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Higher and Higher: L. Hazel Jack G’24 Continues to Elevate Career in Academia Through Doctoral Studies
The path that ultimately led L. Hazel Jack G’24 to Syracuse University to pursue a doctoral degree in higher education from the School of Education was set in motion on Sept. 11, 2001. Jack was working in the airport advertising…
Syracuse University Institute Launches Focus Group Project to Gain Insights on Key Voting Blocs in 2024 Campaign
Syracuse University’s Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship (IDJC) is launching The Deciders Focus Groups project, a partnership initiative looking to gain insights from key voting blocs in 2024 presidential election battleground states. NBC News plans to report findings each month,…
A Winning Team: Sport Analytics Students Partnering With Syracuse Athletics to Prevent Injuries, Improve Performance
As the associate athletic trainer for the Syracuse University men’s basketball team, Mike Mangano says he’d much rather spend his time preventing injuries than treating them. That’s why Mangano has fully embraced the partnership between the University’s Athletics Department and…
Stress Less: Newhouse Student’s Mindfulness Book for Teens Is Rooted in Family Ties
The idea for a new book about mindfulness by Adam Avin ’26, a sophomore in the Newhouse School of Public Communications, is rooted in the days he spent with his great grandparents growing up in Florida. “Stress Less: Mindfulness for…
From Quad to Commission: Kristen Northrop Reflects on Raising 2 US Army Officers at Syracuse University
While her sons were training to become officers in the military, Kristen Northrop had a rare vantage point to observe their development from her office at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Two of Kristen’s three sons, William Northrop…
Syracuse University Taps Fran Brown, Nation’s No. 1 Recruiter, to Lead Orange Football
The nation’s top recruiter, a member of the 2022 College Football National Championship coaching staff and a New Jersey native, will soon take the helm of Orange Football. Today, Director of Athletics John Wildhack announced that Fran Brown, currently defensive…
Alumna Tells Stories With Vintage Clothes at the Black Citizens Brigade
On a recent trip to visit extended family, Cjala Surratt ’22, founder of the Black Citizens Brigade, was presented with a gift—her late grandmother’s boiler room jacket. Surratt’s grandmother had been a ship-fitter in Norfolk, Virginia, and the clothing item…
Ben Ford ’23 Accepted Into Techstars Silicon Valley Program
Ben Ford ’23, founder of Fundwurx and an alumnus of both the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and the School of Information Studies, was accepted into the elite and highly competitive Techstars Oakland Powered by J.P. Morgan program. Ford was…
Aiming for the Stars: Aerospace Engineering Student Meets NASA Administrator
Growing up, Greg Slodysko ’24 had a deep fascination with space exploration. Games like Kerbal Space Program, which challenged players to design spacecraft for different missions, and movies like October Sky inspired him to create his own model rockets and…
Alumni ‘Pay it Forward’ With 1,000 Student Mentorship Meetings…and Counting
Can you recall a person who provided encouragement or advice at a pivotal time in your life, perhaps in college? The A&S | Maxwell Office of Academic and Career Advising has built a thriving program that pairs curious undergraduate students…