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Maxwell Panel Weighs the Implications of the Proposed Dismantling of the Department of Education
What’s the role of the U.S. Department of Education? If the department were to be dismantled—as proposed by the Trump administration—how would students, families and universities be affected? Those are a few of the questions examined by a multidisciplinary panel…
Chancellor Syverud Updates University Senate on Budget and Response to Federal Administration Policy Changes
I want to show you the National Championship Women’s Ice Hockey Club team [shows photo], which won the AAU championship last week. We’re proud of them. And we have some good news to start this report. I also wanted to…
Life Together Initiative to Host ‘Decoding Deception’ Lecture March 26
On March 26, members of the University community will come together in an interactive lecture session to explore how to confront mis- and disinformation to restore public trust and strengthen democracy. “Decoding Deception: Advancing Critical Thinking to Strengthen Democracy” will…
Human Rights Expert James Waller to Offer 2025 Atrocity Studies Lecture, Genocide Prevention Workshop
At the 2025 Atrocity Studies Lecture—presented by the School of Education’s minor in Atrocity Studies and the Practices of Social Justice—human rights expert James Waller will explore “Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Mass Atrocity.” The lecture takes place on…
New York City the Setting for Second ‘Monumental Concerns’ Symposium
A daylong symposium hosted by Syracuse University Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems will bring together artists, poets, scholars, activists and theorists to explore contested sites of memory and monuments. “Monumental Concerns 2”—a continuation of the first “Monumental Concerns” symposium…
Philanthropy That Brings Outside the Box Thinking to the Student Experience
Michael “Mike” Venutolo ’77 and his wife, Kim, vividly remember sharing an eight-hour bus ride through the 110-degree desert in the United Arab Emirates with a half dozen engineering students from Syracuse University. Mike had helped design a novel two-week…
Cultivation of Talent and Moral Compass Guide University Trustee Richard Alexander L’82
Over the last decade, Richard Alexander L’82 has navigated his chosen profession (the law) and his chosen passion (Syracuse University and its law school) through incredibly challenging waters. As partner, managing partner and chair of one of the nation’s most…
Reuters, NJ Advance Media Win 2025 Toner Prizes for Excellence in Political Reporting
Reuters won the 2025 Toner Prize for national political reporting for comprehensive stories published as part of the news organization’s “Politics of Menace” special report during the presidential campaign. NJ Advance Media earned the 2025 Toner Prize for local political…
Falk College’s Jonah Soos Captures National Collegiate Sports Analytics Championship
After students from the Sport Analytics program at Syracuse University captured back-to-back undergraduate team titles at the AXS National Collegiate Sports Analytics Championship in 2023-24, the program had just one more mountain to climb: An individual championship. Late last month…