Search Results for: ,VEr

Media Tip Sheets

First Presidential Debate 2024: What to Watch

Monday, June 24, 2024, By Ellen Mbuqe

The first presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump for the 2024 elections is this week. Syracuse University experts are available to discuss the issues facing the candidates. Grant Reeher, professor of political science at the…

Campus & Community

Lois Agnew Appointed Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost

Friday, June 21, 2024, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud today announced the appointment of Lois Agnew to the position of interim vice chancellor and provost. Agnew, who has served as associate provost for academic programs since July 2023, will assume her new responsibilities effective July 1….

Arts & Culture

Stand-Out Graduation Dress? You’ve Got to Hand It to Rory Livingston ’24

Thursday, June 20, 2024, By Martin Walls

When Dean Kelly Chandler-Olcott learned about the special dress Rory Livingston ’24 wore to the School of Education Convocation on May 11, she wanted to know more about it. Making the dress was a handful—but not in a bad way. Livingston,…

Campus & Community

Gretchen Ritter to Conclude Tenure as Provost, Assume New Role as Vice President for Civic Engagement and Education

Tuesday, June 18, 2024, By News Staff

Following a three-year tenure as vice chancellor, provost and chief academic officer, Gretchen Ritter today announced she will step down from the role to take on a new opportunity that will allow her to leverage her areas of expertise and…

Campus & Community

New Director Brings Disability Law Expertise and Lived Experience to Disability Law and Policy Program

Tuesday, June 18, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Katherine Macfarlane, a leading expert on disability law, civil procedure and civil rights litigation, joined the College of Law last summer to lead the groundbreaking Disability Law and Policy (DLPP) program. The program was founded and led by Professor Emerita…

Campus & Community

2024-25 Parking Rates Announced; No Increase for Students or Employees

Tuesday, June 18, 2024, By Jennifer DeMarchi

Syracuse University has set its parking rates for the 2024-25 fiscal year. Employee parking permit rates will not increase for the upcoming year, nor will parking passes for students. Consistent with prior years, employee permit rates are determined by each…

Media Tip Sheets

Will SBC’s Vote Against IVF Cost Conservatives Voters?

Tuesday, June 18, 2024, By Ellen Mbuqe

Last week, the Southern Baptist Convention adopted a resolution condemning in vitro fertilization, or IVF. This was the first statement of its kind for the SBC. Reporters looking for experts to help explain how this vote will impact the 2024…

Campus & Community

Campus Store to Close for Year-End Inventory

Tuesday, June 18, 2024, By Jennifer DeMarchi

The Syracuse University Campus Store and Market will be closed June 19-25 for the Juneteenth holiday and its annual inventory. Summer hours will resume on Tuesday, June 25. Online orders placed after 2 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 18, will…

Syracuse University Impact

‘We Are Not a People of the Past’: Not in the Books Project Builds Ties With Indigenous Community

Monday, June 17, 2024, By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers

Senior Isabelle Lutz joined a group of fellow Syracuse University students and community members for a short bus ride last fall to the Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center—the Haudenosaunee cultural hub on the shore of Onondaga Lake in Liverpool….

Campus & Community

Scholars, Community Leaders Examine the Racial Wealth Gap at Lender Center Symposium in Atlanta

Monday, June 17, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Nationally noted author, activist and philanthropic strategy advisor Edgar Villaneuva joined Syracuse University faculty and Atlanta community, business and government leaders June 4 for the latest Lender Center for Social Justice symposium examining the racial wealth gap. “Closing the Racial…