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Students Go the Distance in Annual Thesis Bootcamp
Students Go the Distance in Annual Thesis Bootcamp In mid-January, eight juniors and seniors attended the week-long thesis writing bootcamp, an Honors annual event. Thesis bootcamp is intended to provide a quiet and collaborative space where students make progress on their theses and set goals before the semester begins. Students receive guidance from a librarian…
Read MoreHonors Welcomes Manish Bhardwaj to Orange Central
Honors Welcomes Manish Bhardwaj to Orange Central Honors is delighted to host Orange Central Homecoming Coffee and Conversation featuring Dr. Manish Bhardwaj. Bhardwaj will discuss Moral Clarity and the Path to Justice. Dr is a Fellow of the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at MIT, the James Wei Visiting Professor at the Keller Center at…
Read MoreSchramm Shares View about CDC in “The Hill”
Schramm Shares View about CDC in “The Hill” Carl J. Schramm, internationally recognized leader in entrepreneurship, innovation and economic growth, recently contributed an opinion essay, “The CDC is broken and apologies can’t fix it” to The Hill. Schramm opines that CDC personell “undermined respected scientists outside of government. Schramm, author of numerous publications and an…
Read More2022 Thesis Prize Winners Announced
2022 Thesis Prize Winners Announced The Honors program recently hosted its annual Thesis Presentation Day, during which nearly 170 graduates shared their work. In their projects, a significant number of students conceptualized a better humanity—revitalizing Syracuse’s 15th ward, police reform, the use of biofuels, more responsible journalism, machine learning, “Happiness without Wall Street,” how transfer…
Read MorePulitzer Prize-winning Alum Speaks to Honors Class
Pulitzer Prize-winning Alum Speaks to Honors Class Honors students in Prof. Margaret Thompson’s spring HNR 360 White Nationalism/Right Populism in Modern America class read the book, Rising out of Hatred by Eli Saslow and had a chance to speak with the author. Saslow, SU Class of 2004, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Washington…
Read MoreSeries features Prof. Calvar’s Original Composition
Series features Prof. Calvar’s Original Composition Hendrick’s Chapel’s “Music and Message” series is featuring four world premiere performances this spring semester. Among the premieres, on Thursday, March 10th there will be a performance of “Mass of Reconciliation” for choir and jazz/funk band. This piece was composed by Honors core faculty José “Peppie” Calvar, associate professor…
Read MoreHonors Student Selected for Kaish Fellowship
Honors Student Selected for Kaish Fellowship Honors student Elizabeth Su, biomedical engineering and neuroscience, was recently selected as first Kaish Fellow with the Syracuse University Art Museum. Syracuse University alumni and prominent artists Luise ’46, G’51 and Morton ’49 Kaish made a major gift to the university, the Luise and Morton Kaish Gallery Endowed Fund, that included the establishment of the Kaish…
Read MoreProf Brown Moderates Critical Fat Studies Seminar
Prof Brown Moderates Critical Fat Studies Seminar Harriet Brown, Professor, Magazine, News & Digital Journalism and Co-Director, Fashion & Beauty Communcations Milestone, is moderating the next virtual seminar featured in this year’s Critical Fat Studies seminar series. The seminar, “Critical Fat Studies: From the Academy to the Community” brings Esther Rothblum, editor of the Fat…
Read MoreBHS Launches with Vibrant Programming
BHS Builds Campus & Local Community The Black Honors Society began its historical presence within the Honors Program with extensive programming during the Fall 2021 semester. Events held included Game Night (with food provided by Winne’s Soul Delicious!), Halloween Karaoke Night, Trick or Treat NYPIRG Food Drive, an Open Discussion on Mental Health, and an…
Read MoreHonors Core Faculty Share Their Research Experiences With First Year Students
Honors Core Faculty Share Their Research Experiences Honors core faculty held research talks with first year students in Sadler Hall from Monday October 4th through Thursday October 7th. The research talks set the stage for the research fair, as faculty shared their professional journeys with first year students. They discussed their early explorations of many…
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