Recognition
Faculty Create Vitality in Life of Honors Community
Faculty Create Vitality in Life of Honors Community The Honors program takes proud pause to recognize the endless vitality and energy of its faculty. The spring semester was packed with an abundance of faculty achievements and adventures involving Patricia Burak, George Theoharis, Jim Watts, Margaret Thompson, and Gareth Fisher. Patricia Burak, part-time instructor of Russian…
Read MoreHeartfelt Gratitude for Honors Core Faculty Chesser
Gratitude for Chesser’s Commitment to Our Community Professor Melissa Chessher, professor and chair, magazine, news and digital journalism department ends her tenure as Honors Core Faculty Member this academic year. Professor Chessher has taught and mentored numerous Honors students during their academic journeys, including this year’s Overall Thesis Prize recipient Elizabeth Kauma, for her project,…
Read MoreHonors Welcomes Harriet Brown to Core Faculty
Honors Welcomes Harriet Brown to Core Faculty The Honors Program is delighted to welcome Harriet Brown, Professor, Magazine, News and Digital Journalism and Co-director, Fashion and Beauty Communications Milestone, to the Honors Core Faculty. Brown teaches the innovative and popular course, Fat and Feminism. The course examines the intersecting frameworks of weight and feminism through…
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 MoreA Joyful Convocation Celebrates Honors Graduates
A Joyful Convocation Celebrates Honors Graduates Members of the Honors community, Honors core faculty, esteemed deans and family and friends happily celebrated the graduation of nearly 170 Honors graduates in the class of 2022 on Friday, May 13th at the annual Honors Convocation in Hendricks Chapel. The graduates individually crossed the stage as their thesis…
Read MoreBurak Receives Chancellor’s Forever Orange Award
Burak Receives Chancellor’s Forever Orange Award The Chancellor’s Forever Orange Award is conferred on individual students, faculty or staff who—by virtue of extraordinary hard work, good values and commitment to excellence—embody the best of Syracuse University. This year’s recipients are Patricia Burak, part-time instructor of Russian literature in the College of Arts and Sciences and…
Read MoreCan Responsible Journalism Shape Climate Change?
Can Responsible Journalism Shape Climate Change? For his Honors thesis, Gaurav Shetty (journalism and international relations double major) is studying how the power of journalism can produce clarity in our understanding of climate change, and shape positive outcomes. Historically, climate change has proven challenging for journalists, Shetty says, because it lacks the immediacy that drives…
Read MoreTheoharis Examines School Equity, Pandemic Parenting
Theoharis Examines School Equity, Pandemic Parenting Honors Core Faculty George Theoharis is co-editor with Rebecca Lowenhaupt of the recently published book, Parenting in the Pandemic: The collision of school, work, and life at home, published by Information Age Press, Scottsdale, AZ. The edited volume consists of first-person essays written by education professors from around the…
Read MoreLiptrap Named 2022 NOAA-Hollings Scholar
Liptrap Named 2022 NOAA-Hollings Scholar Emma Liptrap, a sophomore civil engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) is a recipient of a 2022 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship. Named for Sen. Ernest “Fritz” Hollings of South Carolina, the prestigious award provides tuition support ($9,500 per year)…
Read MoreMadison Tyler Named 2022 Beinecke Scholar
Madison Tyler Named 2022 Beinecke Scholar Madison Tyler ’23, a junior double major in African American studies and English (film and screen studies track) in the College of Arts and Sciences, is a recipient of a 2022 Beinecke Scholarship. The award provides graduate funding and mentorship for juniors in the arts, humanities or social sciences.…
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