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YWCA Recognizes Two from University with ‘Spirit of American Women’ Honors
Two Syracuse University leaders were honored at the YWCA of Syracuse and Onondaga County’s “Spirit of American Women” Awards on Nov. 3 at the Genesee Grande Hotel. Liz Liddy, dean of the School of Information Studies, and Tatiana Williams ’16 G’17,…
CRS Department to Have Significant Presence at Annual National Communication Association Convention
Sixteen faculty and graduate students from the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts will be participating in the 102nd Annual Convention of the National Communication Association (NCA) in Philadelphia Nov. 10-13….
University Celebrates Native Heritage Month 2016
Throughout the month of November, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, in collaboration with student organizations and campus partners, hosts Native Heritage Month. Native Heritage Month offers a variety of speakers, performances, film screenings and other events that celebrate and raise…
How Student Voters on Campus Can Prepare for Election Day
If you’re registered to vote in Syracuse, New York, it’s critical to check your voter registration.
Live Virtual Conference: ‘Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web and Technology ‘
All University faculty, staff and students are invited to the virtual version of “Accessing Higher Ground,” a live, web-based conference focused on accessible media, web and technology, presented by the Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD). The 19th annual…
Director of Tully Center Calls ‘Ballot Selfie’ a Test of Competing First Amendment Issues
Courts around the country are deciding an issue involving a timeless expression of democracy and a newer form expression of self-absorption: the so called “selfie” photograph taken inside a polling place. It’s a fairly new phenonenon, and getting plenty of…
Newhouse Student Journalists Participate in Democracy in Action Project
Student journalists at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications are about to get a real-life taste of election coverage by taking part in a project that will place them at the center of one of our most democratic processes….
Bhatia Appointed to National Engineering Committee
Shobha Bhatia, the Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been appointed to the National Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering. The nine-member committee reports to…
Heart of a Lion
When Marilyn Kerr arrived at Syracuse in 1970, science was a male-dominated profession. The idea of a woman donning a white lab coat and waxing rhapsodic about biology or chemistry seemed, in those days, about as likely as someone synthesizing…
Q&A: Christopher Faricy on the Smooth Transition of Presidential Power
Voters who haven’t yet cast their ballots in early voting step into the voting booth in less than a week to make their voices heard. Citizens need to trust in that election system as part of the democratic process and…