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Center on Disability and Inclusion Awarded $1.7M to Support Employment for Individuals With Disabilities
The School of Education’s Center on Disability and Inclusion has been awarded a five-year, $1.7 million New York State Education Department (NYSED) Core Rehabilitation Services contract to support individuals with disabilities interested in obtaining, maintaining or advancing in employment. The…
Tanya Williamson Named Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s New Assistant Vice President
Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Mary Grace Almandrez has announced the selection of Tanya Williamson as the inaugural assistant vice president in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Williamson, who currently serves as associate director of diversity, equity and…
Arts and Sciences Names Gwendolyn Pough Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
Gwendolyn D. Pough, Dean’s Professor of the Humanities and professor of women’s and gender studies (WGS), has been named the College of Arts and Sciences’ (A&S’) associate dean of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA). In that role, she will…
Focus Group Participants Needed: Transgender and Transitioning in the Workplace
To better understand the experiences and needs of transgender employees, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the LGBTQ Resource Center are hosting a focus group for transgender and nonbinary staff and faculty. The feedback and information gathered from this…
Nominations Sought for MLK Unsung Hero Award
Each year, Syracuse University hosts the largest MLK Jr. Celebration held on any college campus. As part of the program, several community members who embody the spirit of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. receive the Unsung Hero Award. The…
Graduate Student Supports DEIA Initiatives, Awareness Across Campus
A graduate student who led diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) awareness initiatives at her undergraduate alma mater is now helping to advance Syracuse University’s DEIA objectives through her role in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI). Carlee Kerr,…
Reflecting on the Past, Offering Hope for the Future: Native American Students Help Curate Exhibition of Haudenosaunee Artist
Situated in the heart of the ancestral lands of the Onondaga Nation, Syracuse University is committed to supporting and facilitating Native American and Indigenous scholarship. Within the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), a recent collaboration between faculty and students…
Advancing DEIA: Welcoming InclusiveU Students to First Year Seminar 101
First Year Seminar 101 (FYS 101) is a one-credit course required by the University for all first-year and transfer undergraduates, covering such topics as belonging, interdependence, health and wellness, identity, socialization, prejudice, discrimination, bias and stereotype. InclusiveU, an initiative of…
ECS Professor Farzana Rahman Awarded TACNY’s College Educator of the Year
Farzana Rahman, an associate teaching professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), was honored by the Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY) as the organization’s College Educator of the Year…
‘Know Your Why’: Sport Industry Executives Offer Students Valuable Advice During Falk College DEIA Lecture
At the start of his keynote address at the Oct. 12, Jonathan B. Wanderstock “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility in Sport” lecture, Kevin Clayton had one request for the large gathering of students in attendance in the College of Law’s…