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Lender Center Fellows Following Weissman’s Vision for Food Justice

Tuesday, February 9, 2021, By Matt Michael

Stop hunger in Syracuse. In its simplest form, that was Evan Weissman’s vision and why he pursued the Lender Center Faculty Fellowship. Weissman, an associate professor in Food Studies and Nutrition in the Falk College, wanted to use the fellowship…

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Faculty Writing Groups Open for Spring 2021

Tuesday, February 9, 2021, By News Staff

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence is offering four options for full-time and part-time faculty seeking support, feedback, accountability or interaction with colleagues while completing or making significant progress on a scholarly writing project. Groups will begin on Feb….

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Reminder: Chancellor’s 2021 Winter Message to Be Shared Campuswide at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 9

Monday, February 8, 2021, By News Staff

As a reminder, Chancellor Kent Syverud’s 2021 Winter Message to the University Community will be shared via email on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 3:30 p.m. The Chancellor’s message will be captioned for accessibility. The transcript and full video will be…

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Gifting Solace in Words and Images

Monday, February 8, 2021, By Paula Meseroll

Faced with creating classwork for an incoming cohort of first-year photography students and hampered by the constraints imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, Associate Professor Doug DuBois of the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Transmedia came up…

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University Lectures Kicks Off Spring 2021 Series, Featuring Four Dynamic Guests, on Feb. 16

Monday, February 8, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The University Lectures continues its 20th season this spring with four dynamic speakers: Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, on Tuesday, Feb. 16; Misty Copeland, principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater, on Tuesday, Feb. 23; Stephanie Johnson-Cunningham, agent for…

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Chancellor’s 2021 Winter Message to the University Community

Friday, February 5, 2021, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud will deliver his 2021 Winter Message to the University Community on the afternoon of Tuesday, Feb. 9. Due to the ongoing restrictions on in-person gatherings, the Chancellor’s message will be delivered virtually this year in an email…

The Texas Tribune

“President Biden’s early immigration overhaul has overlooked one growing problem: A massive court backlog.”

Thursday, February 4, 2021, By Lily Datz

Austin Kocher,  research assistant professor with the Transactional Research Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) in the Newhouse School, was quoted by The Texas Tribune for the story “President Biden’s early immigration overhaul has overlooked one growing problem: A massive court backlog.” Kocher,…

STEM

GEM Program Provides Financing, Connections for Underrepresented Graduate Students in STEM

Thursday, February 4, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

The National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science (GEM) is a partnership between corporations, government laboratories, research institutions and universities that enables underrepresented students to pursue graduate education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields….

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Important Winter Weather Information

Tuesday, February 2, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Though the spring semester is fast approaching, the weather remains wintry. This is a good time to remind our campus community of how we make decisions—and how you can stay up to date—regarding weather conditions…

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Faculty Invited to Enter a ‘Brave Space’ to Learn Tools for Facilitating Challenging Conversations

Tuesday, February 2, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

When Jeanine Irons attended an international conference a few years ago, a fellow participant asked her why the room was set up the way it was—with two seats in the front facing the audience. The woman told Irons that the…