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Instead of wallowing in what could have potentially been the lowest moment of her life, Kathrine Switzer ’68, G’72, H’18 used the adversity she overcame during her historic run at the Boston Marathon as fuel to inspire women around the…

When Kathrine Switzer ’68, G’72, H’18 famously became the first woman to officially run in the Boston Marathon in 1967, women in the United States could not apply for, yet alone own, their own credit cards. In fact, women weren’t…

This past academic year served as “Year Zero” for Syracuse University’s esports program, which includes an academic degree program starting this fall and competitive teams that vie for national championships in their respective games. But the program’s first year was…

Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, graduate director and associate professor of food studies in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, was recently selected as a 2024 American Association of Geographers (AAG) Fellow. AAG recognized 17 geographers in various practice areas for…

In fall 2022, Sustainability Management assisted the Dynamic Sustainability Lab, led by Pontarelli Professor of Environmental Sustainability and Finance Jay Golden, to conduct a waste audit. Students in the lab sought to understand what materials were being wasted and which…

Mónica Pérez-Bedmar of Syracuse University Madrid has been named the recipient of the prestigious 2023 Peter A. Wollitzer Advocacy Award, recognizing Pérez-Bedmar’s exemplary contributions in the study abroad space. Pérez-Bedmar received the award on March 24 at The Forum’s 19th…

Syracuse University and the Student Association have announced a new set of goals that will substantially enhance and propel the University’s sustainability efforts, including reaching net-zero emissions by 2032, eight years earlier than the previous goal. The goals are part…

The year 1968 was one of tumult and change in the United States, marked by the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, social unrest over civil rights and the Vietnam War and the passage of the…

From Jan. 29-March 25, the University will participate in the Campus Race to Zero Waste, a national competition of colleges and universities from across the United States and Canada. The competition’s goal is simple: increase campus recycling and composting and…

Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize winner and staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, spoke in-depth about her personal experiences and writings centered on racial injustice, an examination of the modern legacy of enslavement and school resegregation during a Universitywide…