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‘Belonging in Education’: Sarah Gentile Looks to Improve Experiences for All Students
Sarah Gentile G’03, G’22 describes herself as passionate about equity, inclusion, dignity and belonging in education. Already director of fine arts for the West Genesee Central School District in Camillus, Gentile recently became the district’s coordinator of diversity, equity, and…
New Book Edited by School of Education Faculty Explores Live-Actor Simulations as Effective Training for Real-World Educational Challenges
The School of Education is a pioneer and international leader in the use of experiential, immersive methods of professional development for educators and other professionals, especially the use of live-actor simulations, otherwise known as clinical simulations. A new book, published…
Arts and Sciences Faculty, Students and Alumni Take Fresh Look at Key Curricular Requirements
Think how much life has changed in the past few decades. Technology alone has evolved exponentially—flip phones and Myspace, anyone? To ensure the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) curriculum is reflecting and responding to this social and cultural transformation,…
Design Professor Co-Authors Book on Design Thinking for a Regenerative Future
A new book about the importance of design thinking for a regenerative future grew from a conversation at Syracuse University between two like-minded visionaries. In September 2018, world-renowned futurist and thinker David Houle ’69, a graduate of the College of…
“Russia slaps limits on Facebook for restriction of some pro-Kremlin accounts”
Lee McKnight, associate professor in the School of Information Studies, was interviewed for the KCBS Radio story “Russia slaps limits on Facebook for restriction of some pro-Kremlin accounts.” McKnight, an expert on international technology policy and online governance, discussed Russia’s…
African American Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies Faculty Book Roundup
Faculty members in the departments of Women’s and Gender Studies and African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences have authored or edited books on a diverse range of scholarly topics relevant to their fields of study. Their…
Applications Open for RvD iPrize and Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Competitions
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) with support from the Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University Libraries (LaunchPad) are now accepting applications through March 15 for the Raymond von Dran (RvD) iPrize pitch competition and the Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of…
“How K-12 Book Bans Affect Higher Education.”
Kal Alston, professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the School of Education, was quoted in the Inside Higher Ed story “How K-12 Book Bans Affect Higher Education.” Alston, an expert on the philosophy of education, discussed her concerns…
‘Someone Falls Overboard’: University Professor Stephen Kuusisto Co-Authors Book of Pandemic Poetry
Setting the scene … It’s spring of 2020. The world has been shut down for a period of weeks or months (you stopped keeping track at some point). You are living with a disability—perhaps you’re blind or you have a…
Blaming Book Bans On the Protection of Young Minds Is Nothing New
A movement to remove books that discuss race, sexuality, and gender from school libraries is growing in many parts of the U.S. What could the larger implications be for teachers and students? And how is this recent news actually a…