Category: Feature Story

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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Dig Pink: Cheryl Meany ’02, G’06 Spikes Breast Cancer Without Missing a Beat

Don’t expect Cheryl Meany ’02, G’06 to take much of a step back when she is honored at two upcoming West Genesee (NY) High School volleyball meets during 2025’s Breast...
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Five Questions for Lisa Cowboy G’20

Sergeant Major (SGM) Lisa Cowboy, a native of Chilchinbeto, AZ, enlisted in the US Army in 1997, beginning her career as an information systems analyst. In 2007, she reclassified as...
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In His LA Community, Maximiliano Jimenez G’25 Builds a Viking Network

Motivation, persistence, dedication, ambition. These are some of the skills that have propelled Maximiliano Jimenez G’25 toward a burgeoning career in student affairs and higher education administration. Now, thanks to...
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All Fouled Up? Professor Jessamyn Neuhaus’s New Book Is a “Go Bag” for Classroom Disasters

No matter how skilled, thoughtful, and well-prepared professors are—or how motivated and engaged their students might be—things sometimes go awry in the course of a course. In Snafu Edu: Teaching...
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Doctoral Candidate Atiya McGhee Named an AAUW Dissertation Fellow

Syracuse University School of Education (SOE) doctoral candidate Atiya McGhee has been awarded a prestigious American Association of University Women (AAUW) Dissertation Fellowship for the 2025-2026 academic year. McGhee adds...
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Professor George Theoharis Publishes Third Edition of Leadership for Increasingly Diverse Schools

In the third edition of Leadership for Increasingly Diverse Schools (Routledge, 2025), editors George Theoharis, Professor of Educational Leadership and Inclusive Elementary/Early Childhood Education at Syracuse University School of Education,...
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Professor Jessamyn Neuhaus Offers Course Redesign Institute

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) recently hosted the Course Redesign Institute (CRI), guiding 20 faculty members in best practices to assess how they teach, changes to make a course more enjoyable...
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