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Gretchen Purser Appointed Co-Director of Lender Center for Social Justice
Provost Gretchen Ritter announced today that Gretchen W. Purser, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs has been appointed co-director of the Lender Center for Social Justice. To fulfill their enduring mission to develop…
Social Differences, Social Justice Cluster Hosts Inaugural Research Symposium
On March 31, the Social Differences, Social Justice research cluster hosted its inaugural symposium, crossing interdisciplinary boundaries to showcase student and faculty research related to equity, social justice and global transformation. Co-sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, Humanities…
Second Lender Symposium Honors Life of Evan Weissman
Honoring the life and legacy of professor and local food justice activist Evan Weissman is an ongoing effort, much like Weisman’s tireless work to strengthen the local food system. Weissman was selected as the 2020-22 Lender Center for Social Justice…
Lender Student Fellows Think Globally, Act Locally to Ease Struggles for Underrepresented Population
An interest in social as well as reproductive justice. A desire to deepen connections between a university and the community in which it’s located. Reducing the struggles of female refugees and their children. It’s true the current cohort of Lender…
The Lender Center for Social Justice Seeks Applications for Next Faculty Fellow
The Lender Center for Social Justice is seeking applications for its 2022-2024 faculty fellow. The deadline for the next round of applications has been extended to Friday, Apr. 1, at 5 p.m. The Lender Faculty Fellowship will support a two-year research…
Join the Lender Center Conversation: ‘Creative Activity as a Human Right’
For James Haywood Rolling Jr. ’91, the upcoming “Creative Activity as a Human Right” event is two months in the planning but decades in the making. Rolling, a dual professor of arts education in the College of Visual and Performing…
Lender Center for Social Justice Invites Applications for Co-Director
The Lender Center for Social Justice sees applicants for the co-director position. Applicants must be a full-time faculty member at Syracuse University with significant scholarly engagement in social justice-oriented work related to the Center’s vision. Applicants should have strong organization…
Food and Social Justice Advocate Avalon Gupta VerWiebe Named First Recipient of the Evan Weissman Scholarship
Avalon Gupta VerWiebe, a food studies graduate student in the Falk College, is the first to receive the Evan Weissman Scholarship, a newly created scholarship fund honoring the late Professor Weissman that supports food studies graduate students. Gupta VerWiebe’s personal…
Lender Center Fellowship Offers Students an Opportunity to ‘Work Locally, Think Globally’
About three years ago, Seyeon Lee was invited by CenterState CEO, an economic development organization in Syracuse, to help design a women’s wellness center on the North Side of the city. Lee, an associate professor of environmental and interior design…
Syracuse University Students Helping to Build Food System ‘Rooted in Social Justice and Equality’
The next big step for the newly formed Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance (SOFSA) started, naturally, with Evan Weissman’s kindness and vision for food justice in the Syracuse community. Nel Gaudé, who was completing a master’s in food studies from the…