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School of Education Receives Gift to Fund Indigenous Teacher Preparation Scholarships

Thursday, June 6, 2024, By Martin Walls

An anonymous benefactor has given $150,000 to the Syracuse University School of Education to provide scholarships for Native American students preparing to become inclusive education teachers. The School of Education Indigenous Teacher Preparation Fund will provide scholarships to at least…

Campus & Community

Human Dynamics Task Force Members Appointed, Set to Begin Work

Thursday, June 6, 2024, By Wendy S. Loughlin

A task force charged with the reimagination of Syracuse University’s human dynamics academic programs has been convened by Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter. The work of the Human Dynamics Task Force will focus on programs in…

Campus & Community

Nimisha Thakur Receives Newcombe Fellowship for Doctoral Research in India

Thursday, June 6, 2024, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Nimisha Thakur, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Anthropology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received a Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Awarded by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, the Newcombe Fellowship supports…

Arts & Culture

CRS Professor Wins Distinguished Service Award From the Rhetoric Society of America 

Wednesday, June 5, 2024, By News Staff

Kendall Phillips, professor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS) and interim director of Syracuse University’s Lender Center for Social Justice, has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 George E….

Media, Law & Policy

Terence J. Lau L’98 Named Dean of the College of Law

Wednesday, June 5, 2024, By News Staff

Syracuse University today announced that Terence J. Lau L’98 has been named the 13th dean of Syracuse University’s College of Law. The appointment, which begins Aug. 5, was approved by the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees. “We are…

Campus & Community

College of Professional Studies Programs Provides Faculty and Staff Opportunities to Use Remitted Tuition

Tuesday, June 4, 2024, By Hope Alvarez

The remitted tuition benefit offers eligible employees the opportunity to have tuition charges covered for undergraduate and graduate classes at the University. If you’re thinking about using remitted tuition, consider enrolling in one of the in-demand programs offered through the…

Health & Society

$1.25M Mellon Foundation Grant Supports Humanities-Oriented Project Focused on Pandemic Backlash and Public Health

Tuesday, June 4, 2024, By Wendy S. Loughlin

A project that uses humanities methods to document and explore pandemic backlash and the experiences of public health officials has received $1.25 million in funding from the Mellon Foundation. The multi-university effort involves historians and public health scholars based at…

Campus & Community

School of Architecture Faculty Receive 2024 Graham Foundation Grants

Tuesday, June 4, 2024, By Julie Sharkey

As part of their 2024 grant cycle funding ideas to expand architecture and design, the Chicago-based Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts recently announced 56 new grants, totaling $519,500, to individuals, including two School of Architecture faculty,…

Media, Law & Policy

What if D-Day Had Never Happened?: The Enduring Significance of the Allied Invasion of Europe 80 Years On

Monday, June 3, 2024, By Kathleen Haley

Eighty years ago this week the epic invasion of Allied air and ground forces swept across the Normandy peninsula to help defeat Adolf Hitler and his German war machine during World War II. A battle of more than 150,000 Allied…

Campus & Community

What’s Happening in CNY: Summer Festival Guide

Monday, June 3, 2024, By Christine Grabowski

Spending time in Syracuse for the summer and looking for something fun to do? We have rounded up a list of the festivals taking place in and around the Syracuse area. June  St. Sophia’s Greek Cultural Festival Address: 325 Waring…