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Campus & Community

Syracuse University Welcomes Ruby Bridges for the 2021 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Monday, January 11, 2021, By Delaney Van Wey

Ruby Bridges, a civil rights icon, activist, author and speaker, will serve as keynote speaker for the 36th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at Syracuse University. The event, known as the largest of its kind on any…

Business & Economy

Amy McHale’s Investment Portfolio: Whitman Graduate Student Success

Monday, January 11, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Amy McHale, assistant dean for master’s programs at the Whitman School of Management, calls herself a jack of all trades. Since 2008 she has held roles focused on the student experience and preparing graduates to enter the workforce with a…

Arts & Culture

College of Visual and Performing Arts Flexes Creative Muscle to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic

Monday, January 11, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

“Visual and Performing Arts students wouldn’t have a reason to be here if they couldn’t sing or hold an instrument or act onstage or spend time in the studio.  The arts are a social activity, not something that lends itself…

Campus & Community

New York State Announces Eligibility for COVID-19 Vaccination

Monday, January 11, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: We are writing with an important update related to the COVID-19 vaccination effort in New York State immediately impacting members of the Syracuse University community. Earlier today the New York State Department of…

Campus & Community

Deadline Is March 1 to Submit Proposals to 2021 CUSE Grant Program

Monday, January 11, 2021, By News Staff

Faculty interested in submitting a proposal for the 2021 Collaboration for Unprecedented Success and Excellence (CUSE) Grant Program have until 5 p.m. Monday, March 1, to apply. The funding effort, managed by the University’s Office of Research, seeks to grow the research…

Campus & Community

2021 Commencement Scheduled for Sunday, May 23

Saturday, January 9, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact all of us in profound ways, including how we celebrate milestones and achievements. In light of our revised academic calendar for the spring semester, which begins on…

Campus & Community

Important Public Health Reminder for Off-Campus Students

Friday, January 8, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Off-Campus Students: We are aware that many of you are beginning to or making plans to return to your off-campus housing. At the same time, we are experiencing a concerning surge in COVID-19 infections, deaths and hospitalizations in Central…

Veterans

Alumnus’s Journey into a Combat Engineer’s Traumatic Memories Featured in Wordgathering

Thursday, January 7, 2021, By Martin Walls

As a Marine combat engineer with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, John Gibson’s job was to identify improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and mines, place and clear obstacles, lay out concertina wire and build bunkers. This essential, physical and tactile combat…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Lloyd Austin Can Lead—As a Civilian’

Wednesday, January 6, 2021, By Lily Datz

Sean O’Keefe, University Professor in the Maxwell School and the Howard G. and S. Louise Phanstiel Chair of Strategic Management and Leadership, wrote an op-ed for The Hill titled “Lloyd Austin can lead—as a civilian.” O’Keefe has served in a…

Health & Society

Student Gets Dose of ‘Hope, Optimism and Relief’ with COVID-19 Vaccine

Wednesday, January 6, 2021, By Matt Michael

Louis Smith was thrilled when he was named valedictorian of his class at Mynderse Academy in Seneca Falls, about 50 miles west of Syracuse. A lifelong Syracuse University sports fan, Smith was ecstatic when he received his acceptance letter from…