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Roundtable: 3 School of Education Alumni Define ‘Human Thriving’ in the Context of Global Diversity
“Human thriving” is among the areas of distinctive excellence enumerated in the University’s 2023 Academic Strategic Plan. This concept is inspired by the words of Chancellor Erastus Haven. In 1871, he charged Syracuse students “to thrive here, to learn here,…
‘My Heritage Defines and Guides Me:’ Students Discuss Importance of Celebrating Latine Heritage Month
What does it mean to be a descendant of Latine, Latinx, Latino, Latina and Hispanic heritage and trace your cultural roots to a Spanish-speaking community in Latin America, Central America, South America or the Caribbean? It’s nearly impossible to come…
Central New York Humanities Corridor: Advancing Relevant and Impactful Research That ‘Doesn’t Fit in a Box’
Courtney Mauldin infuses her scholarly research with a clear purpose: to give Black girls innovative opportunities to dream big and envision futures filled with possibilities. Her involvement with the Central New York Humanities Corridor is critical to success: “We see…
Where Belonging Begins: Higher Education Students Lead the University’s Native Student Program
In October 2022, after nearly 33 years at Syracuse University, Regina A. Jones ’07 retired as director of the University’s Native Student Program. She launched the program in 2006 along with Stephanie Waterman ’83, G’04, while simultaneously studying for a…
Q&A With School of Education Dean Kelly Chandler-Olcott: Building on a Legacy in Education
School of Education Dean Kelly Chandler-Olcott has a family history in the field of education that goes back generations. She continues to build on that storied legacy with her appointment to the deanship earlier this year. For Chandler-Olcott, it was…
‘Service-Minded and Entrepreneurial’: Scott Shablak G’73 Looks Back on 45 Years of OPRD
As a young person and then a college student, Scott Shablak G’73 says he absorbed two lessons that later served him well as director of the School of Education’s (SOE) Office of Professional Research and Development (OPRD), a position he…
National Science Foundation Renews Funding for Upstate Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Program
Funding for operating the Upstate Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (ULSAMP) program has been renewed, permitting Syracuse University to continue leading a seven-institution initiative to broaden educational opportunities for students from underrepresented communities to study and pursue careers in…
Professors Theoharis and George Awarded Lender Center Grant to Study Schools’ DEI Policies
George Theoharis, professor of educational leadership and inclusive elementary/early childhood education, and Leela George, associate teaching professor of educational leadership, both in the School of Education, have been awarded a 2023 Lender Center for Social Justice grant. The award is…
Breedlove Readers Display Works at Community ‘ArtStory’ Event
The artwork of local teens was on display during a recent event hosted by professors Courtney Mauldin and Rochele Royster at Syracuse University’s South Side Communications Center. Participants in the event, “ArtStory: Love & Language,” were members of the Breedlove…
Leonese Nelson Reflects on 2 Decades Chairing STEP/CSTEP Conferences
The 2023 Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) and Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) spring conferences were bittersweet for Leonese Nelson. Once again, she worked 18-hour days to present two statewide showcases of student work, timed just a…