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New leadership named for three Maxwell departments
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs has announced leadership appointments for the school’s newly formed public administration and international affairs department, the international relations department and the political science department. All appointments will be effective July 1. Professor…
Syracuse University announces 2011-12 University Lectures season
Twelve distinguished guests will share their global experiences and perspectives with the Syracuse University and Central New York communities next fall and spring in eight presentations during the University Lectures 2011-12 season. Guests during the fall 2011 semester will include…
SU in the News: Thursday, May 5
Voice of America interviews College of Law’s David M. Crane on ICC arrest warrants issued against Gadhafi regime
LGBT Resource Center presents class of 2011 Foundation Awards
The LGBT Resource Center at Syracuse University has announced the recipients of its 2011 Foundation Awards, who were honored at the Rainbow Banquet on April 28. This year’s recipients join a prestigious group of students, alumni, faculty, staff and community…
SU College of Law student wins national writing award
Jessica Caterina, a third-year Syracuse University College of Law student, was selected to receive the 2011 Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing. Her work—“Glorious Bastards: The Legal and Civil Birthright of Adoptees to Access Their Medical Records in Search of…
SU in the News: Monday, May 2
Arts and Sciences’ Jean Jonassaint quoted in New York Times on Haitian writer and artist Franketienne
Message from Chancellor Cantor
Dear Faculty and Staff: As you may have read today in the media, we have been in discussions with the Association of American Universities about their membership review; along with the University of Nebraska, we will be leaving the AAU….
Engagement Fellows will remain in Syracuse post graduation to continue Scholarship in Action initiatives
Twenty-one Syracuse University seniors have been selected as the 2011 Engagement Fellows, a yearlong program supported by the Kauffman Foundation that assists with securing local employment and arranges remitted tuition for courses at SU with professional and faculty mentors. This…
Barkun evaluates terrorism threat in ‘Chasing Phantoms’
In his 11th book, “Chasing Phantoms: Reality, Imagination, and Homeland Security Since 9/11” (UNC Press, 2011), Professor Michael Barkun examines the huge gap that exists between the realities of the terrorism threat facing the United States and the everyday discourse about that threat among government officials and the general public.
Seniors to present work during annual Honors Program Capstone Presentation Day
When Na’Tasha Webb-Prather was exploring a topic for her Honors Capstone project, she decided to take a critical look at her native city, Cleveland. She found that practices of segregated housing that were institutionalized decades ago have impacted contemporary educational…