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From Zero to Hero: Syracuse University Esports Program Earns National Recognition in First Year
This past academic year served as “Year Zero” for Syracuse University’s esports program, which includes an academic degree program starting this fall and competitive teams that vie for national championships in their respective games. But the program’s first year was…
USA Today Audience Editor Sydney Bergan ’23 Lands ‘Surreal’ Olympic Assignment
The internship that launched Sydney Bergan ’23 on a path to covering the upcoming Summer Olympics in Paris, France, started off on an unexpected trajectory. As a junior at Syracuse University, Bergan landed an internship through the prestigious Dow Jones…
NBC’s Voice of the Olympics Mike Tirico ’88: Memorable Olympic Moments and a Love for All Things Orange (Podcast)
When the Olympic Games begin later this month, one of the University’s best-known alums will be front and center. In many ways it’s a role Mike Tirico ’88 knew he wanted at an early age. “My mom will tell you,…
Teaching the Global Power of Sport, Olympics Through a Communication Lens
Historically, the Olympics have provided countless memorable athletic achievements—the Miracle on Ice men’s hockey team upsetting the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York; the Dream Team capturing gold at the 1992 Summer Olympics in…
IDJC’s ElectionGraph Launches Searchable Database, New Report Tracking ‘Inauthentic Influencers’
A new searchable database allows the public to examine groups running social media ads that mention U.S. presidential candidates, including secretly coordinated pages that are running identical videos or messages. The work is the result of comprehensive research through the…
IDJC Launches New Poll With Ipsos That Tracks Attitudes Toward Civic Engagement, Democracy
University’s Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship (IDJC), in partnership with Ipsos, is launching a new poll that measures attitudes toward civic engagement, democracy and news and information. Each wave of findings from the Syracuse University-Ipsos American Identity poll is…
Gamechangers: Esports Degree Program Enjoys Successful Launch (Podcast)
Beginning in the fall, Syracuse University’s electronic sports, or esports, academic degree program will welcome admitted students to campus for classes. This past academic year served as “Year Zero” for the esports degree program, which employs a holistic, experiential learning-based…
Alumna Pia Rogers to Offer Keynote at MPA Convocation
A long, distinguished career has taken Army Colonel Pia W. Rogers L’01, G’01 to assignments around the globe and led to her current position at the Pentagon. On Friday, June 28, she we will return to where her professional journey…
Featured Media Coverage – June 2024
Syracuse University thought leaders, events and research news were showcased in the following news outlets this month: Robert Thompson (Newhouse): Yahoo Entertainment, Today.com, WOR Radio, NPR, The Street, Boston Globe, Realtor.com Carl Schramm (iSchool): The Spectator Osamah Khalil, (Maxwell): New…
Awards Recognize Success of Assessment Through Engagement and Collaboration
Academic Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness (IE) presented awards to several faculty and staff members, students, offices and programs during the One University Assessment Celebration on April 26, in the School of Education, Education Commons. In her opening remarks, Lois Agnew,…