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Message From Dean of Students Marianne Thomson
Dear Students: On March 30, New York State legalized the personal use of marijuana for individuals over the age of 21. Despite this change in state law, Syracuse University will continue to comply with federal law, which prohibits all use, possession,…
Stephen Kuusisto Receives 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship in Poetry
The John Simon Guggenheim Foundation has announced that Stephen Kuusisto, University Professor in the School of Education and director of interdisciplinary programs and outreach at the Burton Blatt Institute in the College of Law, has been awarded a 2021 Guggenheim…
Alumnus and Trustee Marshall M. Gelfand ’50 Remembered
In 2013, Variety magazine honored Syracuse University alumnus and trustee Marshall M. Gelfand ’50 with its Business Managers Elite Award and an article titled “Veteran Business Manager Balances Work and Philanthropy.” Gelfand, who died April 1 at the age of…
Syracuse University Partners With Syracuse City School District to Provide Pathways to Higher Learning
Syracuse University embraces its commitment to promoting positive change that simultaneously advances knowledge and opportunity for all citizens. A large part of that commitment is providing access to a Syracuse University education to local high school students. In partnership with…
Lender Center for Social Justice Hosts Community Conversation on Race, Disability and Justice
The Lender Center for Social Justice, along with the Center on Disability and Inclusion and the Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series, is bringing the community together for a broad-ranging discussion on Policed Bodies: A Community Conversation on Race, Disability…
Couple Loved Syracuse University and Embraced Maxwell School Mission
“My parents literally grew up with nothing. Their own parents were poor immigrants from Ukraine and Bessarabia—an area that is now Moldova and part of Ukraine,” says Mitch Katz ’88, of his parents, Stanley ’54, G’56 and Cecilia Katz ’55….
Sophomore Ellen Jorgensen Named a 2021 NOAA-Hollings Scholar
In high school, Ellen Jorgensen was highly involved in the Green Club in her school and led initiatives that focused on waste reduction. She also developed education initiatives for her peers to give them a sense of responsibility regarding the…
‘Has Marijuana Changed or Have We?’
Dessa Bergen-Cico, professor of public health in the Falk College, authored an op-ed for Syracuse.com titled “Has marijuana changed or have we?” Bergen-Cico is the coordinator of Falk’s addiction studies program and has expertise in addiction, drug use and mental…
Faculty Can Apply Now for Assessment Leadership Institute Mini-Grant
For Rachel Razza, the timing was perfect. Razza, an associate professor at Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, was selected to participate in the Assessment Leadership Institute for Syracuse University faculty in the summer of 2019, just before she…
Curating the Bigger Picture: Evan Starling-Davis Approaches Literacy from Multiple Entry Points
Evan Starling-Davis is a narrative artist, curator and producer. More precisely, he names himself a digital-age “griot”—a term used for traveling poets, musicians and storytellers who maintain a tradition of oral history derived from the African diaspora’s culture and history….