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Veterans

Office of Veteran and Military Affairs Announces Spring Scholarships for Military-Connected Students

Thursday, April 27, 2023, By Charlie Poag

The Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 OVMA Spring Scholarships. Funded entirely by the generosity of donors, these scholarships support the broad community of military-connected students at Syracuse University. The…

Campus & Community

Mowers Endow Newhouse Professorship of Persuasive Communications

Wednesday, April 26, 2023, By Eileen Korey

Eric Mower ’66, G’68 can still name individual professors he had more than 60 years ago as a student at Syracuse University. “I have indelible memories of professors who thrilled me,” says Mower. Interestingly, the most memorable ones for him…

Media, Law & Policy

Comparing Voter ID Laws in the US and UK With Gretchen Coleman ’22 on the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast

Tuesday, April 25, 2023, By John Boccacino

There Gretchen Coleman ’22 was, enjoying a private tour of the House of Lords, the second chamber of the United Kingdom (U.K.) Parliament, that was led by a peer, a member who was passionate about election reform. The topic is…

STEM

iDare Brings Interdisciplinary Teams Together to Tackle Information Challenge

Tuesday, April 25, 2023, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has launched a new initiative for students—iDare—a series of information-focused challenges. The first event was held at Hinds Hall earlier this month with a theme of “Future Justice.” Organizers in the iSchool partnered with…

Campus & Community

10 Students and Alumni Will Teach Around the World Through Fulbright U.S. Student Program

Monday, April 24, 2023, By News Staff

Ten Syracuse University students/alumni have been named as 2023 recipients of awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The program funds a range of awards that include English teaching assistantships (ETA) and study/research grants in over 140 countries. All of this year’s…

Campus & Community

Students Learn Career Possibilities Through Winston Fisher Seminar

Friday, April 21, 2023, By Casey Schad

This spring break, College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) | Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs students once again traveled to New York City to gain first-hand knowledge of how a liberal arts degree can prepare them for a…

Campus & Community

Is Kindness Still Relevant?

Friday, April 21, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

In May 2013, best-selling author and Professor of English George Saunders addressed graduates at the College of Arts and Sciences | Maxwell School Convocation with a simple but powerful message: Choose kindness. At the time, Saunders never imagined the speech would one…

Veterans

Khloe Gage ’25 Named University’s Newest Lyons Scholar

Wednesday, April 19, 2023, By Charlie Poag

Established in 1986, the Month of the Military Child is observed each April to honor and celebrate the children of service members from all branches of the Department of Defense. Khloe Gage ’25, a military-connected student studying economics in the…

Campus & Community

Raising Awareness to End Caste Discrimination

Wednesday, April 19, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

In 2015, a group of civil rights activists from India marched across 16 cities in North America to raise awareness about an issue many Americans may not be familiar with – caste discrimination. Originating in ancient India, caste is a…

Campus & Community

Lender Center for Social Justice Symposium Examines Causes, Outcomes of Racial Wealth Gap

Wednesday, April 19, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Across hundreds of years, American society and institutions have contributed in numerous ways to creating a racial wealth gap that continues to have negative impacts throughout society. That was the outgrowth of scholarship presented by more than 40 University faculty,…