Trends in SU Abroad applications show increasing popularity for Istanbul, non English-speaking countries
By Holly Johnston
October 9, 2014 - 8:49am
A tumultuous political landscape in Turkey has led to curiosity about SU Abroad's center in the country.

Syracuse University Study Abroad recently ranked as one of the nation’s leading cohorts for international exchange and collaboration according to U.S. News and World Reports. Now with eight fully functioning SU abroad campuses, dozens of summer and short-term programs and more than 100 World Partners, traveling abroad is becoming an increasingly popular component of an SU student’s college experience.

Guardian's Alan Rusbridger: you can't say that the government always knows best
By Valerie Crowder
October 5, 2014 - 12:04pm
Rusbridger, the editor of the publication that broke Edward Snowden's leaks, speaks with The NewsHouse about encryption and duties for a free press.

Alan Rusbridger, editor of the Guardian, oversaw the reporting of Edward Snowden's revelations about NSA surveillance last year.  Because of his willingness to publish classified information that sparked an international political debate and eventually led to policy changes, Rusbridger received this year's Tully Center Award for Free Speech.  He accepted the award in the Herg, where he also talked about the Snowden leaks, on Wednesday.

SU Abroad's center in Poland takes 11 students through Central Europe in its first full-semester program
By Kelsey Klimara
October 3, 2014 - 11:29am
Students based in Wroclaw, Poland, focus their studies on the theme of reconciliation in the region.

When 11 students landed in Lithuania in early September, they were hoping for an amazing study abroad experience. But as the first group to study in the SU Abroad center in Wroclaw, Poland, they said they really had no idea what was waiting for them.

Express SU forum invites students to voice their challenges and hopes for the campus
By Elisha Hahm
October 3, 2014 - 9:13am
Students, administration, and faculty members gathered in Hendricks Chapel on Thursday afternoon to discuss issues about minority scholarship cuts, understanding diversity, and what it means to truly belong at SU.

Raising signs with messages such as “Why are we being ignored?” and “No decisions about us without us,” Syracuse University students led a silent but powerful protest on the steps of Hendricks Chapel before the 3:30 p.m. start of the university-organized Express SU forum Thursday. Their point was to show that although conversations about diversity and inclusion often take place on campus, actual concrete changes and solutions rarely take effect.

Van Jones kicks off University Lectures series, praises youth activism
By Thomas Beckley-...
October 1, 2014 - 10:39pm
The environmental activist and CNN talk show co-host commends students supporting Divest SU ESF for their rally before his lecture.

In his lecture at Hendricks Chapel on Tuesday evening, civil rights and environmental advocate Van Jones called for young people on college campuses to take action.

“There is a new generation — the biggest, most diverse in world history — taking the stage,” Jones said. “When they look at the future we’re giving them, they don’t want it.” The audience gave him a standing ovation after he called for young people to “build a new civilization.”

Sustainability rally urges SU to invest in renewable energy, divest from fossil fuels
By Jessie Yuqing Shi
September 30, 2014 - 9:12pm
Students of Sustainability and Divest SU and ESF hosted the rally Tuesday on the Quad.

“Divest! Divest! Put fossil fuel to rest!” 

Taking a look inside Newhouse 2's new digital innovation space
By Sydney Franklin
September 29, 2014 - 9:06pm
A new face for innovation, Newhouse 2 gets a much needed facelift and opens up possibilities for students.

Newhouse 2 – the bunker-like building between I.M. Pei’s iconic Newhouse 1 and the sweeping glass structure of Newhouse 3 designed by Polshek Partnership Architects – has stood as a concrete-clad box since 1974, unwelcoming to the public and confusing students with its dark interior layout.

Today, the school unveiled the new face of Newhouse 2: a bright, double-tier, glass curtain wall that extends from the front of the building on Waverly Avenue.

Oprah: Innovation the future for Newhouse studio
By Dianna Bell
September 29, 2014 - 4:57pm
The "Queen of All Media" helped dedicate the new Dick Clark Studios and Alan Gerry Center For Media Innovation.

A woman who needs no introduction – Oprah Winfrey, the “Queen of all Media,” came to Syracuse University and dedicated the Dick Clark Studios and Alan Gerry Center For Media Innovation today.

During her speech in the Goldstein Auditorium, Oprah reigned supreme. Shaking hands, acknowledging the screaming and swooning students with a wave, and taking selfies, she commanded the crowd.

Students weather nights on the Quad for 8th annual Shack-a-Thon
By Marisa Palmer
September 27, 2014 - 3:21pm
The SU-SUNY ESF chapter of Habitat for Humanity aimed to raise $6,000 in this year's event.

The shacks in the pop-up neighborhood on the Quad last week may have attracted attention with wild decorations, but the small homes represented a much bleaker reality — 33.6 percent of Syracuse residents lived below the poverty level between 2008 and 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Re-negotiations in Posse Foundation scholarships prompt activism on campus
By Nicki Gorny
September 21, 2014 - 1:36pm
Starting in fall 2015, SU will reduce its number of Posse Foundation partner cities from three to one.

When Shelia Payton graduated Syracuse University in 1970, she left the campus she had called home for four years with mixed feelings.

“I had a great education. I learned a lot. It got me the career I wanted,” the 66-year-old alumna said. “But I never felt that I was part of the university.”