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Campus & Community

Associate Provost LaVonda Reed Offers Resources for Juneteenth Reflection

Thursday, June 18, 2020, By News Staff

Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, commemorates when slaves in Texas received word of their freedom from bondage—more than two years after slavery officially ended. Since then, much has been written about the Black experience and the struggle for freedom, equality,…

South China Morning Post

“Black Lives Matter movement reveals divides among Asian-American community.”

Monday, June 15, 2020, By Lily Datz

Yingyi Ma, an Associate Professor of Sociology in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by The South China Morning Post for the story, “Black Lives Matter movement reveals divides among Asian-American community.” The Black Lives Matter movement has shown a range…

Chicago Reader

“The problem with Pritzker’s pandemic immunity orders”

Friday, June 12, 2020, By Lily Datz

Nina Kohn, who serves as the David M. Levy professor of law and associate dean for online education at Syracuse University College of Law, was interviewed by the Chicago Reader for the article “The problem with Pritzker’s pandemic immunity orders.”…

Health & Society

Barnes Center Staff Therapist Helps Students Gain Insight Through Mindfulness

Wednesday, June 10, 2020, By Kathleen Haley

Mansi Brat teaches students how to embrace the present moment and find serenity with one’s thoughts—an often elusive ideal to grasp in the anxieties of today’s perfectionism-driven world. A staff therapist with the Barnes Center at The Arch and facilitator…

Campus & Community

Confronting Anti-Black Racism in Our Community

Tuesday, June 9, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: These last two weeks have revealed hard truths about ourselves, our institutions and our country. These are truths that Black Americans know all too well. Anti-Black racism has created economic disparity, health inequity,…

STEM

SyracuseCoE Innovation Fund Awards $20,000 to Local Companies

Monday, June 8, 2020, By Kerrie Marshall

Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE) has announced that two Upstate New York companies have been awarded funding through the SyracuseCoE 2020 Innovation Fund amounting to $20,000. The Innovation Fund is funded by the SyracuseCoE Partner…

Military Times

“Veterans unemployment drops in May, but worries about long-term job market linger.”

Friday, June 5, 2020, By Lily Datz

Rosalinda Maury, Director of Applied Research and Analytics with the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, was interviewed by Military Times for “Veterans unemployment drops in May, but worries about long-term job market linger.” Despite the effects of coronavirus, the…

Arts & Culture

Incoming Drama Major Alethea Shirilan-Howlett ’24 Debuts First Full-Length Play on YouTube on Sunday

Friday, June 5, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Growing up, Alethea Shirilan-Howlett ’24, a senior at Jamesville-DeWitt (J-D) High School and an incoming first-year drama major (theater management track) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, dreamed of being an actress. After attending a pre-college arts program…

Campus & Community

Message from Chief Bobby Maldonado

Thursday, June 4, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: I am writing today to provide our monthly update regarding the investigation of bias incidents that have occurred on our campus. First, however, I want to address recent events that are deeply troubling to me,…

STEM

‘SpaceX’s Mission: A New Chapter in Space Exploration—and in Humanity’s Age-Old Quest’

Thursday, June 4, 2020, By News Staff

Sean O’Keefe is a University Professor and the Howard G. and S. Louise Phanstiel Chair in Strategic Management and Leadership in the Maxwell School. O’Keefe served as administrator of NASA during the George W. Bush Administration. In a recent op-ed…