Tag: College of Arts and Sciences
Syracuse University women faculty generally earn less than men faculty, report shows
Across most ranks of the Syracuse University faculty, women generally make less than men. Their average salaries range from about 77 percent to 94 percent of what men earn. Read More »
La Casita to host annual Caribbean-style Christmas festival
Fiesta de Navidad en La Casita brings together Syracuse’s Hispanic and Latino communities, featuring live performances and traditional Hispanic foods. Read More »
Graduate student 1st to receive Mitchell Scholarship at Syracuse University
Cameron MacPherson, a former member of the SU football team, won the award in late November. Read More »
College of Arts and Sciences awards $1.5 million to establish professorship in Jewish studies
The Phyllis Backer Foundation awarded $1.5 million to Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences to create a named professorship in honor of Phyllis Backer. Read More »
Black Lives Matter Canada co-founder discusses homophobia, transphobia at Syracuse University event
Janaya Khan spoke in Maxwell Auditorium as part of a Coming Out Month event hosted by Syracuse University’s LGBT Resource Center. Read More »
4 things to know about Orange Crate Brewing Company's history on the Hill
The owner of Orange Crate has been part of the Syracuse University community since 1988, when he first stepped on campus as a student. Here’s what you should know about the bar’s history. Read More »
Michael Frasciello appointed dean of University College
Before his appointment as interim dean, Frasciello was the director of online learning at the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Read More »
Mano a mano, La Casita Cultural Center helps bilingual learners grow
La Casita’s bilingual library connects SU volunteers with Latinx communities through multicultural programs for all ages. Read More »
Syracuse University’s schools and colleges announce convocation speakers
Speakers for each college and school’s convocation were announced Monday. The Falk College and the Whitman School will have student and faculty speakers in lieu of alumni speakers. Read More »
As SU moves toward 'One University' brand, career services on campus could become more centralized
In an effort to understand Syracuse University's individual school and colleges' career services, The Daily Orange analyzed thousands of data points on the subject from available reports. Read More »
SU researchers fear Trump’s proposed National Institutes of Health budget cut
President Donald Trump has proposed a $5.8 billion funding cut for the NIH’s 2018 fiscal year budget. Read More »
Syracuse University’s strategy to promote STEM programs doesn’t mean other programs will be shorted
The Daily Orange Editorial Board defends the reasoning behind Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly’s proposal to create a “university-wide STEM branding strategy.” Read More »
All eyes are on the red-tailed hawks nesting on Lyman Hall
Syracuse Hawk Chatters is a group of bird watchers that gather both on campus and Facebook to share their passion for red-tailed hawks. Read More »
Our Reader: Syracuse University should promote skill, experience-based courses available in College of Arts and Sciences
Kayla Anderson, a sophomore public relations major at Syracuse University, explains why she thinks SU needs to do a better job of promoting its skill and experience-oriented College of Arts and Sciences classes. Read More »
Event commemorating SU community members who died in 2016 to be held
The event, called “Service of Commemoration” encouraged by the SU Remembrance Scholar’s “Look Back, Act Forward” commitment, will take place on Tuesday, March 21, at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Read More »
Colleagues, students remember late African American Studies professor’s passion for teaching
Renate “Rennie” Simson, professor of African American Studies at Syracuse University, died on Feb. 19. Read More »
A continent-sized discovery is lying under the island of Mauritius
Experts provide insight about geographical implications of the discovery of a microcontinent under the island of Mauritius. Read More »
Syracuse University names interim dean of University College
Syracuse University announced that Michael Frasciello will leave the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences to become the interim dean of University College. Read More »
Local refugees gather for vigil in solidarity with Aleppo, call for government aid of Syrians
Syracuse community members on Wednesday night gathered for a vigil in solidarity with the people of the war-torn Aleppo, Syria. Read More »
Student Association contemplates a bill on making Syracuse University sanctuary campus
Student Association is discussing a bill making Syracuse University sanctuary campus. Read More »
Religious department to offer class on relationship between religion, technology
Syracuse University’s Department of Religion is offering a new course called “Digital Religion” next semester to explore how religious practices are shaped by technology and technological practices are shaped by religion. Read More »
Scholarship to be given in memory of Syracuse University professor, environmental pioneer
Nelson L. Nemerow Memorial Scholarship will be given by Syracuse University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science for the first time next spring. Read More »
Student Association president, others highlight the importance to vote in meeting
On Tuesday, buses will send students to Toomey Abbott Circle at Toomey Abbott Towers and Drumlins Country Club, two polling locations for students living in on-campus dorms. SA President Eric Evangelista on Monday stressed the importance of voting. Read More »
Student Association assembly approves finance board's budget allocations for student organizations
The finance board had to work to best allocate the funds to the organizations, Comptroller Malik Evans said, since only $635,000 was available. Organizations whose budgets are rejected, including due to missing their budget meeting, have the ability to appeal to the finance board. Read More »