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Council of Europe Agreement a ‘Gem of an Opportunity’ for Syracuse Students and Faculty

Tuesday, January 2, 2024, By News Staff

It is not every day that Syracuse University partners with an international organization representing more than 700 million people. The Council of Europe and the University have announced a new agreement that strengthens and expands an existing relationship by providing…

Health & Society

Ukrainian Students Find Refuge in the Maxwell School Community

Friday, December 22, 2023, By Jessica Youngman

Yulia Bychkovska was in Boston in February 2022 when Russian missile attacks struck a mostly residential area west of her home in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. Though she was in the U.S., she learned of the invasion before her mother. “I had…

Business & Economy

Whitman’s Online MBA Program Achieves High Ranking by Poets&Quants

Thursday, December 21, 2023, By Dawn McWilliams

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management is now ranked No. 29 in the nation for its online MBA program by Poets&Quants, an improvement from its No. 31 ranking last year. The Poets&Quants’ rankings methodology relies on three categories equally…

Media Tip Sheets

From Controversy to Classroom: Expert Offers Insight on the Revised AP African American Studies Framework

Thursday, December 21, 2023, By Christopher Munoz

Following a heated political debate and a round of revisions, the College Board has released a new framework for its Advanced Placement African American Studies course. The course will be available to districts starting with the 2024-25 school year. After…

Media, Law & Policy

Stress Less: Newhouse Student’s Mindfulness Book for Teens Is Rooted in Family Ties

Tuesday, December 19, 2023, By Genaro Armas

The idea for a new book about mindfulness by Adam Avin ’26, a sophomore in the Newhouse School of Public Communications, is rooted in the days he spent with his great grandparents growing up in Florida. “Stress Less: Mindfulness for…

Campus & Community

Talithia Williams to Serve as Featured Speaker for 39th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Tuesday, December 19, 2023, By Dara Harper

Talithia Williams, Ph.D., big data expert, math professor and host of “NOVA Wonders,” will serve as featured speaker at the 39th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 21, in the JMA Wireless Dome. This year’s…

Health & Society

Vibes Off This Holiday Season? Falk Professor and Social Worker Tracey Marchese Has Self-Care Tips

Monday, December 18, 2023, By Jen Plummer

From sentimental Amazon ads on TV to your neighbor’s perfect holiday landscape to an endless stream of social media posts depicting a Hallmark-esque experience, we are often bombarded with messages depicting the “ideal” holiday season that don’t always match up…

Business & Economy

2023 Student Entrepreneur Impact Prize Winners Announced

Monday, December 18, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) announced winners of the 2023 Impact Prize competition for social entrepreneurship held last month at Bird Library. Twenty-two student teams from Syracuse and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) pitched ideas for…

Campus & Community

Tanya Williamson Named Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s New Assistant Vice President

Thursday, December 14, 2023, By Kathleen Haley

Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Mary Grace Almandrez has announced the selection of Tanya Williamson as the inaugural assistant vice president in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Williamson, who currently serves as associate director of diversity, equity and…

Campus & Community

Lender Center D.C. Conversation Expands Partnerships, Ideas to Reduce Racial Wealth Gap

Wednesday, December 13, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Economic experts, federal policymakers and human services administrators joined researchers from Syracuse University and other academic institutions recently in Washington, D.C., to examine factors that contribute to a growing racial wealth gap in America. They also looked at how academic…