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Campus & Community

Alford to Moderate Civil Rights Panel

Tuesday, March 17, 2015, By News Staff

In “Civil Rights Moving Forward,” Keith A. Alford, Falk College Associate Professor of Social Work, will moderate a panel of activists discussing the current focus of their work and strategies on local and national issues.  The purpose of the interactive…

Health & Society

Joanna Masingila Named Dean of School of Education

Tuesday, March 17, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Syracuse University Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy today announced that Joanna Masingila has been selected to serve as dean of the School of Education. Masingila joined the Syracuse faculty in 1992 and has served as interim dean of…

Health & Society

College of Law Helps Launch ‘Seven Days for Syria’

Monday, March 16, 2015, By Martin Walls

The “Arab Spring,” a wave of unrest that began with the Tunisian revolution in 2010, reached Syria on March 15, 2011, when residents of a small southern city took to the streets to protest the torture of students who had…

Arts & Culture

Phi Beta Sigma Brings Recording Artist August Alsina to Goldstein

Monday, March 16, 2015, By News Staff

The Theta Xi Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. will host its “State of Emergency: Culture for Service” Benefit Concert featuring recording artist August Alsina on Sunday, March 22. Doors at Goldstein Auditorium at Schine Student Center open at…

Campus & Community

Libraries Receive Two Major Gifts, Create New Endowment Funds

Monday, March 16, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Syracuse University Libraries have established two new endowment funds that will have a favorable impact on the student experience: the Libraries Student Employee Scholarship Fund and the Donald P. Ely Memorial Fund, in memory of the longtime SU faculty…

Veterans

J. Michael Haynie Appointed to Newly Created VA Advisory Committee

Friday, March 13, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University Vice Chancellor for Veterans and Military Affairs J. Michael Haynie has been appointed to a newly created U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) advisory committee.

Campus & Community

Call for Poets: Point of Contact Presents Poetry Book Fair

Thursday, March 12, 2015, By News Staff

Point of Contact Gallery is hosting its fourth Poetry Book Fair to showcase books by poets from the central New York region. This is an opportunity for local poets to showcase and sell their published work. Part of Cruel April,…

STEM

iSchool Graduate, Visiting Professor Meyerrose Keynoting Cyber Competition

Thursday, March 12, 2015, By Diane Stirling

A retired U.S. Air Force major general, known worldwide for his information technology and cybersecurity expertise and known to the School of Information Studies (iSchool) as a distinguished doctoral degree graduate and a visiting professor, will be the keynote speaker…

Health & Society

Renowned Scholar to Speak on Muslim Women’s Struggle for Equality

Thursday, March 12, 2015, By News Staff

Ziba Mir-Hosseini, a legal anthropologist and co-editor of the book “Men in Charge? Rethinking Authority in Muslim Legal Tradition” (Oneworld Publications, 2015), will deliver a talk at the Maxwell School on Tuesday, March 17, at 5 p.m. in 220 Eggers…

Business & Economy

Whitman School’s Entrepreneurship Program Earns Top 20 Spot in Latest U.S. News Ranking

Wednesday, March 11, 2015, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University’s graduate entrepreneurship program was ranked #17 in the latest U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of the best business schools for entrepreneurship. The full rankings, released March 10, are published…