The graduate student representative advocated for representation for law students, and the University Senate pushed for staff to have a voice on the board. Separate proposals prompted the board to add the new roles. Read more »
Virginia Robbins will be the interim assistant dean of Career Services while Dafni Kirtsis will join as the director of Externships and Career Services. Read more »
Reed, who came to SU in 2006 and has held her current role since 2015, will assume her role at Georgia State on July 1. Read more »
Goerner, a Syracuse University College of Law student, died from pancreatic cancer on March 30 at the age of 41. Read more »
In addition to concerns about funding, some faculty members described a lack of faculty concentrated in one area of study as an issue within the program. Read more »
The forum included remarks from Asian students, staff and faculty concerning their experiences with anti-Asian racism. Read more »
Goerner was a member of the College of Law’s Class of 2023 and was studying remotely from his home in Mohnton, Pennsylvania. Read more »
In the Board of Trustees’ diversity report, it identified 10,000 incidents in on-campus buildings and facilities that will be considered code violations. Read more »
The search for a provost began in late January, and the goal of SU’s Provost and Academic Officer Search Committee is to hire a provost by early summer. Read more »
SU has made its own efforts to reduce plastic usage in dining halls, but the pandemic has made it difficult to make campus more sustainable. Read more »
Unlike student conduct offices at public colleges, OSRR is not bound by due process — a standard set by the courts — and instead utilizes “fundamental fairness." Read more »
Holding an in-person ceremony ultimately depends on guidance from the state and the public health situation. Read more »
The university suspended the fraternity in November 2020 after it determined that members and guests shouted a racial slur at a Black woman. Read more »
Since conduct procedures differ so much from the ones that play out in courtrooms, the process can often leave students and their families unsure of their rights and the basic functions of the system. Read more »
The pandemic has taken a physical toll on central New York and the university community, and forced the campus to reimagine education and the college experience. Read more »
The new course seeks to better discuss topics of race and identity as well as the transition to college life. Read more »
Experts in sexual assault and Title IX are concerned about the large percentage of SU students who don't report sexual assault. Read more »
The prerecorded ceremony will honor the recipients of the Toner Prizes for Excellence in Political Reporting, which the Newhouse School sponsors to honor the work of Robin Toner, an SU graduate and the first female national correspondent for The New York Times. Read more »
The committee initially planned to release its report in August but delayed its rollout until March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »
The committee — which first met in December 2019, off the heels of #NotAgainSU’s occupation of the Barnes Center at The Arch — was devoted to addressing issues of diversity and inclusion on SU’s campus following a series of hate incidents reported in the fall 2019 semester. Read more »
In response to protests on campus last academic year, SU formed the team in August 2020 to “support and engage student activism.” Read more »
Neto, who was studying virtually from his home in Brazil, was a highly regarded class action lawyer and a law professor at the Universidade de Ribeirão Preto. Read more »
The Operation Veteran Promise program is part of SU’s larger efforts to promote its image as a top school for veterans. Read more »
Graduate student advocates pushed the university to increase the minimum wage stipend for graduate employees. Read more »
