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Newhouse Student-Run PR Firm Honored at PRSSA National Conference
Hill Communications, the student-run public relations firm based in the Newhouse School, was recently honored at the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) National Conference, held Nov. 6-10 in Atlanta. The group won the award for best campaign by…
Campus Community Mourns Loss of Father Linus DeSantis, Roman Catholic Chaplain
Father Linus DeSantis, the Catholic Chaplain at Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 1. A wake honoring Father DeSantis will be held Friday, Dec. 4, from 3 – 9 p.m. with…
Scholar Spotlight: Adeyemi Adediran ’16
Adeyemi Adediran transferred to Syracuse University from a university in his home country of Nigeria in 2014. A philosophy major, he won that department’s Peterfreund Prize for undergraduates this past summer. He spent the summer volunteering at a community center…
Graduate Students Teach Philosophy to Eighth Graders in City Schools
A collaborative project between the Southside Academy in the Syracuse City School District and members of the philosophy department in the College of Arts and Sciences is leading to a greater understanding of mankind’s most important questions among eighth graders.
How Anxiety about Terrorist Attacks Could Change Our Politics
In the wake of the devastating month marked by the downing of a Russian passenger plane, simultaneous suicide attacks in Beirut and coordinated attacks in Paris, American fears of terrorism are likely to increase. That in turn could shape policy…
Point of Contact’s El Punto Art Studio Awarded $39,000 by NYS Council of the Arts
The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) has awarded Punto de Contacto-Point of Contact a three-year grant of $13,000 per year, for a total of $39,000, for its arts education program, El Punto Art Studio. Created in 2010…
Working Groups Named to Drive Academic Strategic Plan Implementation
Syracuse University’s Academic Strategic Plan Oversight Committee has announced the appointment of faculty, staff and students to six working groups that will help inform the committee’s work to implement the University’s new Academic Strategic Plan. Each of the six working…
Philosopher Awarded German Order of Merit
Frederick Charles Beiser, professor of philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded one of Germany’s highest civilian honors. Last month, he was presented the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany…
National Day of Giving Events Planned for Today
Tuesday, Dec. 1, is National Day of Giving, or #GivingTuesday. Now in its fourth year, #GivingTuesday is observed on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, following the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday. #GivingTuesday kicks off the month of…
Syracuse Architecture’s Bachelor’s and Master’s Programs Rise in Rankings
The 2016 DesignIntelligence (DI) rankings of America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools place the Syracuse University School of Architecture undergraduate (B.Arch) program at #4 in the nation, up from last year’s fifth position. The school’s graduate (M.Arch) program is ranked…