Category: Feature Story

Commitment to Service: Marc Cleveland’s Strikes a Path from the Military to Social Work

One of the most meaningful experiences retired Lt. Col. Marc Cleveland recounts from his career in the US Army was his first deployment, when he served as a platoon leader...
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Bearing Witness: Weeklong Immersion Takes Atrocity Studies Off the Page

No classroom lecture can replicate the experience of being face-to-face with the evidence of genocide. That is the premise behind a School of Education (SOE) immersion course that brings students...
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Ukrainian Fulbright Scholar’s Mission: Support Veteran Reintegration at Home

Tetiana “Tanya” Pohorielova came to Syracuse University as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar with an urgent purpose: to learn all she could about helping veterans return to civilian life and bring...
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Five Questions for Lizzie Muyawa Dube G’10, G’11

Malawian native Lizzie Muyawa Dube holds an A.A. from Cottey College in Nevada, MO, (2007) and a B.A. in Sociology from Hollins (VA) University (2009). She graduated from Syracuse University...
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Photo Essay: Globetrotter and Future Teacher Mason Burley ’27 Embraces Study Abroad and Study Away

As a freshman, Mason Burley ’27 made himself a promise: experience as much of the world as possible and “put myself out there.” In fact, his first trip over the...
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Five Questions for Erin Althen ’03, G’04

Music education alumna Erin Althen ’03, G’04 is the Director of Bands and Chair of the Fine Arts Department at Westhill High School, near Syracuse, NY. She is founder and...
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Eachus Family Establishes Endowment to Support Autism Research at Syracuse’s Center on Disability and Inclusion

It was 1958, in her second week of her freshman year at Syracuse University, when Rev. Dr. Elaine B. Eachus ’61, G’64 met her future husband, Alan “Ace” C. Eachus...
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Fulfilling Potential: Lifelong Special Education Teacher Vincent Longhi Jr. ’78 Establishes Scholarship for Music Education Students

When Vincent “Vinny” P. Longhi Jr. ’78 started to consider ways to give back to Syracuse University, he thought about his father, Vincent Sr., and his son, Matteo. His father...
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Orange Generosity “Ripples” Through Social Work, InclusiveU

At Syracuse University, generosity drives progress—supporting scholarships and internships, immersive experiences and student organizations that connect interests and build community. That’s the “Orange Ripple Effect,” celebrated on Syracuse Giving Day (March 24),...
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From Classroom to Court, Jim Lee ’75 Followed a Process to Success

As every educator can appreciate, if a student follows a certain process and learns from their mistakes, they can improve as the year goes on. As a mathematics education major...
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