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Forensic Science Camp for Syracuse City Students Held Aug. 3-7
From Aug. 3-7, 45 students from the Syracuse City School District in grades 7-12, lived on the Syracuse University campus and participated in an academic schedule as rigorous as most college students’. They were part of the NSBE Jr. program,…
Kelly Chandler-Olcott Named School of Education’s Associate Dean of Research
The School of Education has announced that Kelly Chandler-Olcott, professor of reading and language arts, has been named associate dean of research. In this role, Chandler-Olcott will support and build research in the School of Education, and mentor faculty members…
Student Author Challenges Perceptions in ‘I, Too, Am a Dancer!’
Kanisha L. Ffriend ’16 tells the story of a young girl of color who is hard of hearing in “I,Too, Am a Dancer!” The girl is the main character—a different approach than from what Ffriend had seen in other books about people with disabilities.
Joan Fleet Appointed Early Education Child Care Center Director
Joan Fleet, interim director of the University’s Early Education Child Care Center (EECCC), has accepted an offer to become the center’s new director. Fleet has worked at the center since 2012, starting out as the office coordinator and becoming interim…
School of Education Counseling Graduate Program Receives High Ranking
The School of Education’s masters program in clinical mental health counseling has been ranked as the #6 program of its type by a national survey of current and former students, conducted by online graduate program guide GraduatePrograms.com. “We highly value…
Hinchman, Chandler-Olcott named co-editors of Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
The International Literacy Association (ILA) has announced the appointment of Kelly Chandler-Olcott and Kathleen A. Hinchman as new co-editors of The Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (JAAL), the leading peer-reviewed journal for educators of literacy learners ages 12 and…
Admitted Students to Spend the Night in Carrier Dome
On Sunday, April 12, more than 500 high school students who have been accepted to Syracuse University for Fall 2015 will arrive on campus with their sleeping bags, toothbrushes and perhaps a bit of trepidation.
Limited Space Still Available for Neuroscience Research Day
Due to overwhelming demand, registration has been extended for Neuroscience Research Day, taking place on Friday, April 3, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel and Conference Center (801 University Ave.). The program, which includes…
University to Host EducationUSA Academy with U.S. Department of State
Syracuse University has announced its partnership with the U.S. Department of State to host the EducationUSA Academy Pilot Program in July 2015. The four-week academy will provide English language courses, college preparatory content and cross-cultural activities to self-funded 15-17 year…
Lessons from the Fishbowl
Just before Spring Break, two dozen eighth- and ninth-grade students filed into a biology lab in the Life Sciences Complex, where they were greeted by tanks of petite, striped fish. Their assignment? To study the animals up close. The students…