Professors host online forum to discuss coronavirus with students
Students in the forum discussed their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »
Chancellor Kent Syverud
SU to hold graduation ceremony based on feedback from Class of 2020
The potential on-campus Commencement ceremonies would be held once public health officials agree large public gatherings are safe and appropriate. Read more »
Students unable to move out by March 22 will receive room and board refunds
Students who live in campus housing will receive reimbursements regardless of whether they moved out by SU’s March 22 deadline. Read more »
SU to provide room and board reimbursement
Chancellor Kent Syverud said SU will reimburse students for room and board after the university moved the remainder of the semester online. Read more »
Seniors devastated after leaving friends, campus opportunities
Though many seniors said they feel disappointed with how their last year at SU is ending, they also understand they’re not the only ones suffering. Read more »
Class of 2020 will have Commencement, but date is unclear
Public health advisories could require the university to change the details of this year’s Commencement. Read more »
SU suspends on-campus classes for remainder of semester
SU's decision Monday to move all classes online comes hours after Onondaga County confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus. Read more »
How Syracuse University students will take classes online
Students and their families have asked about how SU will handle the logistics of moving classes online. Here’s what they know and what there are still questions about. Read more »
Day Hall residents remain worried after racist incidents
Several residents in Day Hall are concerned because the perpetrators of racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic incidents have not been found. Read more »
#NotAgainSU unsure when occupation will end, calls for more negotiations
Organizers said at a Tuesday press conference that they aren’t sure when their occupation of Crouse-Hinds Hall will end. They said they would like to finish negotiations with SU officials so they can move on. Read more »
Flyer at SUNY-ESF dorm falsely says students were quarantined
SUNY-ESF officials are investigating the incident as an instance of bias targeting individuals based on race. No one at the school is quarantined, officials said. Read more »
SU cancels domestic spring break travel programs as coronavirus spreads
The university has canceled all spring break travel programs outside of Syracuse. It has also set up a web page and call center to handle questions and concerns about the coronavirus. Read more »
Syracuse hospital tests patient for coronavirus
Doctors say the patient is at very low risk of having the virus, according to Syracuse.com. The hospital has sent samples from the patient to the state Health Department’s Lab in Albany and expects results in two days. Read more »
SU suspends study abroad program in Madrid due to coronavirus
Students studying in Madrid will have to leave the country by Sunday and won’t be allowed back on SU’s main campus until after spring break. Read more »
#NotAgainSU to continue Crouse-Hinds occupation for 4th week
During Friday’s negotiations, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Keith Alford said the university would need until at least the end of the semester to craft a statement about what happened during the protests in Crouse-Hinds Hall. Read more »
SA working with campus committees to reform SEM 100
Each of Syracuse University’s schools and colleges will vote on whether to include reforms to inclusion and diversity coursework in their curriculum. Read more »
SU ends negotiations with #NotAgainSU
#NotAgainSU and university officials made slow progress negotiating on the movement’s demands throughout the four meetings this week. Read more »
No resolution after 4th day of #NotAgainSU negotiations
Organizers and SU officials exchanged in a tense back-and-forth exchange over #NotAgainSU’s demands that SU acknowledge institutional white supremacy. Read more »
SU cancels spring break study abroad due to coronavirus
The programs were canceled out of concern for the safety, security and free movement of SU students and faculty, Chancellor Kent Syverud said in a campus-wide email. Read more »
Syracuse 8 and THE General Body: A look at SU’s response to past protests
#NotAgainSU has met with university officials throughout the week to negotiate its additional demands. The groups have yet to reach an agreement. Read more »
#NotAgainSU to continue sit-in until negotiations finish
Students pushed administration Wednesday night to set a concrete date for their next negotiation meeting. Read more »
1st #NotAgainSU negotiation: Syverud won’t resign, tuition freeze unlikely
#NotAgainSU organizers and administrators debated resignations, campus protest policies and prior agreements in their first official negotiation meeting. Read more »
SU to create plan for suspending classes in case of coronavirus outbreak
The University Center for Online and Digital Learning will collaborate with SU’s schools, colleges and Information Technology Services to create the plan “out of an abundance of caution.” Read more »
STEM dominates SU leadership and research, professors say
At SU, scientists occupy most of the university's top research positions. Some professors say that needs to change. Read more »
