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After having spent time covering a variety of sports, Chicago native Jason Benetti ’05 will begin the 2016 Major League Baseball season covering his hometown team, the Chicago White Sox. A 2005 graduate of the Newhouse School and the ­College…

For Paul Karlitz ’93, a political science degree based in the liberal arts was just what he needed to succeed academically and in many life aspects afterwards. “Liberal arts was great for me because it wasn’t too narrowly focused or…

Susan Ballard has been appointed associate vice president for alumni engagement at Syracuse University. The appointment, effective Feb. 22, follows a comprehensive national search and was made by chief advancement officer and senior vice president of advancement and external affairs…

In 2007, Erin McLaughlin became the first Lockerbie Scholar to earn an undergraduate degree from Syracuse University. Typically, these outstanding scholars from Lockerbie, Scotland, study in Syracuse for only a year, representing the 11 Lockerbie residents who died in the…

Jessica Wilkerson ’13, who graduated with a major in  policy studies from the Maxwell School and minors in computer science and mathematics, is watching software envelop the world from an interesting vantage point—atop Capitol Hill. As an oversight associate for…

It all came down to just seven minutes. Two hours of interviews, hours upon hours of pre- and post-production—including intricate theatrical staging, lighting and a professional puppeteer—and at least four months of editing. Then a green light from legendary documentary…

The Rev. Robert Grant ’39 never thought he’d go to college. After all, it was the height of the Depression, and his family barely scraped by on his father’s meager salary as a janitor. Then fate intervened, as it would…

Acclaimed broadcast journalist Bob Dotson G’69, an alumnus of the Newhouse School, will return to campus Dec. 1 as a guest of the school’s broadcast and digital journalism department. He will take part in a retrospective Q&A at 5:30 p.m….

Alumni return to campus and offer their thoughts and advice for the current student body. Alumni Offer Advice to Students from Syracuse University News on Vimeo.

Robert B. Menschel ’51, H’91 and Richard L. Menschel ’55 were honored with the highly prestigious Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy for their decades of philanthropy during a ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 15, at the New York Public Library. Longtime supporters…