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Additional Guidance on Vaccine Eligibility
Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: I am writing as a follow up to the message I shared Tuesday regarding New York State’s expansion of vaccine eligibility. We have secured further guidance from the state’s Department of Health related to those…
Anne Mosher Named Provost’s Faculty Fellow for Shared Competencies and High Impact Practices
Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost John Liu has named Anne E. Mosher, associate professor of geography and the environment in the Maxwell School, a Provost’s Faculty Fellow. Her fellowship will focus on advancing the University’s work in implementing the Shared…
Inaugural Lender Faculty Symposium Highlights Social Justice #Hashtag Project
The inaugural Lender Center for Social Justice Faculty Symposium was held on Thursday, March 4, in a Zoom format. The symposium is the culmination of a two-year research project by the first Lender Faculty Fellow, Casarae Abdul-Ghani. Abdul-Ghani, who is…
Highlight the Heroes Part 2: Staff Members Display Ingenuity, Determination, Teamwork in Face of COVID-19 Pandemic
As the novel coronavirus took hold in the United States and locally nearly a year ago, many members of the campus community had to reimagine countless processes, solve new and challenging problems, work together in ways previously unheard of, and…
“The long game: COVID changed the way we play, watch, cheer.”
Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor of television, radio and film and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Associated Press story “The long game: COVID changed the way we play,…
Online Master of Social Work Opens Doors to Career Changers, Working Professionals
The School of Social Work will welcome its first cohort of online master’s students in May, and Professor Ken Marfilius is excited. “We are already seeing strong applications for our first cohort of 50 students. I think the COVID-19 pandemic…
“New York nursing homes granted legal protection, but not ‘blanket immunity'”
Nina Kohn, the David M. Levy Professor of Law and faculty director of online education in the College of Law, was quoted in the PolitiFact story “New York nursing homes granted legal protection, but not ‘blanket immunity’.” Kohn, an expert…
Turning Gratitude Into Opportunity
During the college experience, pivotal interactions and opportunities present themselves that shape a student’s future. For some, it may be an internship that introduces them to their future line of work. For others, it might be a specific class that…
“Blurring the lines of journalistic ethics.”
Shelvia Dancy, professor of broadcast and digital journalism in the Newhouse School, was interviewed for the CNY Central story “Blurring the lines of journalistic ethics.” Dancy, a former reporter and news anchor, believes the lines between news, commentary and entertainment…
“Why QAnon followers are pinning their last desperate hopes on Trump emerging as president on March 4.”
Michael Barkun, Professor Emeritus of political science in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the Business Insider story “Why QAnon followers are pinning their last desperate hopes on Trump emerging as president on March 4.” Barkun, who studies the radical…