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Donna Shalala G’70, H’87 to Deliver Syracuse University’s 2023 Commencement Address
Donna E. Shalala G’70, H’87, former U.S. secretary of health and human services, will deliver the keynote address during Syracuse University’s 2023 Commencement on Sunday, May 14, in the JMA Wireless Dome. The ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. Shalala,…
University Announces 2023-24 Remembrance Scholars
Syracuse University’s Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee has chosen the 35 students who will be the 2023-24 Remembrance Scholars. The scholarships, now in their 34th year, were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the students studying in London and Florence…
Mowers Endow Newhouse Professorship of Persuasive Communications
Eric Mower ’66, G’68 can still name individual professors he had more than 60 years ago as a student at Syracuse University. “I have indelible memories of professors who thrilled me,” says Mower. Interestingly, the most memorable ones for him…
Comparing Voter ID Laws in the US and UK With Gretchen Coleman ’22 on the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast
There Gretchen Coleman ’22 was, enjoying a private tour of the House of Lords, the second chamber of the United Kingdom (U.K.) Parliament, that was led by a peer, a member who was passionate about election reform. The topic is…
Maxwell School Ranks No. 1 for Public Affairs in 2024
Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is ranked No. 1 overall in a survey of its peers and is highly ranked in 10 subspecialties, according to the 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Public Affairs School…
iDare Brings Interdisciplinary Teams Together to Tackle Information Challenge
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has launched a new initiative for students—iDare—a series of information-focused challenges. The first event was held at Hinds Hall earlier this month with a theme of “Future Justice.” Organizers in the iSchool partnered with…
4 Maxwell School Juniors Will Participate in Highly Competitive Public Affairs Experiences This Summer
Four Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs | College of Arts and Sciences juniors have been selected to participate in highly competitive and prestigious public affairs experiences this summer. Isabella Brown and Madelin DeJesus Martinez, both policy studies majors,…
10 Students and Alumni Will Teach Around the World Through Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Ten Syracuse University students/alumni have been named as 2023 recipients of awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The program funds a range of awards that include English teaching assistantships (ETA) and study/research grants in over 140 countries. All of this year’s…
Students Learn Career Possibilities Through Winston Fisher Seminar
This spring break, College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) | Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs students once again traveled to New York City to gain first-hand knowledge of how a liberal arts degree can prepare them for a…
Is Kindness Still Relevant?
In May 2013, best-selling author and Professor of English George Saunders addressed graduates at the College of Arts and Sciences | Maxwell School Convocation with a simple but powerful message: Choose kindness. At the time, Saunders never imagined the speech would one…