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Vincent Tinto Selected for NASPA Award for His Contributions to Higher Education
Vincent Tinto, distinguished professor emertius of higher education in the School of Education, has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 George D. Kuh Outstanding Contribution to Literature and/or Research Award by NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. NASPA…
Teresa Mangum Discusses Graduate Education in the Humanities
Inspired by calls from the Modern Language Association and the American Historical Association, many humanities departments are asking how they can prepare their graduate students for diverse careers. Visiting Syracuse University to discuss how institutions across the country are addressing…
Syracuse University Joins Initiative to Expand Distance Education to Students Nationwide
Syracuse University has joined a nationwide initiative that will make it easier to bring the University’s distance education programs to more students across the United States. The University received approval from the New York State Education Department to participate in…
Wesley Lefferts, a Grad Student at School of Education, Talks About a New Study on Exercise and a Healthy Brain
Wesley Lefferts, a graduate student in the School of Education, was interviewed by CNY Central about his research project “Link between exercise & a healthy brain?”
Jazz Fest Founder Frank Malfitano: ‘World-Class Education’ at Syracuse in Jazz, Blues—and Life
For more than three decades, Frank Malfitano ’72 has served as executive director and guiding force behind Jazz Fest, an event he founded in greater Syracuse. Admission is free for the annual festival, which has brought some of the greatest…
School of Education, Newhouse Co-Host NYC Lecture by Expert on Media Literacy Feb. 15
British media educator David Buckingham will speak on critical thinking in the digital media age in The Douglas Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Series at 91 Horatio in New York City Wednesday, February 15. Buckingham, an Emeritus Professor at Loughborough…
Syracuse Symposium to Present Lecture on Inclusive Urban Education
Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong look at “Place” with a visit by an expert on inclusive urban education. Edward Brockenbrough, associate professor of teaching and curriculum at the University of Rochester, will discuss “Queering Sexy B(l)ack: Queer Youth and Pedagogies…
Campus Becomes a Laboratory for Sustainability Research and Education
Six faculty and student projects will receive grants totaling $50,000 this spring through the new Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability (CALS) funding program. The call for proposals sought projects that address climate disruption and offer opportunities for communication and…
School of Education, Athletics, Driver’s Village Support Otto’s Reading Kickoff for Local Schools
Otto, the Syracuse mascot, doesn’t speak, so it may be difficult to assess how well Otto can read. But Otto clearly recognizes the value of reading, and a December 2016 visit to Ed Smith Elementary School in Syracuse thrilled the…
Physics Chair Honored for Innovation, Education, Leadership
A. Alan Middleton, professor and chair of the physics department in the College of Arts and Sciences, was recently elected a 2016 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The honor recognizes an individual’s distinguished efforts…