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Caribbean Art: Uncovering the Region’s Photographic Heritage Through Contemporary and Historical Works
On the surface, viewing a photo from a 1950s travel brochure of a pristine Caribbean beach with palm trees and sunshine might make you dream about a tropical vacation. But if you analyze that image more deeply, it can reveal…
Innovative Researchers Join A&S In Spring 2025
The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has welcomed five new professors for the Spring 2025 semester. According to A&S Dean Behzad Mortazavi, this group of innovative researchers brings important expertise to Syracuse University’s largest and oldest college. “I am…
Faculty, Staff to Participate in 2025 ACC Academic Leaders Network
Five members of the Syracuse University community have been selected to participate in the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Academic Leaders Network. The program is designed to facilitate cross-institutional networking and collaboration among academic leaders while building leadership capacity at…
Meet Syracuse University’s 2025 Alumni Awards Honorees
Syracuse University will honor eight distinguished members of the Orange community during the 2025 Syracuse University Alumni Awards Celebration, which is being held on Friday, April 4, in the National Veterans Resource Center at the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Building…
Lamis Abdelaaty, Collaborators Awarded $2M in ERC Funds for Refugee Law Research
Lamis Abdelaaty, associate professor and director of undergraduate studies for the political science department in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences, is a co-principal investigator on a project that has received a…
Syracuse Symposium Creates Community, Broadens Perspectives
A key aspect of preparing students to become engaged global citizens is exposing them to new perspectives. According to a study from the National Humanities Alliance, humanities public programming is one effective way to achieve this, as it “equips students with…
A&S Names New Associate Dean of Research as Professor Emeritus Stephen Maisto Concludes Tenure
College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) Associate Dean of Research (ADR) Stephen Maisto returns to his research program after serving as ADR since October 2023. The ADR’s responsibilities include advancing the College’s mission by collaborating with faculty to increase grant…
University Announces 2025 MLK Unsung Heroes
The 40th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Planning Committee is proud to announce the 2025 Unsung Hero Award winners: Andrea-Rose Oates ’26, James K. Duah-Agyeman G’99, Student Coalition on Race and Equity (SCORE), Laurence Segal and Jamie…
Cultivating Engaged Citizens Through Reimagined Liberal Arts Framework
Rapid technological advancements such as the emergence of AI, entrenched environmental challenges and social injustice present today’s graduates with complex questions that will demand creative solutions. The liberal arts offerings through the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and the…
Fireworks, Feasts and Family: A&S Professor Talks Traditions Ahead of Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year is a vibrant and culturally significant holiday celebrated by an estimated two billion people in East and Southeast Asian communities around the world. This year it takes place on January 29, with celebrations lasting for several days….