Category: SOE in the Community

Peter Knoblock (1934-2025), Professor Emeritus and Jowonio School Founder

Professor Emeritus Peter Knoblock (1934-2025), founder of Syracuse’s Jowonio School and a champion of the inclusive schools movement, has passed aged 91. Born in Passaic, NJ, Knoblock was among the...
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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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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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Fueling Innovation: Professor James Haywood Rolling Jr. Wins NEA Grant for “Syracuse STEAM Engines”

Like many American Rust Belt cities, Syracuse is addressing the challenge of vacant lots and neglected properties—transforming these spaces into opportunities for renewal and growth as the city evolves beyond...
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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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InclusiveU students attend Mānoa Summer Intensive in Hawaii

Over the summer, InclusiveU students attended the Mānoa Summer Intensive. a four day inclusive training program offered through the University of Hawaiʻi’s Center on Disability Studies (CDS).  This intensive focuses...
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Professor Nicole Fonger: Lender Center Faculty Fellow Empowers High Schoolers Via Math

Armed with troves of data, maps and charts, graphic visualizations and mathematical skills, groups of local high schoolers are taking innovative approaches to understanding and inspiring solutions to pressing community...
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Shedding Light on Inequities: Professor Heather Lavender Discusses STEM Ed and Building a High-Tech Workforce

As Central New York gears up as an advanced manufacturing hub, local and state government, development organizations, educators, unions, and tech companies are collaborating on plans to educate and train...
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Human Rights Expert James Waller to Offer 2025 Atrocity Studies Lecture, Genocide Prevention Workshop

At the 2025 Atrocity Studies Lecture—presented by the Syracuse University School of Education’s minor in Atrocity Studies and the Practices of Social Justice—human rights expert James Waller will explore “Becoming...
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