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2025 Syracuse University Scholars Announced
Twelve seniors have been named as the 2025 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor the University bestows. The Syracuse University Scholars Selection Committee, a Universitywide faculty committee, selected the scholars using criteria that included coursework and academic achievement, independent…
The Life-Changing Benefits of a Fall Study Abroad Experience (Podcast)
As part its academic strategic plan, “Leading With Distinction,” the University is committed to removing barriers and creating opportunities so that all undergraduates can study abroad or away before they graduate. More than 50% of students explore the world through…
Julia Fancher Named a 2024-25 Astronaut Scholar
Julia Fancher, a rising junior majoring in physics and mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, has been named a 2024-25 Astronaut Scholar by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF)….
9 Projects Awarded MetLife Foundation-Lender Center Racial Wealth Gap Grants
The Lender Center for Social Justice has awarded nine grants for new faculty research projects that study issues contributing to or helping alleviate the racial wealth gap in the United States. The awards are funded by a 2022 MetLife Foundation grant that…
Men of Color Initiative: A Brotherhood That Lifts Up, Supports Its Members
“Each One, Teach One.” This powerful African proverb emphasizes how, after someone learns to read or write, they have an obligation and a responsibility to pass that knowledge on to someone else, thus spreading wisdom and education throughout their city…
Student Leaders Dylan France ’24 and Andi-Rose Oates ’26 Becoming Agents of Change Who Amplify Black Voices (Podcast)
Syracuse University has a proud and storied tradition of honoring Black History Month through a series of engaging and thought-provoking student-run programs, events and discussions occurring through March 3 on campus. The theme for this year’s celebrations is “Existing Outside…
The Crown, New University Undergraduate Research Journal, Published on SURFACE
The Crown, a new Syracuse University undergraduate research journal edited by and for students in the Renée Crown University Honors Program, was recently published on SURFACE, the University’s open access institutional repository. The full issue can be accessed online. The…
Bringing Light to ‘Digital Dark Spots’: Expert Calls for Government Action
The FCC recently adopted new rules that prohibit “digital discrimination,” a term for policies or practices that limit broadband access based on income level, race, ethnicity, color, religion, or national origin. The rules will allow the commission to investigate complaints…
A Blueprint for Engaged Humanities: Maggie Sardino Featured in Humanities for All
Recent graduate Maggie Sardino ’23 authored an article, Discovering My Passion for Public Arts & Humanities, featured recently in Humanities for All, an online initiative of the National Humanities Alliance (NHA) Foundation highlighting higher ed-based humanities projects. She graduated in May 2023…
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,…