Health & Society
‘Black Lives Matter Is a Continuum of Black Protest Over Centuries’
Danielle Smith is a professor of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program. “For more than 400 years, Black people have expressed in countless ways that Black Lives…
University Trains Local Teachers to Teach in the Virtual Environment
Julia Alder-Deyett has been teaching school for 28 years, and this is her 10th year teaching in the Syracuse City School District. This year, Deyett, a teacher at Webster Elementary School, will teach 27 kindergarten students general education in a…
Fellowship to Carry On Vision of Advancing Food Justice in Syracuse
Jonnell Robinson never had to go very far to find Evan Weissman. They were colleagues, confidants and next-door neighbors, and all Robinson had to do was call for Weissman over her backyard fence. When it came time for the heart-wrenching…
Dipre Awarded $20,000 Counseling Fellowship from NBCC Foundation
Kirsis Allennys Dipre, a doctoral student in the counseling and human services department in the School of Education, was recently selected for the NBCC Minority Fellowship Program for Doctoral Counselors (NBCC MFP) by The NBCC Foundation, an affiliate of the National…
University Professional and Continuing Education Association Establishes Bea González Diversity in Leadership Scholars Program
The University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) has established the Bethaida “Bea” González Diversity in Leadership Scholars program with the goal of equipping diverse professionals at any stage of their career with the skills and knowledge needed to move…
National Institute on Aging Funds Multi-University Aging and Policy Center
A consortium of three upstate New York universities has received a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to fund the Center for Aging and Policy Studies (CAPS), headquartered at Syracuse University. The NIA, part of…
‘Ventilators, Guidelines, Judgment, and Trust’
Samuel Gorovitz is a professor of philosophy and former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. An authority in the field of medical ethics, he has authored several books, including “Drawing the Line: Life, Death, and Ethical Choices In…
‘ADA LIVE!’ Focuses on Future of Disability Rights
Lex Frieden, “chief architect” of the Americans with Disabilities Act, is the next guest of the “ADA LIVE!” podcast, available Friday, July 24, at 1 p.m. ET at SoundCloud “ADA Live!” Frieden will engage in a discussion of the past, present…
Hendricks Chapel Virtual Conversation Series Welcomes Harvard Educator, Former NAACP President
The Rev. Cornell William Brooks of Harvard University, former president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), will join Hendricks Chapel Dean Brian Konkol for a virtual conversation on Thursday, July 23, at 7…
City of Syracuse Honors Carrie Mae Weems and Her COVID-19 Advocacy Project
In recognition of Syracuse University Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems’ efforts to raise public awareness about the impact of COVID-19 on people of color, promote preventative measures and dispel harmful falsehoods about the coronavirus, Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on…