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Advisory Committee Appointed for School of Education Dean Search
Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter today announced the appointment of a search advisory committee tasked with selecting the next permanent dean of the School of Education. Kelly Chandler-Olcott, Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for…
Lender Center for Social Justice Granted $2.7M From MetLife Foundation for Research Initiatives to Help Address Racial Wealth Gap
Syracuse University’s Lender Center for Social Justice has been awarded a $2.7 million grant from MetLife Foundation to launch several new research initiatives to accelerate efforts to address the racial wealth gap and help dismantle the root causes of wealth…
Faculty Affairs’ Winders Focusing Efforts on Faculty Professional Development, DEIA, Communication and Streamlined Workflows
Jamie Winders arrived at the University in 2004, a new faculty member right out of graduate school. Ten years later, as department chair, she began to think about how she could make a further impact, helping other faculty members reach…
Exploring Syracuse University’s Future Through the Academic Strategic Plan: ‘A Roadmap to the Future We Collectively Create’ on the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast
The Syracuse University campus community is embarking on an important five-year journey of self-discovery and self-improvement, revamping its Academic Strategic Plan (ASP) to position itself as a leading global institution that attracts the best students and accomplished faculty who are…
Marcelle Haddix Takes a Holistic Approach to New Strategic Initiatives Academic Affairs Role (Q&A)
As associate provost for strategic initiatives in the Office of Academic Affairs, Marcelle Haddix wants the work of her office to have an impact on the academic enterprise and the experiences of students—and to connect the University’s academic efforts with…
Academic Strategic Plan Engagement Schedule Now Available
Mark Your Calendars—We Want to Hear From You! In partnership with the co-chairs of the Academic Strategic Plan working groups, the Office of Academic Affairs is pleased to share with our campus community opportunities for engagement in the fall semester….
Margaret Usdansky Named Interim Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE)
Margaret Usdansky, founding director of the Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS) and research associate professor of human development and family science in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, has been named as the interim director of…
You’re Invited: Academic Strategic Plan Launch Forum—Sept. 1 at 9 a.m.
Editor’s note (9.2.22): This forum has been postponed to Thursday, Sept. 8. Provost Gretchen Ritter invites the campus community to the Academic Strategic Plan Launch Forum, where an overview of the strategic plan process, timeline, goals and ways to engage…
New Policy on ‘Green Card’ Sponsorship Aimed at Faculty Retention and Teaching Excellence
Syracuse University has approved a new policy regarding the sponsorship of qualifying faculty members for U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident Status through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The new “Green Card” policy expands the international faculty who qualify for sponsorship that…
Accomplished Physicist Duncan Brown Appointed Syracuse University’s Next Vice President for Research
Gretchen Ritter, vice chancellor, provost and chief academic officer, today announced Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman Endowed Professor of Physics and an accomplished physicist, has been appointed Syracuse University’s next vice president for research. Brown’s appointment, which was approved by…