Newhouse dean apologizes for Lunar New Year email
Newhouse School Dean Mark Lodato apologized in a statement Thursday for listing Hong Kong and Tibet in a list of countries alongside China in his Lunar New Year celebration email. Read more »
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President Biden’s new vaccine mandate will help large Syracuse businesses
The new vaccine mandate is going to help Syracuse businesses by reducing the spread of COVID-19 within their stores and the greater community. Read more »
Pay attention to Syracuse mayoral race. Its outcome will affect SU students
Syracuse University students should be actively participating in the Syracuse mayoral election Read more »
Many SU students support flu shot requirement for spring semester
Students shared their thoughts on flu vaccinations on campus, many saying they believe it is a necessary step to protect the Syracuse University community. Read more »
A fall break would benefit SU students’ mental health
SU needs to make an effort to improve students’ mental wellness and academic success by implementing a fall break. Read more »
SU employees donated more to Democratic candidates than other parties in 2021
Of the donations made by SU employees, 71% went to Democratic groups, 26% went to Republican groups and the remaining 3% were to unaffiliated groups. Read more »
Gov. Kathy Hochul praises Class of 2020 graduates for their endurance during pandemic
Hochul, who graduated from SU in 1980, said her time at SU had a “profound influence” on both her rise to the position of governor and the person she became on that journey. Read more »
Everything to know about Class of 2020 commencement weekend
Commencement for the Class of 2020 will take place this Sunday at 10 a.m. Doors open for graduates and guests at 8 a.m. Read more »
SU professor threatened online for comments on 9/11 attacks
Chancellor Kent Syverud sent an email Monday defending the principles of free speech after the professor received harassment and violent threats. Read more »
Maxwell School’s X Lab merges university research with public sector
Despite its possibility to have a large impact, the X Lab community is small, with just a handful of undergraduate and graduate researchers. Read more »
Despite inclusivity efforts, some SU facilities remain inaccessible
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 »
Graduate Student Organization provides feedback to Provost Search Committee
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 »
Plastic bags at SU dining halls pose sustainability challenge
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 »
In conduct proceedings, SU gets to make the rules — and change them at will
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 »
Syracuse University aiming for in-person spring 2021 commencement
Holding an in-person ceremony ultimately depends on guidance from the state and the public health situation. Read more »
‘No rational basis’: Court annuls Alpha Chi Rho suspension
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 »
Breaking down Syracuse University’s student conduct process
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 »
A year later: SU adjusted to COVID-19, still faces challenges
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 »
New 1st-year seminar course aims to enhance discussions of race, identity
The new course seeks to better discuss topics of race and identity as well as the transition to college life. Read more »
At SU, 95% of students sexually assaulted don't report their abuse
Experts in sexual assault and Title IX are concerned about the large percentage of SU students who don't report sexual assault. Read more »
Cory Booker to speak at virtual Newhouse-hosted Toner Prize ceremony
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 »
Breaking down the Board of Trustees diversity and inclusion recommendations
The committee initially planned to release its report in August but delayed its rollout until March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »
Board of Trustees special committee on diversity releases final review
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 »
SU graduate Donna Shalala speaks about women in politics at virtual forum
Shalala served as secretary under former President Bill Clinton’s administration and was the first Lebanese American to serve in a presidential Cabinet. Read more »
