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Where Belonging Begins: Higher Education Students Lead the University’s Native Student Program

Wednesday, September 6, 2023, By News Staff

In October 2022, after nearly 33 years at Syracuse University, Regina A. Jones ’07 retired as director of the University’s Native Student Program. She launched the program in 2006 along with Stephanie Waterman ’83, G’04, while simultaneously studying for a…

Health & Society

Q&A With School of Education Dean Kelly Chandler-Olcott: Building on a Legacy in Education

Tuesday, September 5, 2023, By News Staff

School of Education Dean Kelly Chandler-Olcott has a family history in the field of education that goes back generations. She continues to build on that storied legacy with her appointment to the deanship earlier this year. For Chandler-Olcott, it was…

Health & Society

From Academic Advising to Multicultural Affairs: Practicums Help School of Education Students Explore Higher Education Careers

Tuesday, June 6, 2023, By Martin Walls

Far from asking students to fend for themselves with little oversight, the mentoring and self-reflection at the core of student practicums in the School of Education’s M.S. in Higher Education program give students the tools to understand the college workplace—and…

Campus & Community

Office of Community Engagement Recognized by Syracuse City School District Education Foundation

Wednesday, May 3, 2023, By Christine Grabowski

The Office of Community Engagement is committed to a mutually supportive relationship with the City of Syracuse and surrounding areas, to access learning, resources and services among all partners. The Syracuse City School District Education Foundation recently recognized the Office…

Veterans

Summit Co-Hosted by Syracuse University Focuses on Creating Pathways to Higher Education for Military-Connected Students

Monday, April 24, 2023, By John Boccacino

Institutions of higher education like Syracuse University and the country’s military are both facing an approaching demographic cliff due in part to declining birth rates stemming from the 2008 economic recession. With both sectors preparing for significant recruitment and enrollment…

Veterans

Leaders From Higher Education and Government Convene at Syracuse University on Future of America’s Volunteer Military

Thursday, April 13, 2023, By News Staff

Demonstrating its longstanding commitment to veteran and military communities across the nation and making good on its promise to be the Best Place for Veterans, Syracuse University will co-host a first-of-its-kind summit addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing…

Campus & Community

‘Building Trust’: Zoe Rennock ’24 Partners With Bioengineering as an Inclusive Education Consultant

Wednesday, April 5, 2023, By Martin Walls

Group projects are critical to the applied learning that takes places across the University campus, and not least to the Bioengineering Capstone Design course led by Pun To (Douglas) Yung, associate teaching professor in the College of Engineering and Computer…

Campus & Community

Yingyi Ma Named an American Council on Education Fellow

Sunday, April 2, 2023, By Jessica Youngman

Yingyi Ma, professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Sociology, has been named an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for the academic year 2023-24. Ma is one of 36 fellows selected this year. The ACE Fellows…

Campus & Community

Call for Applications for 2023-24 Alexander N. Charters Adult Education Grants-In-Aid Program

Friday, March 31, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) at Syracuse University Libraries is accepting applications now through May 26 for the Alexander N. Charters Adult Education Grants-in-Aid program. The grant, up to $5,000 depending on the proposal, is awarded to scholars or…

Veterans

Meet Kelsey Dornfeld: Military Storyteller With a Passion for Education

Tuesday, March 28, 2023, By Charlie Poag

While growing up outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota, indications that Kelsey Dornfeld’s future would lead to military service were non-existent. Even though she had a grandfather who fought during World War II, she didn’t have much exposure to the military throughout…