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The Psychological Impacts of Mass Shootings and Violence
College of Arts and Sciences Associate Professor Leonard Newman, area director of social psychology, offers expertise on the mass shooting and violence that has gripped the US during the past two decades. Q: Are we (US society) becoming psychologically desensitized…
Guest Speaker to Discuss Black Westward Migration Nov. 4
The Department of African American Studies (AAS) in the College of Arts and Sciences will play host to an expert on black migration experiences. Marta Effinger-Crichlow, associate professor and chair of African American studies at CUNY’s New York City College…
Alumni Robert and Richard Menschel Awarded Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy
Robert B. Menschel ’51, H’91 and Richard L. Menschel ’55 were honored with the highly prestigious Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy for their decades of philanthropy during a ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 15, at the New York Public Library. Longtime supporters…
Center for Public and Community Service Staff Members Represent University
Staff members Pamela Kirwin Heintz, Colleen Cicotta, Elizabeth Armstrong and Amanda Johnson of the Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service represented Syracuse University at the Eastern Region Campus Compact Conference. The conference, held Oct. 14-16 in Newark,…
Keck Leads NSF-Funded Study of Global Free Speech
Thomas M. Keck, Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics at the Maxwell School, will spend the next three years studying who benefits from court decisions enforcing constitutional free speech norms around the globe. Over the summer, Keck…
Syracuse Symposium Hosts Discussion on Women, Scandal, Social Media Oct. 25
Syracuse SymposiumTM continues its “Networks” theme with a panel discussion on the media’s portrayal of women—from gossip circles in the early 20th century to modern-day social networks—and its ensuing impact on gender bias. Titled “Glamour and Damage: Women, Scandal, and…
Outdoor Challenge Course Open Enrollment Day
Open Enrollment Day for the Outdoor Challenge Course will be held Sunday, Oct. 25 1-5 p.m. Open to all SU/ESF ID Card Holders! The Department of Recreation Services is offering students, faculty, staff and all SU/ESF ID Card holders the…
Associate Dean David Van Slyke to Chair Search for Next Maxwell School Dean
Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy has selected Associate Dean David Van Slyke to chair the search committee for the next dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Van Slyke is the chair of the Department…
SU Abroad Course in Lebanon, Jordan Studies Gender, Sexuality
A new study abroad course, titled “Global Perspectives, Local Contexts: Women and Gender in the Arab World,” was launched this past summer in the College of Arts and Sciences. Taught by Carol Fadda-Conrey and Dana Olwan, professors of English and…
Philosopher Publishes Book on Jürgen Habermas
Kenneth Baynes, professor of philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the author of “Habermas” (Routledge, 2015), a new book on the life and work of Jürgen Habermas, one of the world’s leading philosophers and sociologists. Baynes, also…