Campus & Community
Sarah Willie-LeBreton Encourages Cultivating Spaces of Mutual Respect During 40th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration
Sarah Willie-LeBreton, president of Smith College, was welcomed back to Syracuse by a stadium filled with nearly 1,200 people for the 40th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Sunday—and she was happy to return to the place she…
Celebrate the Year of the Snake With Lunar New Year Events on Campus
While many people here in the U.S. celebrated the start of a new year when the Gregorian calendar flipped from Dec. 31 to Jan. 1, as many as 2 billion people from Asian cultures around the globe will begin to…
Libraries Receives 2025 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity Award
Syracuse University Libraries has been awarded Insight Into Diversity magazine’s 2025 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award. The award recognizes academic libraries who advance the core values of inclusive excellence and belonging through programs and initiatives in technology,…
Syracuse Symposium Creates Community, Broadens Perspectives
A key aspect of preparing students to become engaged global citizens is exposing them to new perspectives. According to a study from the National Humanities Alliance, humanities public programming is one effective way to achieve this, as it “equips students with…
What’s New in Campus Dining for the Spring 2025 Semester?
Campus Dining is excited to welcome the University campus community back to campus for the spring semester. The department will debut several new food options and dining initiatives across campus, responding to evolving culinary trends and student feedback about cuisine…
Tom Kenny, Voice of SpongeBob SquarePants, to Visit Syracuse University
Syracuse native Tom Kenny, voice of “SpongeBob SquarePants,” will discuss what it takes to build a creative career and his journey in the film, animation and music industries during a visit with Syracuse University students on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Kenny…
College of Law Adds Syracuse Medical Legal Partnership Law Clinic in Spring
The College of Law is adding the Syracuse Medical Legal Partnership (SLMP) to its Office of Clinical Legal Education starting with the Spring 2025 semester. Professor Suzette Meléndez will be the co-director of the new clinic along with Dr. Steven…
Libraries Signs 3 New Read and Publish Agreements
Syracuse University Libraries recently signed three new “read and publish” open access agreements with publishers Taylor & Francis, Elsevier and De Gruyter. These newest agreements impact researchers across numerous disciplines, especially those in the humanities and social sciences. The Libraries…
A&S Names New Associate Dean of Research as Professor Emeritus Stephen Maisto Concludes Tenure
College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) Associate Dean of Research (ADR) Stephen Maisto returns to his research program after serving as ADR since October 2023. The ADR’s responsibilities include advancing the College’s mission by collaborating with faculty to increase grant…
Full Circle Moment: Sarah Willie-LeBreton Honored to Deliver Remarks at 40th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Sarah Willie-LeBreton, the 12th president of Smith College and featured speaker for the 40th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 26, has special cherished family memories of the revered civil rights leader. Willie-LeBreton’s father, Charles…