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Professor Jing Lei Asks Can AI Strengthen Classroom Connections?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the educational landscape, creating new opportunities and complex challenges for teachers, students, and institutions. From supporting routine tasks, lesson planning, and research to providing...
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Reflections: Roland Van Deusen ’67, G’75

Enlisting in the US Navy reserves and receiving a scholarship to Syracuse University changed Roland Van Deusen’s ’67, G’75 life, having experienced an accident at birth, a period of homelessness...
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“We Want to Find Everyone’s Gift:” Dream Big Gives the Paynes an “Incredible Opportunity” to Support InclusiveU Students Post-graduation

Sitting in their home in Skaneateles, NY, Garry P’22 and Cindy ’88, P’22 Payne mention that they are looking forward to a weekend visit from their daughter, Chloe ’22, now...
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Advocacy in Action: 26th Annual Legislative Policy Day Highlights Social Work’s Role in Addressing Educational Inequities

On a mid-October morning, the stately chambers of the Onondaga County Legislature were filled with students and faculty from Syracuse University’s School of Social Work mingling with lawmakers and community...
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Reflections: Nora Carrol ’71, G’91

In the Reflections series, the School of Education asks alumni to look back on their distinguished and fascinating lives and careers. A business owner, marketer, visual artist, adult educator, writer/editor,...
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It Takes a Village (and a University) to Support Rural Wellness, Recovery Efforts

A partnership between a Syracuse University faculty member and staff at the Camden Life Center in Camden, NY, is testing the success of a recovery café as an innovative method...
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Giving Students Choice and Voice: Meet Pamela Odom G’03, SCSD’s New Superintendent

On Nov. 1, 2025, Pamela Odom G’03 will become the new Superintendent of the Syracuse City School District (SCSD), the third Syracuse University graduate in a row to take the...
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Kofi Dormah ’15: A Filmmaker’s Extraordinary Journey

Kofi Dormah ’15 traveled an unconventional path to becoming a filmmaker. When he immigrated to the United States from Ghana as a child, he didn’t know a word of English....
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Social Work Professor Ryan Heath Helps Strengthen CNY Community Schools

When those who work in community school systems explain the impact of this approach in public education, they tell stories about the students they have worked with. For example, that...
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Family Trees with Orange Roots: A Syracuse Tradition that Spans Five Generations

With five generations, nearly three-dozen family members and close to 50 degrees—and counting—the Bradley and Webster families represent a true legacy of perseverance, education and Orange pride. Their story is...
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