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Arts & Culture

Author, Actor Josefina Báez Performs April 3

Friday, March 22, 2019, By News Staff

Josefina Báez, accompanied by musician Ross Huff, will read and perform from her work, “A is E,” in which she incorporates themes of language, culture and identify, on Tuesday, April 3 at 7 p.m. The event will take place at…

Campus & Community

Building Personal Connections to Help Students ‘Get to a Good Place Academically, Socially and Emotionally’

Friday, March 22, 2019, By Brandon Dyer

When School of Education Senior Assistant Dean of Academic and Student Services Amie Redmond was an undergraduate, she struggled with the stress that comes with leaving home for the first time. She was fortunate to have a faculty member take…

STEM

Student Spotlight—Charity Luster ’19

Thursday, March 21, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

Charity Luster ’19 loves proving doubters wrong—and she’s very good at it. She is the president of the Syracuse chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and works to open doors and encourage underrepresented groups to enter STEM…

Campus & Community

Food Services Earns Nut-Free Certification, Continues to Make Dining Safer for Those with Food Allergies

Thursday, March 21, 2019, By Keone Weigl

Students with peanut and some tree-nut allergies can feel safer now, more than ever, while eating in Syracuse University’s dining centers. That’s because Food Services’ Production Kitchen and cook chill facility, located in the Commissary, recently became “certified free from”…

Campus & Community

BBI (Dis)courses Series Continues March 27 with Premiere of ‘You Were an Amazement on the Day You Were Born’

Wednesday, March 20, 2019, By Martin Walls

(Dis)courses: Interdisciplinary Disability Dialogues—a new multimedia series presented by the Burton Blatt Institute’s (BBI) Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach, in collaboration with the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA)—continues on Wednesday, March 27, at 7 p.m. in Watson…

Media, Law & Policy

Finalists Announced in 2019 Mirror Awards Competition

Wednesday, March 20, 2019, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School has announced the finalists in the 2019 Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony June 13 in New York City. Tickets and tables for the event may…

STEM

Oakleaf Recognized with 2019 ACRL/IS Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award

Wednesday, March 20, 2019, By J.D. Ross

Megan Oakleaf, associate professor and director of instructional quality in the School of Information Studies (iSchool), has been selected as the winner of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section’s (IS) Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award. The…

Veterans

Military-Connected Student of the Month: Stephanie Malm

Tuesday, March 19, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

When Stephanie Malm was a freshman at Minnesota State University-Mankato she was balancing two jobs and a full course load. Still, she wanted more. Her mother had put herself through school in similar circumstances while raising Malm and her brothers,…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell School Ranks No. 1 for Public Affairs in 2020

Tuesday, March 19, 2019, By Jessica Smith

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is once again ranked #1 in the nation for graduate education in public affairs, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report reputational survey. This year, the Maxwell School shares the #1…

Campus & Community

Thursday Morning Roundtable Sessions on Policing in Syracuse Attract Large Audiences

Monday, March 18, 2019, By Joyce LaLonde

The University’s Thursday Morning Roundtable (TMR) series hosted Syracuse Chief of Police Kenton Buckner, in collaboration with FOCUS Greater Syracuse, in February and the Citizen Review Board (CRB) in March. Chief Buckner drew a standing-room only crowd of more than…