History professor Cissie Fairchilds remembered for her generosity, spirit
Fairchilds, who started teaching at Syracuse University in 1977, died early last week at Crouse Hospital. She was 72. Read more »
Schools and Colleges
S.I. Newhouse Jr., owner of media empire, dies at 89
Newhouse and his family helped build Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Read more »
A long-awaited Syracuse Stage dining option has opened. It’s a new grab-and-go style food cart.
For years, an absence of dining options at Syracuse Stage has concerned students. The stage is located off East Genesee Street. Read more »
Maxwell professor Gladys McCormick appointed Mexico-U.S. relations chair
McCormick’s research interests in Latin American studies include corruption, political violence and drug trafficking. Read more »
Whitman undergraduate program improves 1 spot in annual US News & World Report’s rankings
The undergraduate program was ranked 42nd best in U.S. News & World Report’s rankings. 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 »
Syracuse University professors commend DACA after President Donald Trump announces end to program
Congress now has six months to take action to extend some DACA protections past March 2018. Rescinding DACA was one of President Donald Trump’s major campaign promises. Read more »
School of Information Studies professors awarded almost $500,000 to study workforce automation
The National Science Foundation awarded two iSchool professors nearly $500,000 to create a team of scholars to study automation. Researchers from Facebook, Microsoft and Nissan will be part of the group. Read more »
1,264 miles: Kevin Treadway was on the brink of homelessness in central Florida. Now he's starting his first day of classes at Syracuse University.
Treadway and his mother, Cathy Clark, set up a fundraising campaign to move north. They were evicted on Aug. 19 with no place to stay except overcrowded homeless shelters in a small city wedged between Tampa and Orlando. Read more »
Syracuse University officials to hold public forums on academic initiative that includes $3,300 tuition premium
Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly, along with several other administrators, will host panel discussions about the Invest Syracuse initiative in September and October. Read more »
8 storylines every freshman should know about
From controversial lawsuits to some of the highest rankings in the country, here are 8 SU news stories you should read before your freshman year at SU. Read more »
Former Billboard editorial director to head Syracuse University’s Bandier Program
Bill Werde has been named director of the Martin Bandier Program for the Music Business and Entertainment Industries. He previously worked at Billboard as editorial director. Read more »
5 Syracuse-related news stories you should know about
With summer construction happening at Syracuse University and the Syracuse mayoral race underway, catch up on some important news updates from the past week in the Syracuse area. Read more »
Syracuse University’s IRS form details university’s top earners
Syracuse University’s 990 form, obtained by The Daily Orange Friday, reveals the university’s top earners and its endowment in 2015. Read more »
Professor emerita in the iSchool dies
Antje Bultmann Lemke died earlier this week. She taught in the iSchool from 1952 to 1986 and helped people escape Nazi persecution, according to an SU News release. Read more »
Vernon Jordan draws parallels between current political climate and civil rights era in 2017 commencement speech
Jordan compared President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric to the anti-black sentiments expressed by Southern politicians during his childhood. He also urged the graduating class to continue the fight for justice and protect the progress that was made in the past. Read more »
Eugene 'Gene' Anderson appointed dean of Martin J. Whitman School of Management
Anderson spent over 20 years at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. He also served as dean of the University of Miami School of Business Administration from 2011 to 2016. 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 »
Online learning platform 2U enters the mainstream and expands to more colleges at Syracuse University
As online learning becomes more popular, SU has strived to embrace it through the platform 2U. Now in five schools and colleges — and trying for a sixth — administrators and faculty reflect on the platform’s challenges and successes. Read more »
Third Whitman dean candidate promotes focus on new technology, professional background
Vicki Daniels, the sole female candidate for the position, is currently the president and CEO of a startup health company. She presented and defended her credentials in a student forum on Thursday. Read more »
Last Whitman dean finalist to participate in student forum on Thursday
Vicki Daniels, the last Whitman candidate, will be taking part in a forum in Whitman room 402 on Thursday afternoon. Read more »
iSchool announces establishment of new master’s program in applied data science
Most courses for the program will be housed in the School of Information Studies, but students are required to take several data science courses from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. Read more »
Second Whitman dean finalist Eugene 'Gene' Anderson meets with students
Anderson is the second of three finalists for the dean position at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. The finalist selected for the position will replace former Dean Kenneth Kavajecz, who was arrested in September. Read more »
