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Otto the Orange Makes a Surprise Appearance on the ‘Today’ Show
Otto the Orange made a special appearance on NBC’s “Today” show this morning. Students, Otto and other members of the University community surprised alumnus Mike Tirico ’88 live on Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, where Tirico has been co-anchoring…
History Made: Nearly $1.6B Raised as Syracuse University Surpasses Forever Orange Campaign Goal
With its most ambitious fundraising campaign in history now complete, Syracuse University today announced it surpassed the $1.5 billion goal of Forever Orange: The Campaign for Syracuse University, raising nearly $1.6 billion by the time it closed on Dec. 31,…
Mellon Foundation Names Tessa Murphy a New Directions Fellow
The Mellon Foundation has selected Tessa Murphy, associate professor of history in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences, as a New Directions Fellow. The distinction comes with a three-year, $289,000 grant that…
Student Assembly of Interfaith Leaders: Building Empathy and Shared Purpose at Syracuse University
Twice per month, a group of students gather in Hendricks Chapel for dinner and meaningful interfaith conversation. From Muslim to Christian, Hindu to Jewish, and many others in between, these students who make up the Student Assembly of Interfaith Leaders…
Together for Better: Reflecting on Diane Lyden Murphy’s 45 Years of Service
Many know Diane Lyden Murphy as dean of the Falk College, a position she has held since 2005. But her journey and impact at Syracuse extend well beyond her deanship. In many ways, her leadership in the Falk College was…
Tessa Murphy’s ‘Creole Archipelago’ Garners Elsa Goveia Book Prize and 2022 Mary Alice and Philip Boucher Book Prize
Tessa Murphy, associate professor of history in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received two new prizes for her first book, “The Creole Archipelago: Race and Borders in the Colonial Caribbean” (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021). These…
‘I Wanted to Help People’: Students Finding Their Purpose Through MFT’s M.A. Online Program
This past April, the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) in the Falk College hosted its first in-person residency for master of arts online students. The department welcomed 33 students from all over the country, and for many it…
‘You Represent the Best of Us!’: President Joseph R. Biden Jr. L’68 Delivers Surprise Remarks to Class of 2023 (Video)
As a surprise to the 6,160 Syracuse University graduates who gathered with their family members and friends for Sunday morning’s Commencement ceremony, a special guest delivered some words of wisdom to the Class of 2023. Projected onto the massive videoboard…
Patrick Murphy ’88 Announced as Keynote Speaker for College of Engineering and Computer Science Convocation
The College of Engineering and Computer Science is excited to announce that Patrick Murphy ’88 will be the keynote speaker at the College’s 2023 convocation held in the Lally Athletics Complex at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 13. Murphy is…
Graduate Student Jessica McGhee ’19 Finds Passion and Purpose in Creative Arts Therapy
Jessica McGhee is not a human being who is easily defined. Her resume would reveal a 2019 B.F.A. recipient from the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), a current graduate student in VPA’s art therapy program, an intern with…