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Campus & Community

Through Public Health, University Scholar Kiersten Edwards Finds Path to Improving Lives of Others

Monday, April 17, 2023, By Matt Michael

Kiersten Edwards was 8 years old when her older brother, Daniel McPeck, left home to join the U.S. Marine Corps. And as Edwards grew older, she spent a lot of time away from home competing for the U.S. Snowboard Team….

Media, Law & Policy

All Star Broadcasting Panel Addresses the ‘Intersection of Entertainment and Democracy’

Monday, April 17, 2023, By Jessica Youngman

While covering the Olympics’ opening ceremony for NBC in 2012, journalist Bob Costas ’74, H’15 noted a tragic anniversary: During the 1972 Olympics in Munich, a Palestinian militant organization killed 11 Israeli athletes and coaches. The International Olympic Committee (IOC)…

STEM

iSchool Associate Professor Receives Fulbright to Conduct Research in the ‘Silicon Valley’ of India

Friday, April 14, 2023, By Anya Woods

When Ingrid Erickson began teaching at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) in 2017, she encountered something different about the students in her classroom—many, if not most, of them were from India. This was a change from the students she…

Campus & Community

College of Arts and Sciences’ Lois Agnew Appointed Associate Provost for Academic Programs

Friday, April 14, 2023, By News Staff

Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter has appointed Lois Agnew to the position of associate provost for academic programs. Agnew, who has served as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) since July 2022,…

Campus & Community

Maxwell Celebrates 4 Exceptional Alumni at Annual Awards of Excellence

Thursday, April 13, 2023, By Jessica Youngman

Bernard Rostker G’66, G’70 has tackled some of the most contentious issues in the military over a 55-year career in government service and research. He oversaw the re-establishment of Selective Service registration during the Carter administration, co-authored two key RAND…

Veterans

Leaders From Higher Education and Government Convene at Syracuse University on Future of America’s Volunteer Military

Thursday, April 13, 2023, By News Staff

Demonstrating its longstanding commitment to veteran and military communities across the nation and making good on its promise to be the Best Place for Veterans, Syracuse University will co-host a first-of-its-kind summit addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing…

Campus & Community

Arts Management Leader Anwar Nasir ’06 to Deliver 2023 VPA Convocation Address

Wednesday, April 12, 2023, By Erica Blust

Arts management leader Anwar Nasir ’06 will deliver the keynote address to bachelor’s and master’s degree candidates of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) at their Convocation ceremony on Saturday, May 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the JMA…

Campus & Community

Iona Volynets Selected as 2023 Truman Scholar

Wednesday, April 12, 2023, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

  Syracuse University junior Iona Volynets has been named as a 2023 recipient of the Truman Scholarship. Volynets, of Washington, D.C., is a history and international relations major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of…

Campus & Community

Newhouse Announces Finalists in 2023 Mirror Awards Competition

Wednesday, April 12, 2023, By Madelyn Geyer

Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications today announced the finalists in the 2023 Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting. Winners will be announced Monday, June 12, at an awards ceremony in New York City. The finalists, selected by a…

Campus & Community

12 Representatives Attending National Academic Women of Color Conference

Wednesday, April 12, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Twelve Syracuse University faculty and staff members will join hundreds of women academics from across the nation for the 2023 Faculty Women of Color in the Academy (FWCA) annual conference April 20-23. The conference provides educational and professional opportunities for…