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After 38 Years of Service, SU Treasurer Barbara Wells Announces Retirement; Successor Named
SU Treasurer Barbara Wells has announced her retirement from Syracuse University, effective Sept. 15, after 38 years of service. Wells has been responsible for overseeing the management of the University’s $1.3 billion of cash and long-term investments and $378 million…
Former Maxwell Dean Guthrie S. Birkhead Jr. Dies at 92
Guthrie S. Birkhead Jr., dean emeritus of the Maxwell School and a professor of public administration and political science for 50 years, died on July 22 in Syracuse. Birkhead served as Maxwell’s dean from 1977-88, after having taught at Maxwell…
Athletics Department to Hold Yard Sale Thursday and Friday
The Syracuse University Department of Athletics will hold a yard sale on Thursday, July 25, and Friday, July 26, in Manley Field House. Both men’s and women’s apparel and equipment will be on sale while supplies last during the two-day…
Professor Micere Mugo Tells Why Mandela Is a Great Man
Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela turns 95 on July 18. Mandela, who became the first black president of South Africa after serving 27 years in prison under the repressive apartheid regime, has been hospitalized since June 8 with a serious lung…
World-Class Guest Artists to Teach at Summer Dance Intensive
Troy Powell, artistic director of Ailey II American Dance Theater, and Diana White, artistic director at the Scarsdale Ballet Studio, will be teaching dance classes at the Summer Dance Intensive Program at Syracuse University. The dance intensive is offered through…
Feel the Heat
More than a decade after a deadly dorm fire at Seton Hall, colleges and universities continue to train resident advisors about fire safety. This includes the chance to see, from a safe distance, a dorm room go up in flames.
Janklow Arts Leadership Program Increasing in Size, Diversity
Welcoming its second student cohort this summer, the Janklow Arts Leadership Program has acquired a reputation for academic rigor and selectivity and has established an international presence.
Maxwell Blood Drive
The Center for Policy Research at The Maxwell School will host a blood drive on Wednesday, July 17, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m in the Noble Room in Hendricks Chapel. To set up an appointment to donate, please contact Peg Austin…
McDonald Gives Reaction to Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling
A surprise ruling from the Supreme Court is drawing a wide range of reaction, much of it negative.
Industrial and Interaction Design Program Celebrates Two National Awards
The industrial and interaction design (IID) program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) is celebrating two national awards achieved by a faculty member and a recent alumna. Assistant Professor Kathleen Brandt is co-director of Syracuse University’s Thinklab,…