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Newhouse School Mourns the Loss of Pioneering Media Executive Edward Bleier ’51
Edward Bleier ’51, the innovative media executive who helped support the study of television and pop culture on the Syracuse University campus, died Tuesday, according to his wife, Magda Bleier. He was 94 years old. Bleier was a pioneer in…
Aiming for the Stars: Aerospace Engineering Student Meets NASA Administrator
Growing up, Greg Slodysko ’24 had a deep fascination with space exploration. Games like Kerbal Space Program, which challenged players to design spacecraft for different missions, and movies like October Sky inspired him to create his own model rockets and…
‘Know Your Why’: Sport Industry Executives Offer Students Valuable Advice During Falk College DEIA Lecture
At the start of his keynote address at the Oct. 12, Jonathan B. Wanderstock “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility in Sport” lecture, Kevin Clayton had one request for the large gathering of students in attendance in the College of Law’s…
Look Back. Act Forward. The Profound Impact of the Remembrance Scholars Cohort (Podcast)
Julie Friend ’92 was a sophomore studying speech communication in the College of Visual and Performing Arts when Pan Am Flight 103 went down over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. Friend and her roommate, Beth, were sitting in Cosmo’s…
Master Leadership Skills for Behavior Change With Crucial Influence Professional Development Program
More than 30 years of research by Crucial Learning—a skills-building organization offering award-winning courses and bestselling books focused on leadership development—indicates that human behavior is grounded in six sources of influence. Leaders must know how to leverage and apply these…
Shawn Loner’s Goal: Helping Students Succeed
Shawn Loner sees his role as helping graduate students navigate their journey at Syracuse University—from transitioning to University life to considering post-University careers and everything in between. Loner, assistant director of professional and career development in the Graduate School, has…
Alumni ‘Pay it Forward’ With 1,000 Student Mentorship Meetings…and Counting
Can you recall a person who provided encouragement or advice at a pivotal time in your life, perhaps in college? The A&S | Maxwell Office of Academic and Career Advising has built a thriving program that pairs curious undergraduate students…
Remembrance Scholar Alumni Vignette: Leo Wong ’14
Dec. 21, 2023, will mark the 35th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The bombing claimed the lives of 259 people on the plane, including students returning from a semester of study abroad through…
School of Education Joins $25M USAID Project to Support Inclusive Education in Uzbekistan
Syracuse University School of Education (SOE) has joined a consortium led by not-for-profit development group Creative focused on developing inclusive and equitable early grade education in Uzbekistan. SOE’s Center on Disability and Inclusion (CDI) will assist Creative’s implementation of the…
Racial Wealth Gap the Focus of Oct. 30 Lender Center Event in Washington
In Washington, D.C., the population is booming, but rent and housing costs are spiking and wages for working-class and lower-income workers are stagnating. Those factors can create economic disparity and hardship, which makes this location an especially relevant setting for…