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Full Circle Moment: Sarah Willie-LeBreton Honored to Deliver Remarks at 40th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Thursday, January 23, 2025, By John Boccacino

Sarah Willie-LeBreton, the 12th president of Smith College and featured speaker for the 40th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 26, has special cherished family memories of the revered civil rights leader. Willie-LeBreton’s father, Charles…

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Game Changer: University Debuts State-of-the-Art Gaming and Esports Center

Tuesday, January 21, 2025, By John Boccacino

Continuing to innovate as a leading higher education institution for electronic sports (or esports) and gaming in the United States, Syracuse University has officially opened its new, state-of-the-art Gaming and Esports Center—an exciting arena for competitors and those new to…

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D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families’ Ray Toenniessen Named 2025 Presidential Leadership Scholar

Friday, January 17, 2025, By Charlie Poag

Ray Toenniessen ’06, a U.S. Army veteran and the newly appointed Deputy Executive Director of the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), has been named one of 57 Scholars who will form the Presidential Leadership Scholars’ (PLS) 10th…

Arts & Culture

Architecture Professor Featured in Cooper Hewitt Triennial

Thursday, January 16, 2025, By Ellen Mbuqe

A Syracuse University professor in the School of Architecture is a featured architect in the exhibition “Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial” at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, in New York City. Distinguished Professor Lori Brown and her collaborators, Trish Cafferky…

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In Memoriam: Leonard Elman ’52

Wednesday, January 15, 2025, By Caroline K. Reff

Leonard Elman ’52, a longtime supporter of Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), died on Jan. 1, 2025. Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1931, Elman met his wife, Elise Barnett Elman ’52, while at Syracuse University, where…

Syracuse University Impact

Maxwell Sociologist’s New Documentary Reveals Plight of Syracuse Tenants

Tuesday, January 14, 2025, By News Staff

A standing room audience gathered in the community room at the Salt City Market in the City of Syracuse on a recent evening for the first public screening of a new documentary film written and directed by Maxwell School sociologist…

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Life Together Initiative to Expand in the Spring 2025 Semester

Monday, January 13, 2025, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The “Life Together: Seeking the Common Good in a Diverse Democracy” initiative will expand in the Spring 2025 semester, building on the success of its October 2024 facilitated community conversation. The initiative focuses on developing essential skills for civil dialogue…

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In Memoriam: Life Trustee Tarky J. Lombardi Jr. ’51, L’54, H’87

Monday, January 13, 2025, By Eileen Korey

Longtime Board of Trustees member and dedicated University supporter Tarky J. Lombardi Jr. ’51, L’54, H’87 passed away peacefully on Nov. 24, 2024. Referred to simply as “Tarky” by all those who knew him in the Orange community and around…

Arts & Culture

Art Museum Spring Exhibitions Feature Works Curated by Faculty

Thursday, January 9, 2025, By Diane Stirling

Two spring-semester exhibitions at the Syracuse University Art Museum will feature works curated by three faculty members. “Faculty Fellows Curate” features the work of 2024-25 Syracuse University Art Museum Faculty Fellows Lyndsay Michalik Gratch, associate professor of communication and rhetorical…

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Spring 2025 Special Collections Research Center Exhibition: ‘The Making of the Medieval Book’

Tuesday, January 7, 2025, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center’s (SCRC) Spring 2025 exhibition, “The Making of the Medieval Book,” opens Monday, Jan. 27 on the 6th floor of Bird Library. Curated by Irina Savinetskaya, curator of early to pre-20th century, the exhibition…