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‘Protecting Our Democracy: Fair Elections and Redistricting Reform’ at Oct. 16 Session of IRP
The Oct. 16 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP) will feature Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause New York. Lerner will explain why Common Cause believes elections are not working for New York voters. “The outsize role…
TIAA-CREF Will Be on the Quad Friday
TIAA-CREF, longtime administrator of Syracuse University’s retirement plans, will be on the Quad Friday, Oct. 10, as part of Orange Central activities. Faculty, staff and students are invited to stop by the TIAA-CREF tent between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m….
Pride of the Orange, Syracuse Athletics Get Boost as Alumni Establish Twirler, Lacrosse Scholarships
Lifelong Orange supporters John H. ’59 (ESF) and Janet K. (Smith) Dean ’61 (VPA), who met and later married on the Syracuse University campus, have established two new student scholarships: the Janet Kay Smith Feature Twirler Scholarship and the John…
NSF Fellows Given Creative Freedom to Explore Varied Topics
Ph.D. student Ariel Ash-Shakoor is helping create biomaterials that are better able to interact with human cells. She was one of three Syracuse University students in 2014 given a strong nod of encouragement to continue in their various fields through a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
Democratizing Knowledge Receives Mellon Grant
The Democratizing Knowledge Project (DK), a Syracuse University interdisciplinary collective of faculty and graduate students, has been awarded a four-year, $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fund a series of summer institutes titled “Just Academic Spaces: Creating…
‘Never Forget: Public Memory & 9/11’ to be Screened Oct. 1
Syracuse University will present a screening of the documentary film “Never Forget: Public Memory & 9/11” on Wednesday, Oct. 1, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Watson Theatre in the Robert B. Menschel Media Center. The screening is free and open to…
History Department to Host Lecture Honoring Long-time Faculty Member Otey Scruggs
A lecture in honor of the late Otey Scruggs, a distinguished historian who served on the Maxwell School faculty for more than 35 years, will be held on Monday, Oct. 6. Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof, associate professor of American culture and history,…
Latin American Ambassadors Will Participate in Panel on Unaccompanied Children Immigration Crisis
On Monday, Sept. 29, the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs at the Maxwell School will host a panel discussion titled “Confronting the Unaccompanied Children Immigration Crisis: Perspectives from Central America, Mexico and the United States.” The event will take place…
Angela Woods ‘05 to Host U.S. State Department’s Critical Language Scholarship Program Seminar
Angela Woods ’05, a graduate of Syracuse University’s School of Education and a program officer for the U.S. State Department’s Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program, will present a two-part seminar to undergraduate and graduate students interested in applying to the…
Students Can Now Get Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus, FREE!
As a benefit of Syracuse University’s campus agreement with Microsoft, current SU students can get Office 365 ProPlus, FREE! Under Microsoft’s Student Advantage program, students can use their SUmail student email accounts to download and install Office 365 ProPlus applications…