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Campus & Community

Open Enrollment Resources and Educational Opportunities Continue for Faculty and Staff Through Nov. 13

Monday, November 9, 2020, By News Staff

Open Enrollment, the annual period when University employees make their benefit choices for the coming year, continues through Friday, Nov. 13. This is the one time of year when eligible faculty and staff may elect or change their coverage for…

Media, Law & Policy

What Can Russia Expect From a Biden Presidency?

Monday, November 9, 2020, By News Staff

In January 2020, former Vice President Joseph Biden pledged to not only “impose real costs on Russia” for its transgressions at home and abroad but also “renew the U.S. commitment to arms control for a new era.” As such, it…

Arts & Culture

A&S Welcomes Distinguished Visiting Poet Nicole Sealey

Saturday, November 7, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) welcomes renowned poet Nicole Sealey as the 2020-21 Distinguished Visiting Poet in the Department of English’s M.F.A. program in creative writing. This fall Sealey is teaching a graduate-level poetry forms class where students…

Health & Society

Inaugural Phyllis Backer Professor Brings an Interdisciplinary Approach to Jewish Studies

Saturday, November 7, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

Throughout history and today, religion has been a cultural force in guiding people’s beliefs and actions. Thanks to a newly established professorship in the College of Arts and Sciences’ (A&S) well-regarded Jewish Studies program, students will develop a deeper understanding…

Campus & Community

Adams Street, University Avenue Sidewalk Closure Planned for University College Window Replacement

Friday, November 6, 2020, By News Staff

Campus Planning, Design and Construction is overseeing a window replacement project at University College. Intermittent sidewalk closures surrounding University College are required to perform the work safely. The work will begin Monday, Nov. 9, and continue through the end of…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Testing Available This Weekend; Please Get Tested Before Going Home

Friday, November 6, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students: As Vice Chancellor J. Michael Haynie reported a short time ago, COVID-19 cases have been rising on campus, in Onondaga County and across Central New York. As such, we are expanding our testing capacity to include testing hours…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: Infections Rising | Vigilance Needed | Departure Planning and Testing

Friday, November 6, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: Our campus community has responded to the many challenges we have faced this semester with selflessness, maturity and grace. Like those we have already overcome, the significant surge in new COVID-19 cases in Onondaga…

Media Tip Sheets

Runoff Senate Elections in Georgia Could Determine Balance of the Senate

Friday, November 6, 2020, By News Staff

As of Friday morning, there is no clear winner in the two Senate races in Georgia, meaning both races could advance to a runoff election on Jan. 5. This could leave the Senate in limbo when it reconvenes early next year, with…

Veterans

Hall of Languages Illuminated in Green to Honor Veterans

Wednesday, November 4, 2020, By News Staff

The Hall of Languages is bathed in green light in the evening over the next week as part of the University’s recognition of Veterans Day. The building will be lit up through Veterans Day. A virtual Veterans Day ceremony will…

Media, Law & Policy

Peace Corps, Fulbright Evacuees Find Community, Opportunity at Maxwell School

Wednesday, November 4, 2020, By News Staff

On a Monday morning in mid-March, Jeremy Gonzalez opened his email and learned he was being immediately evacuated from his Peace Corps post in West Timor, Indonesia. Although the COVID-19 pandemic had already prompted travel restrictions around the world, his…