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New Faculty Welcomed with Conversations Integral to an Environment of Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility

Wednesday, August 19, 2020, By Brandon Dyer

Today, more than 60 faculty will participate in New Faculty Orientation hosted by the Faculty Affairs division within the Office of Academic Affairs. In addition to hearing presentations by senior leadership, the faculty will take part in “Workshop One,” a…

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“Dallas Billboards Become Canvases for an Influential Contemporary Artist’s New Campaign.” 

Tuesday, August 18, 2020, By Lily Datz

Work by Carrie Mae Weems, University Artist in Residence, was mentioned in the Papercitymag.com story “Dallas Billboards Become Canvases for an Influential Contemporary Artist’s New Campaign.” Weems latest work, Resist Covid/Take 6!, reflects on how many Black communities have been…

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Professor John Burdick Remembered for His Teaching and Advocacy

Tuesday, August 18, 2020, By News Staff

Throughout his life, and particularly in his work as a cultural anthropologist, John Burdick was a strong advocate for peace, social justice and social change. As a professor of anthropology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and…

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Giving Back and Creating Opportunities: Gifting Textbooks for First-Generation Students

Tuesday, August 18, 2020, By Eileen Korey

For Shelly Lotman Fisher ’80, a Syracuse University education came with lots of textbooks…and a whole lot more. “I loved every minute of my time there. I grew both educationally and as a person,” she explains. “It really helped give…

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Message from the Comptroller Regarding Paper Paychecks

Tuesday, August 18, 2020, By News Staff

All Syracuse University paper paychecks dated Wednesday, Aug. 26, and continuing until further notice will delivered via campus mail to each employee’s campus department. As a reminder, anyone with a NetID and password are able to set up direct deposit…

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University Scientists Selected to Implement COVID-19 Early Warning System in Upstate New York

Monday, August 17, 2020, By Lily Datz

The New York State Department of Health has selected the SARS-CoV-2 Early Warning Wastewater Surveillance Platform (SARS2-EWSP) to pilot a statewide coronavirus transmission early warning system, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced today. With $500,000 in state pilot funding,…

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Important Move-In Information

Saturday, August 15, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: We know this year’s move-in will be one like no other. The University has worked diligently to prepare for your safe arrival to campus, and we look forward to warmly welcoming you in a few short…

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Food Services Ready to Handle New Challenges Brought by COVID-19

Friday, August 14, 2020, By News Staff

When the coronavirus pandemic caused the abrupt end of residential learning at the University in mid-March, the Food Services department kept working, and responded nimbly to the changes that swept across campus. Hundreds of students were stranded in Central New…

Arts & Culture

BBI, Syracuse University Libraries Partner with Disability Writer, Scholar and Activist Kenny Fries on Arts Grant

Friday, August 14, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Kenny Fries, a world-renowned poet, memoirist and disability arts leader and a professor in the creative writing master’s of fine arts degree program at Goddard College, will partner with the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI), Syracuse University Libraries and “Wordgathering: A…

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Coronavirus Update 8.14.20: Putting Our Fall 2020 Plan to Action

Friday, August 14, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: The start of every new semester brings with it excitement and anticipation.  This year, those emotions are heightened and for some include anxiety associated with a return to campus life during the COVID…