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Vivian May, Visionary Humanist
The director of the Humanities Center is bringing national distinction to Syracuse University, thanks to a recent flurry of scholarly activity. Vivian May, the center’s director since 2015, is the author of a new article in Hypatia: A Journal of…
Longtime Physical Plant Employee Brenda Fuller Remembered
Whenever Brenda Fuller saw a need in her small community, she was the first one to jump in and lend a hand. When it came to organizing fundraisers for her neighbors going through hard times, she was there to do…
IDD&E offers new program in designing digital instruction
In response to the growing demand for instructional designers—from both on campus and off—the School of Education’s Department of Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation (IDD&E) has created an online certificate of advanced studies in Designing Digital Instruction. “This CAS will…
Chancellor Kent Syverud to Conclude Tenure on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trust
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud’s six-year tenure as trustee of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trust will come to a close later this month as the Trust concludes its work administering funds to those impacted by the 2010 oil spill….
First Known Use of Mary Poppins’ Best-Known Word? Not in London but in DO
Peter Amster figures he heard the word for the first time when he was 14 or 15, a teenager in the darkness of a Long Island movie theater. He was a serious kid, already reading Sarte and Kierkegaard, but…
Physics Chair Honored for Innovation, Education, Leadership
A. Alan Middleton, professor and chair of the physics department in the College of Arts and Sciences, was recently elected a 2016 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The honor recognizes an individual’s distinguished efforts…
Chancellor Syverud Announces Leadership Changes to Better Align with Strategic Vision
Bea González and J. Michael Haynie to oversee new, expanded portfolios As Syracuse University continues to implement the bold concepts contained within the Academic Strategic Plan and Campus Framework, Bea González and J. Michael Haynie, two key members of Chancellor…
Alumnus Establishes Ludwig Stein Memorial Fellowship for Seniors in Painting
College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) painting alumnus Ken Maxwell ’03 has established a fellowship in memory of his former professor at Syracuse University. The Ludwig Stein Memorial Fellowship supports a senior or seniors studying painting in the college’s…
Rock and a Hard Place
When Brian Patterson heard the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) was being delayed and possibly rerouted, he let out a whoop of joy. For him and thousands of others, particularly those at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in the snow-covered Dakotas,…
Literacy Pioneer Ruth Colvin Turns 100
For almost as long as she’s been an advocate for adult literacy, Ruth J. Colvin’s work has involved the School of Education. So the School of Education and the University joyfully joined the recent communitywide celebration of Colvin’s 100th birthday….