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Academic Strategic Planning Preparation Group Appointed to Guide Next Steps in Planning Process
Gretchen Ritter, vice chancellor, provost and chief academic officer, has appointed an Academic Strategic Planning Preparation Group (ASPP) to develop a schedule, scope and design for a refresh of Syracuse University’s Academic Strategic Plan. The group will study the 2015…
Maxwell Alumni Wonder if Changes They Worked for in Afghanistan Will Endure
Leaving dust in their wake, the young Afghan women set out for a miles-long run along a trail riddled with rocks and, every so often, a spent bullet. The casings and an occasional rusted Soviet tank served as reminders of…
African American Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies Faculty Book Roundup
Faculty members in the departments of Women’s and Gender Studies and African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences have authored or edited books on a diverse range of scholarly topics relevant to their fields of study. Their…
Annual Service of Commemoration Is March 22
Hendricks Chapel will host Syracuse University’s annual Service of Commemoration—honoring current students, faculty and staff; retirees; trustees; and honorary degree recipients of Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) who passed during the period…
6 Faculty Members Elected to the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure
Six faculty members have been elected to serve two-year terms on the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure. Representatives are elected from across Syracuse University’s colleges and schools. The committee works in an advisory capacity to the provost to…
College of Law Adds 4 New Board of Advisors Members
Syracuse University College of Law has appointed four new Board of Advisors members: Peter Carmen L’91, Prashanth (PJ) Jayachandran G’98, L’98, Benita Miller L’96 and David Wales L’95. These appointments reflect the heft of the College of Law’s alumni and…
‘Be the Change:’ María De Jesús G’11 on Educational Leadership, Making a Difference Beyond the Classroom
When María De Jesús G’11 was an undergraduate at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, she worked as a cashier at Nojaim’s Supermarket, once an anchor of the city’s Near Westside neighborhood. “My interest in leadership began there,” recalls De Jesús,…
Arts and Sciences Remembers Longtime Physics Professor Kameshwar C. Wali
The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) mourns the loss of Kameshwar C. Wali, Steele Professor Emeritus of Physics, who passed away Jan. 14 at the age of 94. An eminent theoretical physicist, Wali was internationally recognized for his research…