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IVMF Recognized at Two Separate Events Honoring Veteran Service Initiatives
The D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) was honored with the Non-Profit Leadership Award by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce at the 12th Annual Lee Anderson Hiring our Heroes Awards Gala last week in Washington, D.C. The prestigious…
Issues Behind Military Recruitment
Our country continues to face a military recruiting crisis – as many branches are offering sign-on bonuses and other incentives to get more people to join. Sean McFate, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and an adjunct professor at…
Agreement Between University and Northeast Clean Energy Council Means New Opportunities for Students, Faculty, Businesses
Officials from Syracuse University and the Northeast Clean Energy Council (NECEC) last week signed a memorandum of understanding forming a collaborative partnership between both organizations. The agreement aims to raise the visibility and impact of emerging research on clean climate…
Impressive Recovery Of U.S. Factory Jobs After Pandemic Recession
Mary Lovely, professor of economics in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by the New York Times for their story “Factory Jobs Are Booming Like It’s the 1970s.” The article talks about how American manufacturers now have more than enough jobs…
Jeffrey M. Scruggs Selected to Lead Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees
Syracuse University today announced that Jeffrey M. Scruggs, a highly engaged trustee and respected member of the global finance community, has been selected to lead the University’s Board of Trustees, succeeding current Board Chair Kathleen A. Walters ’73, whose term…
Study: Rise in Working-Age Deaths in U.S. Linked to Conservative State Policies
State policies and their impact on public health were thrust into the spotlight at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. But a new study sheds light on how they have been intertwined for much longer. Researchers found that…
Lender Center Brings Labor Movement Leaders to Campus to Discuss the Fight for Workers’ Rights
The revitalization of the American labor movement and the struggle for racial and economic justice were the central topics of a Lender Center Conversation held Monday, Oct. 24, in Dineen Hall. After introductory remarks from current and former leadership of…
Faculty Members Reflect on Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s Legacy
Former defense secretary Ashton Carter’s life and legacy will not be forgotten. With the news of his passing, military experts at Syracuse University shared their thoughts to pay tribute to Carter and his family. Please see their reflections below. If…
Faculty Affairs’ Winders Focusing Efforts on Faculty Professional Development, DEIA, Communication and Streamlined Workflows
Jamie Winders arrived at the University in 2004, a new faculty member right out of graduate school. Ten years later, as department chair, she began to think about how she could make a further impact, helping other faculty members reach…
Maxwell Professor Gives Expert Opinion On Putin’s Partial Mobilization of Russia
Sean McFate, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and an adjunct professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, was interviewed by Newsweek for the story “‘Act of Desperation’: Putin’s Partial Mobilization of Russia Could Be…