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Campus & Community

Full Public Health Framework Now Available for Review

Tuesday, June 16, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: Since early April, the Public Health and Emergency Management Subcommittee of the Fall 2020 Open Working Group has been engaged in an effort to develop processes, protocols, policies and procedures appropriate to ensure that…

Arts & Culture

Rethinking Our Built and Open Spaces After a Pandemic

Friday, June 12, 2020, By Kathleen Haley

Keep 6 feet away from others. Avoid crowds. Stay home. In this time of a pandemic, social distancing guidelines promote separation to avoid catching and slow the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. As local and state governments begin…

Campus & Community

Message from Interim Provost John Liu: Safe In-Person Instruction, Resources for Faculty and Engagement Opportunities

Friday, June 12, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Colleagues: As we all work toward resuming in-person instruction this fall, I know that many of you have questions regarding how classes will be conducted and what resources are available to help you prepare. Today’s message provides an overview…

Campus & Community

Coronavirus Update 6.12.20: Revised Travel Policy for Faculty and Staff

Friday, June 12, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Faculty and Staff: As part of our early response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Syracuse University took swift action to limit and prohibit travel as part of our robust strategy to safeguard the health and well-being of our campus community….

Chicago Reader

“The problem with Pritzker’s pandemic immunity orders”

Friday, June 12, 2020, By Lily Datz

Nina Kohn, who serves as the David M. Levy professor of law and associate dean for online education at Syracuse University College of Law, was interviewed by the Chicago Reader for the article “The problem with Pritzker’s pandemic immunity orders.”…

Campus & Community

Virtual Support Sessions to Provide Space for Processing Racism and Anti-Black Violence

Thursday, June 11, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students: Recent events have caused—and for our Black community members, resurfaced—feelings of pain, anger, sadness, frustration and exhaustion as we have witnessed more acts of police brutality and racial violence against Black individuals. As millions come together, nationally and…

PIX11 TV

“NY nursing homes with COVID-19 deaths have liability shield.” 

Thursday, June 11, 2020, By Lily Datz

Nina Kohn, who serves as the David M. Levy professor of law and the associate dean for online education at Syracuse University College of Law, was interviewed by PIX11 TV (NY) for the article and news segment “NY nursing homes…

Lynne Vincent

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Health & Society

Barnes Center Staff Therapist Helps Students Gain Insight Through Mindfulness

Wednesday, June 10, 2020, By Kathleen Haley

Mansi Brat teaches students how to embrace the present moment and find serenity with one’s thoughts—an often elusive ideal to grasp in the anxieties of today’s perfectionism-driven world. A staff therapist with the Barnes Center at The Arch and facilitator…

Campus & Community

Confronting Anti-Black Racism in Our Community

Tuesday, June 9, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: These last two weeks have revealed hard truths about ourselves, our institutions and our country. These are truths that Black Americans know all too well. Anti-Black racism has created economic disparity, health inequity,…