Alumni and Friends

Liberal arts has been important in my success. It taught me to think and write creatively, and to look at different patterns.

Winston Fisher '96

As an A&S | Maxwell graduate or friend of the College, you are part of a worldwide community of 70,000 alumni who are professionally accomplished and socially engaged.

Your liberal arts education was built on exploration and discovery. It nurtured your curiosity and helped you develop critical thinking and communication skills, ethics and intercultural understanding. You gained the flexibility and focus to pursue your ambitions.

While no two alumni have followed the same path post-graduation, each has this in common: You are not afraid to take a stand and make a difference in ways big or small.

We are proud of the accomplishments of all our alumni and friends, and how you are shaping the world by living the liberal arts.

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graduate on roller skates — Jon Bowman '81 may have the distinction of being the only alumnus to graduate on skates.

Recent Alumni News

(Sept. 6, 2023)

Annual Lecture Honoring Physics Professor Kameshwar C. Wali to be Held on October 5

This year will feature distinguished speaker and alumna, Mary Schmidt Campbell G’73, G’82, H’21: “Towards a Model of Equity in Graduate Education”.

(Aug. 10, 2023)

Creative Writing Professor Mona Awad Named Inaugural Esther M. Larsen Faculty Fellow in the Humanities

The fellowship was established thanks to a generous gift from Syracuse University Board of Trustees Vice Chair Christine E. Larsen in honor of her grandmother.

(June 6, 2023)

A&S Alumna Debra Adams Simmons Discusses Leadership in Syracuse.com Q&A

Simmons, who was the alumni keynote speaker for the 2023 A&S | Maxwell undergraduate Convocation ceremony, talks about how to be a successful and inspiring leader.