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Campus & Community

Project Advance, One of Nation’s Oldest Concurrent Enrollment Programs, Marks 50 Years

Wednesday, May 3, 2023, By Josh Davis

Syracuse University Project Advance (SUPA) celebrates 50 years this spring. One of the nation’s oldest concurrent enrollment programs, SUPA has also grown to one of the largest, with over 12,000 high school students around the world taking an SU course…

Campus & Community

Class of 2023 Falk Scholars: ‘I Am Forever Grateful to Those Who Have Made These Last 4 Years So Special’

Wednesday, May 3, 2023, By Matt Michael

Fourteen members of the Class of 2023 have been named Falk College Scholars—the highest academic award conferred by the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics on graduating seniors. Falk Scholars represent undergraduate students who display academic excellence, exceptional campus…

Campus & Community

Donna Shalala G’70, H’87 to Deliver Syracuse University’s 2023 Commencement Address

Wednesday, May 3, 2023, By News Staff

Donna E. Shalala G’70, H’87, former U.S. secretary of health and human services, will deliver the keynote address during Syracuse University’s 2023 Commencement on Sunday, May 14, in the JMA Wireless Dome. The ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. Shalala,…

Veterans

Air Force ROTC Cadet Emily Weaver ’24 Continues Family Tradition of Service

Tuesday, May 2, 2023, By Charlie Poag

According to the Department of Defense, interest in military service is on the decline among the nation’s youth, especially those who are qualified for military service. Only 9% indicated they would likely serve in the military; such a low percentage…

Arts & Culture

‘My Poetry Is a Record of What Happened’ Says Palestinian MFA Student Mosab Abu Toha G’23

Tuesday, May 2, 2023, By Renée K. Gadoua

The title poem in the debut collection of Mosab Abu Toha G’23 begins with a plea that the surgeon repairing his punctured eardrum save the things he cherishes: his mother’s voice, songs in Arabic, poems in English, chirping birds. “When…

Campus & Community

VPA Staff Member Dillon Hupp Wins Nearly $22K on ‘Jeopardy!’

Monday, May 1, 2023, By Jen Plummer

On the afternoon of Jan. 4, Dillon Hupp accepted a job offer from Syracuse University as its new associate director of development in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA). On the evening of Jan. 4, Hupp received a…

Campus & Community

Catherine Cocks Appointed Director of Syracuse University Press

Monday, May 1, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

Catherine Cocks has been appointed director of Syracuse University Libraries’ Syracuse University Press, effective April 17. Cocks was previously interim director of Michigan State University’s Press, where she also served as  assistant director and editor-in-chief. She has over 20 years’…

STEM

Renowned Sustainability Expert, Ian Shapiro Joins SyracuseCoE and Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Monday, May 1, 2023, By Kerrie Marshall

Syracuse Center of Excellence (SyracuseCoE) is proud to announce that Ian M. Shapiro, an award-winning engineer and author, will be joining SyracuseCoE today as associate director of Building Science and Community Programs. In this role, he will serve as the…

Media, Law & Policy

A&S Graduate Student Advocates for Access to Unsanitized History of Kenya and Beyond

Sunday, April 30, 2023, By News Staff

Joy Nyokabi Karinge was home in Kenya when she discovered that her grandfather had been tortured, detained and disenfranchised by the British for his part in the Mau Mau war in Kenya, a Kenyan revolt against British colonial rule in…

Arts & Culture

Department Of Drama Presents ‘Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical’

Friday, April 28, 2023, By Joanna Penalva

Who says sadness isn’t fun? Certainly not award-winning playwright Sarah Ruhl. The Department of Drama closes its 2022/2023 season with Ruhl’s “Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical,” directed by Daniella Caggiano, April 28 through May 7. Performances will be held in…