Armstrong Selected Among Nation’s Top Veteran Influencers

Thursday, January 16, 2020, By Leah Lazarz

Mike Haynie, vice chancellor and founder of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), has been named to the prestigious HillVets100 list for 2019. The HillVets100 is an annual listing of the nation’s 100 most influential veterans, service members…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Spring 2020 Exhibiting Artist Explores Nature as Site of Refuge and Trauma

Thursday, January 16, 2020, By Cjala Surratt

Light Work is presenting “Trap and Lean-to,” a solo exhibition of photographs by Oakland-based artist Dionne Lee, through March 7. A multimedia artist, Lee employs video, collage, photography and sculpture to explore American landscape and her place within its complex…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Introduces ‘Third Year Away’ Option for Residential J.D. Students

Thursday, January 16, 2020, By Robert Conrad

Starting with the Class of 2023, students in the College of Law’s residential J.D. program will have the option of spending their third year entirely off campus while still taking courses from College of Law faculty. Specifically, students in good…

Campus & Community

University Announces Over $1 Million in Grants and Scholarships for Summer Study-Abroad Programs

Wednesday, January 15, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University senior Bria Huff, sophomore Ellenora Huth and junior Alexis Stackhouse made many discoveries during their summer study-abroad experiences last year through Syracuse Abroad. Huff and Stackhouse studied in Madrid, Spain, and Huth in Strasbourg, France. They each immersed…

Campus & Community

Performances to Explore Race, Identity in Connection with Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Wednesday, January 15, 2020, By Kathleen Haley

The campus community is invited to three events exploring themes of race and identity through artistic presentations, providing opportunities for further reflection surrounding the 35th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. The events are a performance by and…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Urges Seizing the Moment to Become ‘A World-Class Model’ in Annual Winter Message to the Community

Monday, January 13, 2020, By News Staff

In his 2020 Winter Message, Chancellor Kent Syverud spoke of Syracuse University being true to its values and seizing the moment to become a better institution and a model for the world. In his address, Chancellor Syverud discussed four key…