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Hemmerlein Confirmed as Board Chair of YWCA Syracuse and Onondaga County, Inc.
Three members of the Syracuse University community have joined the YWCA Syracuse and Onondaga County, Inc. Board of Directors for 2017-19 as volunteers who will help advance the YWCA mission of eliminating racism and empowering women. Ellen Hemmerlein, associate general…
With Help from a College of Law Student, New York’s ‘Dyslexia Bill’ Is Signed Into Law
Before she enrolled at the College of Law, Ptahra Jeppe, at just 24 years old, was hired by New York State Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon (NY-52) as her chief of staff. And despite her youth, Jeppe achieved something that…
Alumna Sees ‘Story within the Story’ at Trump Press Conference Following Charlottesville
As President Donald J. Trump blamed “both sides” for the deadly violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, recently, his words had the internet talking—and so did a photo. The image showed President Trump’s chief of staff, Gen….
University Host to International Students Selected through Open Society Foundations’ Scholarship Program
Fifty-eight international students converged on the Syracuse University campus this summer as part of the Open Society Foundations’ pre-academic summer program. The students received Open Society Foundations (OSF) scholarships to attend graduate school at one of many American universities, and…
Setnor School Announces 2017 Gregg Smith National Choral Composition Contest
In honor and memory of the historic work of American composer/conductor Gregg Smith and the Gregg Smith Singers, the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music has announced the 2017 Gregg…
Raymond Carver Reading Series This Fall Hosts Six Novelists, Poets
The fall semester of the 2017-18 Raymond Carver Reading Series begins Wednesday, Sept. 20, with poet Solmaz Sharif. All events in the series take place in Huntington Beard Crouse Hall’s Gifford Auditorium, with a Q&A at 3:45 p.m. and an…
After Many Years and Many Ceremonies, Nancy Weatherly Sharp Retires as University Mace Bearer
Thursday’s New Student Convocation marked the start of an exciting adventure for thousands of Syracuse newcomers and the end of one University community member’s valuable service in a time-honored role. The event was the last for Nancy Weatherly Sharp, professor…
Syracuse Stage to Host Sensory-Friendly Performance of ‘The Wizard of Oz’
Syracuse Stage will host a sensory-friendly performance of “The Wizard of Oz” on Saturday, Dec. 30, at 3 p.m. Welcoming to individuals with sensory, social and learning disabilities and their families, the performance will have special accommodations that create a…
Songs of India: Ethnomusicologist Carol Babiracki Partners with Legendary Mukund Nayak
When Mukund Nayak found out he had won this year’s Padma Shri, one of India’s highest civilian awards, he immediately called Carol Babiracki to offer his congratulations. “No, no. The congratulations should go to you,” replied his longtime friend and colleague, who…
Crowston, Erickson Receive Inaugural NSF Convergence Award
School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty members Kevin Crowston and Ingrid Erickson are the recipients of a National Science Foundation (NSF) Convergence Award, which they will use to establish a research coordination network (RCN) to focus on sociotechnological interactions between work and technology design…