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First Week of Classes COVID-19 Update

Wednesday, August 26, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: The Fall 2020 semester has officially begun, and we are halfway into the first week of academic coursework. While campus looks and feels different this year, what remains the same is the positive energy…

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Joint Statement from Karin Ruhlandt, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and John Liu, Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost

Tuesday, August 25, 2020, By News Staff

Syracuse University unequivocally condemns racism and xenophobia and rejects bigotry, hate and intolerance of any kind. The derogatory language used by a professor on his course syllabus is damaging to the learning environment for our students and offensive to Chinese,…

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Faculty Workshop Offers Peer to Peer Conversations on Classroom “Hot” Moments

Tuesday, August 25, 2020, By News Staff

Faculty are invited to participate in the workshop Making the Most of Hot Moments in the Classroom on Friday, Aug. 28, from 10 a.m. to noon. Offered by the division of Faculty Affairs within the Office of Academic Affairs, the…

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Student Support Services Awarded $2 Million in Federal Funding to Help Students Succeed

Monday, August 24, 2020, By News Staff

The U.S. Department of Education has announced that Syracuse University will receive a federal Student Support Services (SSS) grant of $2,059,465 over five years to help more students succeed in and graduate from college. SSS at Syracuse University is one…

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Washington National Cathedral Provost to Join Hendricks Chapel Conversation Series

Sunday, August 23, 2020, By Delaney Van Wey

The Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope, provost of the Washington National Cathedral, is the next guest on “Matters that Matter: A Conversation Series from Hendricks Chapel.” Cope will join Hendricks Chapel Dean Brian Konkol for a virtual conversation on Wednesday,…

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Kal Srinivas and Jerry Edmonds Serve as Peer Evaluators in Middle States Accreditation

Saturday, August 22, 2020, By News Staff

Accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) is a necessary evaluation process for universities to affirm their educational quality. Institutions conduct a self-study, and then peer evaluators visit the institution to ensure the self-study accurately reflects its…

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English Language Institute Provides Training for Medical Professionals from Around the World

Friday, August 21, 2020, By Eileen Jevis

Cuban native Yusdanie Fernandez, the son of a farmer and a teacher, lived in small town situated between the mountains and the sea. After completing high school Fernandez graduated from college with a degree in nursing and began his medical…

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SyracuseCoE Invites Innovation Fund Proposals that Address the COVID-19 Pandemic

Friday, August 21, 2020, By Kerrie Marshall

Proposals for up to $10,000 are invited from current SyracuseCoE Partner companies for round two of the 2020 Innovation Fund. The Innovation Fund is funded by SyracuseCoE’s Partner Program to help Partners overcome barriers in the process of commercializing potentially…

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Syracuse University Establishes Team to Support and Engage Student Activists

Friday, August 21, 2020, By News Staff

Recognizing the important role student activism plays in bettering the campus community, Syracuse University has established the Student Activism Engagement Team (SAET) made up of academic leaders, student experience staff, faculty and student leadership to support and engage student activism….

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Loretta Lynch Review Update

Friday, August 21, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: In June, I shared with our community that I asked former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to conduct a review of Syracuse University’s Department of Public Safety (DPS). Ms. Lynch, who served as…