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Business & Economy

Selim Dangoor ’23 and Sandhya Iyer ’20 Selected for Prestigious Blackstone LaunchPad Fellowships

Wednesday, June 23, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University student startups Selim Dangoor ’23, founder of MUNCH Jerky, and Sandhya Iyer ’20, CEO of Geek Girl Careers, have been selected for the summer 2021 cohort of the Blackstone LaunchPad Fellowship. Both are active members of the LaunchPad…

Campus & Community

Disability External Review Concludes with Phase Two Recommendations

Wednesday, June 23, 2021, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Disability External Review Committee has submitted its final report to Chancellor Kent Syverud, who has indicated his support for the implementation of the committee’s Phase Two recommendations beginning immediately. Due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,…

Campus & Community

School of Architecture Remembers Former Career Services Director Connie Caldwell

Wednesday, June 23, 2021, By Julie Sharkey

Connie Caldwell, former director of Career Services in the School of Architecture, died on June 11 at her home in Cazenovia. She was 65. Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Caldwell moved to Nashua, New Hampshire, as a teen and later…

Campus & Community

Former HEOP Director JoAnn K. May Remembered

Tuesday, June 22, 2021, By News Staff

JoAnn K. May, former director of Syracuse University’s Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) passed away Feb. 14. May was born in Jacksonville, Florida, the daughter of Mary and Thaddeus Kennerly. She was a proud historically Black colleges and universities alumna,…

Campus & Community

Important Update Regarding Fiscal Year ’21 Vacation Time

Tuesday, June 22, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Colleagues: This time last year, we were in the thick of our university’s pandemic response. The commitment of our faculty and staff to Syracuse University made this last academic year possible. It also meant that countless members of our…

Media Tip Sheets

Sharp Drop in Asylum Seekers Allowed Into Country Under MPP, TRAC’s Data Show

Thursday, June 17, 2021, By News Staff

A new report from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), a research center at Syracuse University, shows that the number of immigrants whose cases transferred out of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) dropped sharply in May. 4,476 MPP cases had been…

Media, Law & Policy

Four Maxwell Students Named as Boren Fellows

Wednesday, June 16, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Four students in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs have been named as recipients of the 2021 Boren Fellowship. The fellowship, sponsored by the National Security Education Program, funds immersive foreign language study abroad experiences for graduate students…

Media Tip Sheets

Syracuse Program Preparing Students for Cybersecurity Fight Against Criminal Hackers

Tuesday, June 8, 2021, By Daryl Lovell

The federal government is taking on cybersecurity threats and ransomware attacks like never before. Now widely viewed as a national security threat, President Biden recently launched an initiative to address the dangers of ransomware by working with global partners to…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence Awards Downey Scholarships to 13 Students

Friday, June 4, 2021, By Kathleen Haley

The Syracuse University Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence (SU ICCAE) has awarded Downey Scholarships to a group of 13 undergraduate, graduate and law students. The $1,500 award recognizes academic excellence, commitment to public service and potential to bring diverse…

Business & Economy

Target, Walmart and Amazon Shopping Events Signal Back-to-School Sales Creep

Friday, June 4, 2021, By Daryl Lovell

Amazon’s competition just got a little bigger. Retail giants Target and Walmart hope to cash in on the yearly sales frenzy of Amazon Prime Day by holding their own retail events on the same days. Ray Wimer, professor of retail…