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Training Sessions to Focus on Disability Access and Accommodations

Thursday, October 20, 2016, By Carol Boll

Two training sessions on Syracuse University policies and procedures relating to disability access and accommodations have been scheduled for Nov. 1 at the Sheraton Hotel, Regency C, and Nov. 2 in Room 114 Bird Library. The sessions, which are open…

Media, Law & Policy

Students Broaden Knowledge By Attending ‘Running for Cover’ Symposium

Wednesday, October 19, 2016, By Aishwarya Nag Choudhury

Students who attended “Running for Cover: Politics, Justice and Media in the Syrian Conflict” on Thursday, Oct. 6, said the event was an amazing opportunity and a great learning experience. They said it was helpful in broadening their knowledge about…

Business & Economy

S.P. Raj Named Interim Dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management

Wednesday, October 19, 2016, By News Staff

A longtime leader and widely respected scholar in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management has been selected to serve as interim dean. Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly today announced that S.P. Raj, Distinguished Professor of Marketing and…

Arts & Culture

DK Summer Institute Focuses on Knowledge Production to Create More ‘Just Academy’

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By Rob Enslin

LeConté Dill’s grandparents were part of the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North and West, where, during the 1940s, they put down roots in South Los Angeles. Today, the once-vibrant neighborhood is plagued…

Arts & Culture

Women’s & Gender Studies to Host Alumni Panel Discussion Oct. 20

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Two alumni of the Department of Women’s & Gender Studies (WGS) will return to campus to share their professional experiences. Brittany Brathwaite ’13, co-founder and chief innovation officer of the social start-up KIMBRITIVE, and Erin Carhart ’14, manager of youth…

Campus & Community

Message from Chancellor Kent Syverud

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Last spring, Syracuse University conducted a comprehensive climate survey to assess the learning, living and work environment on campus. Nearly 6,000 students, faculty and staff members took part in the survey. Issues evaluated via the…

Media, Law & Policy

Washington Post Reporter Jason Rezaian to Be Honored with Tully Free Speech Award

Thursday, October 13, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Tully Center for Free Speech in the Newhouse School will honor Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter who was imprisoned in Iran for 544 days, with the 2016 Free Speech Award. The award is given annually to a journalist…

Campus & Community

Cathryn R. Newton Appointed Special Advisor to the Chancellor and Provost for Faculty Engagement

Thursday, October 13, 2016, By News Staff

Elevating undergraduate research, providing faculty leadership during Campus Framework process and enhancing SUNY-ESF partnership among Newton’s new responsibilities
To be determined.

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses October Meeting of University Senate

Thursday, October 13, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

Syracuse University’s recent leadership transitions, the Campus Framework, diversity and inclusion, and the Climate Assessment Survey were among a handful of topics Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed during his University Senate appearance Wednesday afternoon in Maxwell Auditorium. Speaking in front of…

Media, Law & Policy

Photojournalist Lynsey Addario Giving University Lecture Oct. 18

Wednesday, October 12, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

Acclaimed international photojournalist Lynsey Addario—renowned for her striking images of war zones and displaced refugees—is the next speaker in the University Lectures series on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Her appearance is co-sponsored by the S.I….