Health & Society
3D Temples, Confession Apps and Virtual Shrines
Nearly every aspect of modern life intersects with digital culture and is being reshaped by rapidly changing technology. A new undergraduate course will investigate the ways religious practice is shaped by technology and how technological practice is shaped by religion….
Falk College Students Host Makeup Drive for Transgender Community Dec. 1
The Falk College Department of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) is hosting a makeup drive to benefit the Syracuse-area transgender community on Thursday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Schine Student Center. The drive was organized by…
Historian Finds Gritty Story of Child’s Life Documented in Special Collections
“The Muckers,” published by Syracuse University Press and found among the papers in the Special Collections Research Center, tells of boys living life rough in New York City over a century ago.
‘A Moral Obligation to Stand with the People’
Ahmed Abdel Meguid was out with friends in Istanbul on July 15 when members of the Turkish military initiated a coup attempt. Abdel Meguid, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Religion, spent the summer…
Newhouse Student Shares Theme of Living Loud, Being Proud of Differences
Justin Bachman ’19 has never forgotten the day that changed his life and started him on his mission.
Diane R. Wiener, Barry L. Wells Appointed Co-Chairs of Council on Diversity and Inclusion
Diane R. Wiener, director of the Disability Cultural Center, and Barry L. Wells, special assistant to the Chancellor, have been appointed co-chairs of the new Council on Diversity and Inclusion by Chancellor Kent Syverud. The appointments follow the creation of…
University Holds ‘Implicit Bias’ Training for Department of Public Safety and CNY Law Enforcement
As part of an ongoing effort to increase cultural competency, improve understanding of issues related to diversity and inclusion, and provide professional growth opportunities for campus and community law enforcement officers, the Division of Campus Safety and Emergency Services will…
Maxwell School Alumni Establish Multimillion Dollar Bequest to Fund Citizenship Education
The bequest furthers the school’s ability to nurture students as they learn and develop into informed world citizens and decision makers.
18th Annual James L. Stone Legislative Policy Forum Explores Gun Violence
Students in the School of Social Work in Falk College recently explored one of the most complex and difficult issues in America today: the unsettling interactions between gun violence, community relations, trauma and racial justice. With a focus on implications…
A Broader View of Transnational Feminism
Sheila Ragunathan once gave a presentation at Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, about critical theory and the intersectional approach in feminist theory. She described Black women’s challenges in the workplace, but the professor said the example was inappropriate, she recalled….