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Kiersten Edwards was 8 years old when her older brother, Daniel McPeck, left home to join the U.S. Marine Corps. And as Edwards grew older, she spent a lot of time away from home competing for the U.S. Snowboard Team….

Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter has appointed Lois Agnew to the position of associate provost for academic programs. Agnew, who has served as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) since July 2022,…

While a popular hobby for many, fishing is also a pastime full of uncertainty. Each time you have something on the line, you can never be completely sure what type of fish you’ve hooked until you pull it out of…

  Syracuse University junior Iona Volynets has been named as a 2023 recipient of the Truman Scholarship. Volynets, of Washington, D.C., is a history and international relations major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of…

Each spring, there’s a prestigious, student-centric event featuring colleges and universities affiliated with the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) that has nothing to do with March Madness and everything to do with research and preparedness. During the annual ACC Meeting of…

Aatif Abbas, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), was selected as the 2023 winner of the prestigious Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award for his piece titled “Corporations Choose Differently: A…

Twelve seniors have been named as the 2023 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor the University bestows. The Syracuse University Scholars Selection Committee, a Universitywide faculty committee, selected the 2023 scholars using criteria that included coursework and academic achievement,…

“Two minds are better than one,” the saying goes. For many of us, collaboration with colleagues helps us creatively reframe our thinking and better achieve our goals. Likewise, humanities scholars benefit from cross-pollinating their ideas. Working with colleagues within and…

Debra Adams Simmons ’86, a national leader in journalism and a champion of diverse media organizations, inclusive editorial coverage, increased accountability journalism and a strengthened local news ecosystem, will deliver the alumni keynote address at the 2023 College of Arts and…

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management announces the creation of a new initiative that will support students’ personal and professional development at the intersection of business and mental health. This new initiative is made possible through a $500,000 gift…