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Q&A: Rebecca Rose, Assistant Director of Financial Literacy and Education Programs

Thursday, July 3, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

A Brookings Institution study released last week claimed that though student debt levels have been increasing at a fast pace for at least two decades, there is no crisis in the offing. The authors say that increases in average lifetime…

Campus & Community

$1 Million Gift Launches fund to Aid Students with Disabilities

Thursday, June 26, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University has received a $1 million gift from alumnus and former Orange basketball star George Hicker ’68 to launch a new fund to expand access and opportunities for students with disabilities. Hicker, president of Cardinal Industrial Real Estate, based…

Campus & Community

Fast Forward Syracuse: Setting a Strategic Course for the Future

Tuesday, June 24, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud, with the support of the University’s Board of Trustees, today introduced Fast Forward Syracuse, a transformation initiative that will provide the key strategic direction and framework for propelling the University forward.

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud and Dr. Chen Meet Students, University Stakeholders in Middle East

Thursday, June 19, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Chancellor Kent Syverud, accompanied by his wife, Dr. Ruth Chen, made his first trip to visit Syracuse students, alumni and supporters in the Middle East, when he recently visited Dubai, Kuwait and Bahrain. As a guest in Dubai of Trustee…

Campus & Community

Anchors A-Whey Study: Curious About Your Cardiovascular and Cognitive Health?

Tuesday, June 17, 2014, By News Staff

The Department of Exercise Science’s Human Performance Laboratory is continually recruiting for a research study examining the effect of whey protein (milk protein) supplementation on artery and brain health. You may be eligible if you are 60-85 years old, do…

Campus & Community

Writer Publishes Book on Iconic Arts Leader, Music Educator

Tuesday, June 17, 2014, By News Staff

One of today’s leading arts leaders is the subject of a new book by a member of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Rob Enslin, The College’s communications manager, has co-written the Ned Corman memoir, Now’s the Time: A Story of Music, Education, and Advocacy (Epigraph, 2014). A resident of Rochester, N.Y., Corman is best known as founder of the Penfield Music Commission Project (PMCP) and its national successor, The Commission Project (TCP). He also is closely associated with several major festivals, including the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF).

Campus & Community

Fact Sheet: Realignment of University Support Services for Students Impacted by Sexual Violence

Wednesday, June 4, 2014, By News Staff

Last week, the University announced the realignment of key departments to create a stronger and more integrated set of University support services for students impacted by sexual violence. Some students and community members have expressed concern about the realignment of…

Media, Law & Policy

Winners Announced in Newhouse School’s 2014 Mirror Awards Competition

Wednesday, June 4, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Winners in the eighth annual Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting were announced Wednesday at a ceremony in New York City, hosted by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Gayle King, co-host of “CBS This Morning”…

Health & Society

Reducing Adolescent Involvement in the Juvenile Justice System

Wednesday, June 4, 2014, By News Staff

A Falk College research team is helping Onondaga County identify risk factors that indicate when children and youth will cross over from the child welfare system into the juvenile justice system. The team includes CFS associate professor Matthew Mulvaney, the…

Campus & Community

University College Dean Bea González Awarded NAACP Community Service Award

Wednesday, June 4, 2014, By Eileen Jevis

Bea González, dean of University College, was recognized with a Community Service Award by the Syracuse/Onondaga County NAACP at the 35th Annual Freedom Awards Banquet held in May. The Community Service Award is the most distinguished honor given by the…