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Syracuse Abroad Announces New Financial Aid Awards for 2021-22 Programs
Syracuse Abroad has announced the addition of $1.4 million in scholarship and grant funding. This funding is aligned with the University’s commitment to the importance of international education and the goal of making study abroad a more accessible opportunity for…
University to Offer IdentityForce Identity Protection to Faculty and Benefits-Eligible Staff
Dear Faculty and Staff: As a follow up to the message we shared earlier this week regarding fraudulent unemployment benefit claims filed on behalf of New York State residents, we are writing today to share more information about identity protection…
“Isn’t Freedom From Police Brutality a Human Right?”
Horace Campbell, professor of political science and African Americans studies in the Maxwell School, was quoted by LA Progressive for the story “Isn’t Freedom From Police Brutality a Human Right?” Campbell, an activist and scholar for over 40 years, says…
“These college students are working as contract tracers to stop the spread of Covid on campus”
Dr. Mike Haynie, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation and founder and executive director of the Institute for Veterans & Military Families (IVMF), was quoted in the CNBC story “These college students are working as contract tracers to stop…
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…
Professor Vir Phoha Examines Ethics of Facial Recognition Software
The use of facial recognition technology has been controversial and it has been criticized as being prone to misuse and reinforcing existing biases. Cities across the United States have been banning the use of facial recognition software and in the…
‘Partnerships Needed to Support the Military-to-Civilian Transition’
Nicholas Armstrong, managing director of research and data at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, wrote an op-ed for The Hill titled “Partnerships needed to support the military-to-civilian transition.” Armstrong is also an adjunct professor of public administration and…
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…
Important Reminder: New York State Continues to Experience Fraudulent Unemployment Benefit Claims
Dear Faculty and Staff: We write to you today to update you on the continued occurrence of fraudulent unemployment benefit claims filed on behalf of New York State residents. Many states across the country are reporting similar widespread unemployment fraud…