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Syracuse University has announced the appointment of Siham Doughman as the new University Registrar, following a nationwide search. She brings more than 15 years of professional and leadership experience to campus, having previously held the same position at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU). Read the full article at SU News.

Becky Fitzgerald, a graduate student in the master’s program in library and information science – school media in the School of Information Studies (iSchool) is one of seven students to receive the 2016 Dewey Scholarship award from the New York Library Association (NYLA).

Recipients were selected based on their leadership skills, commitment to the field of librarianship and academic excellence. The scholarship, sponsored by the Lake Placid Education Foundation and NYLA, provides financial assistance to students pursuing a master’s degree in library sciences in New York. Recipients also have the opportunity to attend NYLA’s Annual Conference. Read more at SU News.

Among the short-term recommendations made by the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion was the adoption of a Universitywide policy on information and communication technology (ICT) accessibility. A broad-based University committee has met monthly since April 2015 and completed a draft of the policy that has been reviewed by the provost and the senior vice president and chief human resources officer, and faculty and student stakeholders. The policy is now available for review and comment on the University’s technology accessibility website. Once the comment period has closed, feedback will be reviewed and considered. The policy will then be vetted by the University’s Policy Advisory Committee as set forth in the University’s policy process. Read more at SU News.

While working for the non-governmental organization Refugees International from 2006-10, Camilla Campisi G’05 traveled on multiple missions to countries in Africa and Asia to meet with displaced people. Her focus was on assessing their situations and advocating for their protection and humanitarian needs.

She still recalls their stories, which have had a lasting impact.

Read the full article at SU News.

The Lawrence B. Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education will be on the road next week, bringing its message of lifelong inclusion to San Francisco and Los Angeles on Jan. 25 and 26, respectively, to kick off a series of events called “Redefining Inclusion.”

Colleges and universities across the United States are placing more emphasis on disability and inclusion. “We see disability as an important part of that diversity,” says Beth Myers, executive director of the Taishoff Center. “We put together these events in California in order to engage a wider audience in new conversations about inclusion. We’re hoping to make some new allies and give the community a chance to hear from local and national advocates about new ways to think about disability and higher education.” Read the full story at SU News.

Mark Jackson has been appointed the new executive director of program development in the Division of Advancement and External Affairs. Jackson, who was administrator of business and human resources for District 4 of the Ohio Department of Transportation, began in his new role in November. Read more at SU News.

Dozens of members of the Syracuse University Community spent Martin Luther King Jr. Day rolling up their sleeves and volunteering at places like the Rescue Mission in the city of Syracuse as part of a day of service.  See the original story at SU News.

The director of the Humanities Center is bringing national distinction to Syracuse University, thanks to a recent flurry of scholarly activity. Vivian May, the center’s director since 2015, is the author of a new article in Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy (2017) about the black feminist “love-politics” of Anna Julia Cooper, a 19th-century educator, writer and activist. The article comes on the heels of a December visit to Rice University in Houston, where May discussed Cooper’s intersectional vision and its continued relevance for combating inequality and pursuing broad-based forms of justice. Read more at AS News.