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Maxwell Students Connect with Issues Experts Around the Country
Faculty and staff in the Maxwell School are helping international relations students stay ahead of the game by connecting them with leaders in the field. Gathering together around a conference table in Eggers Hall, a group of eager undergraduate and…
First Known Use of Mary Poppins’ Best-Known Word? Not in London but in DO
Peter Amster figures he heard the word for the first time when he was 14 or 15, a teenager in the darkness of a Long Island movie theater. He was a serious kid, already reading Sarte and Kierkegaard, but…
Geologists Publish New Details about Evolution of East African Rift Valley
Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have published new details about the evolution of the East African Rift (EAR) Valley, one of the world’s largest continental rift zones. Christopher Scholz, professor of Earth sciences, and a team of…
Two Free Speech Policies Revised and Take Effect January 1
With input from the campus community, Syracuse University revised two of the three University policies governing speech and expression, consistent with recommendations from the Working Group on Free Speech. Following the open comment period in November, the Anti-Harassment Policy and…
Syracuse Professor, Alumnus Co-Found Group to Address Rights of People with Disabilities Worldwide
The Tangata Group, a nonprofit, non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to the proposition that disability rights are human rights, has been created to assist nations in successfully adhering to international disability law and policy, disability inclusive development and participatory human rights…
Chancellor Syverud Announces Leadership Changes to Better Align with Strategic Vision
Bea González and J. Michael Haynie to oversee new, expanded portfolios As Syracuse University continues to implement the bold concepts contained within the Academic Strategic Plan and Campus Framework, Bea González and J. Michael Haynie, two key members of Chancellor…
Rock and a Hard Place
When Brian Patterson heard the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) was being delayed and possibly rerouted, he let out a whoop of joy. For him and thousands of others, particularly those at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in the snow-covered Dakotas,…
Campus Community Members Soon Able to Designate Preferred Name on MySlice
Members of the Syracuse University community will soon be able to designate their preferred or chosen name on MySlice to indicate to others how they would like to be addressed. The new policy, which will be implemented at the start…
Call for entries: 2017 Mirror Awards
The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications is now accepting nominations for the 11th annual Mirror Awards honoring excellence in media industry reporting. The deadline is Feb. 15, 2017. Enter now at http://mirrorawards.com. Awards will be given in four categories:…
VPA’s Setnor Named a Top Music School by Hollywood Reporter
The College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music was ranked No. 21 on the Hollywood Reporter’s (THR) list of the “Top 25 Music Schools of 2016.” The article noted that Crouse…