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ACC Meeting of the Minds Conference Attracts Top Student Researchers
Each spring, there’s a prestigious, student-centric event featuring colleges and universities affiliated with the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) that has nothing to do with March Madness and everything to do with research and preparedness. During the annual ACC Meeting of…
Art Museum Faculty Fellow Weaves Indigenous Baskets Into Lesson Plan
Three small Akimel O’odham baskets were donated to the Syracuse University Art Museum in 2006 by an alumnus and his wife. Like most items in the museum’s extensive collection, they are mostly kept in storage. But this semester, the baskets…
12 Seniors Named as 2023 University Scholars
Twelve seniors have been named as the 2023 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor the University bestows. The Syracuse University Scholars Selection Committee, a Universitywide faculty committee, selected the 2023 scholars using criteria that included coursework and academic achievement,…
Afghanistan Withdrawal: Focus on the Future and Humanitarian Needs
President Joe Biden’s administration last Thursday laid the blame on President Donald Trump for the horrific withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in 2021. While we will continue to see back and forth on who is to blame, the focus…
Debra Adams Simmons ’86 Named A&S | Maxwell Convocation Speaker
Debra Adams Simmons ’86, a national leader in journalism and a champion of diverse media organizations, inclusive editorial coverage, increased accountability journalism and a strengthened local news ecosystem, will deliver the alumni keynote address at the 2023 College of Arts and…
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2023 on a Student-Centric Episode of the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast
April is a time for the Syracuse University community to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Celebrated nationally in May, the University hosts its annual AAPI Heritage Month in April so all campus members can join in…
Ph.D. Student Curtis Edmonds Found Community, Cultivated Political Passions on Campus
Wherever Curtis Edmonds has been a student—whether as an undergraduate studying political science at Virginia Commonwealth University, a political science master’s student at George Mason University or in his pursuit of a Ph.D. in political science in the Maxwell School…
Yingyi Ma Named an American Council on Education Fellow
Yingyi Ma, professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Sociology, has been named an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for the academic year 2023-24. Ma is one of 36 fellows selected this year. The ACE Fellows…
Maxwell-in-Washington Graduate Student Mario Marquez Joins Call to Repeal War Authority in Iraq
Mario A. Marquez, a graduate student in the Maxwell School’s Washington, D.C. programs, joined two U.S. senators in supporting their efforts to promote the repeal of decades-old authorizations for use of military force for the Iraq and Persian Gulf wars….
Winners of 2023 Raymond von Dran iPrize and Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award Announced
Winners of the School of Information Studies’ (iSchool) Raymond von Dran (RvD) Fund for Student Entrepreneurship competition, the Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award and the Compete CNY regional qualifier for the New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) were…