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Students Inducted Into Prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society
Fifty-six students in the College of Arts and Sciences, the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications were inducted into the Syracuse University chapter of Phi Beta Kappa May 20. Phi Beta…
Student Speakers Simran Mirchandani and Rikki Sargent Address the Class of 2021 During Commencement
During Commencement 2021, Simran Vinod Mirchandani ’21, biochemistry and Spanish language, literature and culture major in the College of Arts and Sciences, economics major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs,…
Ph.D. Candidate Nicolás Pérez-Consuegra Leads Research Expedition in Search of Answers to Erosion in Colombia
In April 2017, a landslide in Mocoa, Colombia, ripped through a local town, killing more than 300 people. Nicolás Pérez-Consuegra grew up about 570 miles north in Santander, Colombia, and was shocked as he watched the devastation on television. At…
Forgotten in Plain Sight: Bringing Renewed Attention to a Famous New York City Waterway
A boat ride down Newtown Creek in New York City reveals a story of a polluted past. On either side are industrial worksites and oil refineries, in front of you is the iconic Manhattan skyline, and beneath you is one…
Ben Bradley Receives Wasserstrom Prize for Graduate Teaching
Ben Bradley, professor of philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), is the 2021 recipient of the William Wasserstrom Prize for the Teaching of Graduate Students. A&S Dean Karin Ruhlandt will formally confer the prize on him at the…
Through Poetry, Nidaa Aljabbarin ’22 Shares Her Personal Journey as a Syrian Refugee
When Nidaa Aljabbarin ’22 stepped into her first Narratio Fellowship workshop at the North Side Learning Center in Syracuse in 2019, she never imagined that it would lead to her becoming a published poet with her work being read by…
Syracuse University to Award Three Honorary Degrees at 2021 Commencement
An esteemed higher education leader and a change agent for the arts; a highly respected U.S. Army commander and pioneer for women in the military; and an exemplary public servant in fiscal management and steadfast philanthropist will receive honorary degrees…
Student’s Study Abroad Leads to Publication in Academic Journal
Jake Kahane ’21, an economics student in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and multi-program Syracuse Abroad alumnus, has recently been published in the Academy of Economics and Finance Journal. The…
Nine Faculty Members Recognized With Meredith Teaching Recognition Awards
Nine Syracuse University faculty members have been honored for their excellence in teaching with the Meredith Teaching Recognition Award. In 2001, the Meredith Professorship Program was expanded to create the award, which recognizes exemplary teaching by non-tenured faculty in two…
Welcome to the One University Awards Celebration
The daylong celebration of excellence on the Syracuse University campus begins now with a special message from Director of Athletics John Wildhack and the announcement of the Student-Athlete Scholar Awards. The Student-Athlete Scholar Award recognizes the student-athletes with the…