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Important Safety Information

Thursday, January 16, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: As we begin the spring semester, I am writing to provide an overview of our safety resources available to you. I also want to outline the processes and protocols that guide how the Department of…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Urges Seizing the Moment to Become ‘A World-Class Model’ in Annual Winter Message to the Community

Monday, January 13, 2020, By News Staff

In his 2020 Winter Message, Chancellor Kent Syverud spoke of Syracuse University being true to its values and seizing the moment to become a better institution and a model for the world. In his address, Chancellor Syverud discussed four key…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Foundation Announces Intention to Pledge $75 Million to Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

Monday, January 13, 2020, By News Staff

The Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation has announced its intention to pledge $75 million to Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, which will be the largest gift in the University’s 150-year history. Donald E. Newhouse ’51 made the announcement…

Campus & Community

Winter Convocation Remarks by Chancellor Kent Syverud

Monday, January 13, 2020, By News Staff

Following are the remarks delivered by Chancellor Kent Syverud as he welcomed new students to the University at the Winter Convocation on Jan. 11 in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium. Good morning….

Campus & Community

The Lender Center for Social Justice Seeks Applications for Its Next Faculty Fellow

Friday, January 10, 2020, By Maria Damiano

The Lender Center for Social Justice is seeking applications for its 2020-2022 faculty fellow. The Lender Faculty Fellowship will support a two-year research agenda to critically and creatively explore contemporary social issues, develop innovative approaches to these problems and implement useful…

Campus & Community

Software and Soft Skills: ITS Service Center Students Learn on the Job

Monday, January 6, 2020, By News Staff

The ITS Service Center offers technology-related support to the Syracuse University community. But for the student employees who work there, the center provides an equally valuable service—the opportunity to hone their professional and interpersonal skills. “I’ve learned such a wide…

Rolling Stone

Genius Files Lawsuit Against Google

Friday, December 20, 2019, By Hailey Womer

Imraan Farukhi, an assistant professor of television, radio and film at the Newhouse School, was interviewed by Rolling Stone for the article “Can Genius really win its lawsuit against Google?” Genius, a crowd-sourcing lyric and song annotation site filed a…

Campus & Community

Shelley Crawford in the Dean of Students Office Helps Guide Students with Caring and Commitment to Their Success

Wednesday, December 18, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

Two years as a mentor to nine Posse Scholars from Miami had a profound and lasting impact on Shelley Crawford. Crawford ’13 was assistant director of special programs with the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship Programs in 2014 when…

STEM

Rajiv ‘Raj’ Dewan Appointed Dean of the School of Information Studies

Tuesday, December 17, 2019, By News Staff

Incoming Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost John Liu today announced the appointment of Rajiv “Raj” Dewan as the next dean of Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (iSchool). Dewan, professor of computers and information systems, comes to Syracuse from the…

STEM

Associate Dean Gurdip Singh Named as a Division Director by the National Science Foundation

Thursday, December 12, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs Gurdip Singh has been named by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as a division director in their Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering Directorate. He will oversee the Division of Computer and Network…