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Free speech on campus will be the focus of this fall’s 2024 Constitution Day Debate.

�Թ�ͷ��’s Case Library is now designated as an official steward of thousands of U.S. presidential documents, effectively opening public access to the University’s collection of presidential writings, addresses, and public remarks dating from 1929–2017 thanks to a new agreement with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO).

Last spring, local Little Libraries were the focus of a “little activism” project: students donated books by Indigenous authors, informing their decisions with semester-long research.

Michael Fitzgerald, recently retired commissioner at the Madison County Department of Social Services (DSS), has been appointed to serve as Gretchen Hoadley Burke ’81 Endowed Chair in regional studies for the 2024–25 academic year. Fitzgerald brings a wealth of practitioner experience, a deep commitment to community, and a strong relationship with the Upstate Institute and �Թ�ͷ��. 

New York Times correspondent David Sanger, a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, visited �Թ�ͷ�� on March 26 for a lecture and discussion about his new book.

A team of astrophysicists has found three bright objects that might be “dark stars.”

The Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute (Picker ISI) has announced this year's awards supporting interdisciplinary approaches in innovative research.

Kaitlin Maratea ’25 and Amelia Rastley ’25 recently became the first undergraduates to present at the Conference for the American Association of Teachers of French.

On April 8, more than 200 �Թ�ͷ�� students, faculty, and staff will travel north to observe the solar eclipse in the path of totality.

Throughout the spring semester, the �Թ�ͷ�� community is engaging in a series of conversations and presentations on the Arab-Israeli conflict and the war in Gaza.