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Fast Forward Syracuse: Setting a Strategic Course for the Future

Tuesday, June 24, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud, with the support of the University’s Board of Trustees, today introduced Fast Forward Syracuse, a transformation initiative that will provide the key strategic direction and framework for propelling the University forward.

Campus & Community

WAER Changes Format to News All Day, Jazz All Night

Wednesday, June 18, 2014, By Keith Kobland

Responding to research that shows an increased demand for news and information, WAER, which is licensed, owned and operated by Syracuse University, is modifying its on-air schedule beginning Monday, June 30. WAER will expand its daytime news and information offerings…

Media, Law & Policy

William C. Stinchcombe, Professor Emeritus of History, Dies

Friday, June 13, 2014, By News Staff

William C. Stinchcombe, professor emeritus of history at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, passed away on Wednesday, June 11. He joined the faculty as an assistant professor in 1967, and was named associate professor in 1971, full…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell School Associate Professor John Scott Strickland Dies

Thursday, May 29, 2014, By News Staff

John Scott Strickland, associate professor of history at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, passed away on Wednesday, May 28. He joined the faculty as an assistant professor in 1984 and was named associate professor in 1990. For…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse students Travel to Mumbai for a Bollywood Immersion

Monday, May 19, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

For the fifth time, students from the Newhouse School will have the opportunity to study with filmmakers and production companies in Mumbai, India. Summer Program: Bollywood Practicum is an SU Abroad course led by Newhouse adjunct Mark Bennington, a renowned…

Campus & Community

Commencement Speech by New Yorker Editor David Remnick

Sunday, May 11, 2014, By News Staff

Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, delivered the Commencement address for Syracuse University’s 160th Commencement ceremony.

Campus & Community

Burman Named Inaugural Holder of Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics

Wednesday, May 7, 2014, By News Staff

Public finance and tax policy expert Leonard E. Burman has been named the first holder of the Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Burman is currently professor of public administration and…

STEM

iSchool Hosts Workshop for NSF-Funded Social Computing Researchers

Monday, May 5, 2014, By Diane Stirling

Faculty members at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) recently hosted a one-day workshop for New York researchers doing National Science Foundation-funded work in the area of social-computational systems. Research Associate Professor Nancy McCracken and Associate Professor Carsten Oesterlund organized…

STEM

Student Chapter of ACM Growing Upward, Outward at iSchool

Monday, May 5, 2014, By Diane Stirling

A new student chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, is in its second year at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), and is experiencing growth with the spring induction of…

Campus & Community

Schools, Colleges Announce Convocation Speakers

Wednesday, April 30, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

From men and women who have achieved outstanding careers in their fields to prominent faculty members to some of the most accomplished students, all of Syracuse University’s schools and colleges have named speakers for their Convocation ceremonies. The Convocations will…