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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…

Campus & Community

Cultivating Engaged Citizens Through Reimagined Liberal Arts Framework

Tuesday, January 21, 2025, By Dan Bernardi

Rapid technological advancements such as the emergence of AI, entrenched environmental challenges and social injustice present today’s graduates with complex questions that will demand creative solutions. The liberal arts offerings through the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and the…

Media Tip Sheets

US annex Greenland? SU experts weigh in

Tuesday, January 21, 2025, By Ellen Mbuqe

President Donald Trump has advocated for the United States to annex Greenland. For reporters covering this story, please consider Syracuse University experts who can offer insight on the issues. Renée de Nevers is an associate professor in the Department of Public…

Campus & Community

’Cuse Baja: The Road Ahead for Thriving Student Organization

Wednesday, January 15, 2025, By Kwami Maranga

Ian Storrs ’24 joined ’Cuse Baja as a wide-eyed first-year student eager to build off-road vehicles for rough terrains. But to his surprise, the club once known for participating in rugged vehicle competitions had seemingly lost its drive. The impact…

Campus & Community

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…

Media Tip Sheets

Could Elon Musk Buying TikTok Reshape U.S.-China Relations?

Tuesday, January 14, 2025, By Vanessa Marquette

Is China really considering Elon Musk to acquire TikTok? If so, one Syracuse University professor shared what he thought this could mean for U.S.-China relations. Dimitar Gueorguiev is an associate professor of political science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Welcomes 2025 With ‘Primary Trust’

Tuesday, January 14, 2025, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage welcomes the new year with playwright Eboni Booth’s “Primary Trust,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about best friends, new beginnings and the undeniable power of everyday kindness. Directed by Syracuse Stage Associate Artistic Director Melissa Crespo (“Once,” “What the…

Campus & Community

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…

Health & Society

How to Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick (Podcast)

Monday, January 13, 2025, By John Boccacino

With the arrival of the new year, many people view this as the ideal time to figure out the changes they’d like to make in themselves as part of a new year, new you mentality. Instead of making huge, sweeping…