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In Memoriam: Charles V. Willie G’57, H’92, A Champion for Social Justice

Tuesday, January 18, 2022, By Eileen Korey

The legacy of Syracuse University alumnus Charles Vert Willie G’57, H’92 will forever be tied to that of his friend Martin Luther King Jr., making Willie’s passing a week before MLK Day 2022 especially poignant. Willie, who died on Jan….

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Students Learn Craft of Creative Writing With Stellar Faculty, New Undergraduate Degrees

Tuesday, January 18, 2022, By News Staff

In a 2019 interview, National Public Radio’s Scott Simon asked Chanelle Benz G’12 a pointed, and timely, question about her debut novel, “The Gone Dead,” in which the lead character returns to the Mississippi Delta shack her father owned in the…

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Martin Luther King III Named as Speaker for 37th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Monday, January 17, 2022, By Delaney Van Wey

Martin Luther King III, a civil rights activist, global humanitarian, political leader and eldest son of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will serve as featured speaker for the 37th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, which will…

Media, Law & Policy

Professor to Serve as Principal Investigator on Luce Grant to Examine Doctrine of Christian Discovery

Wednesday, January 12, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

For over 30 years Professor Philip Arnold has been teaching in the area of religion and colonialism. As president of the Indigenous Values Initiative (IVI) and founding director of the Skä·noñh—Great Law of Peace Center, he has collaborated with the…

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College of Law Taps Alumnus and Entrepreneur Luke Cooper L’01 as 2022 Commencement Speaker

Wednesday, January 12, 2022, By Robert Conrad

College of Law has announced that alumnus and Fixt founder and corporate executive Luke Cooper L’01 will serve as its Commencement speaker on May 6, 2022. Cooper is CEO of Latimer Ventures, a partner at San Francisco-based Preface Ventures and…

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‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ Response to University’s Free Community COVID-19 Testing

Wednesday, January 12, 2022, By John Boccacino

With access to COVID-19 tests becoming increasingly scarce in and around Central New York, Syracuse University began offering free COVID-19 testing to the Central New York community on Jan. 4. Announced earlier this month by New York State Gov. Kathy…

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Winter Welcome Schedules Announced

Wednesday, January 12, 2022, By Gabrielle Lake

Hosted by New Student and Family Programs in partnership with the campus community, Winter Welcome is the University’s new student orientation program. Winter Welcome: Jan. 21-23, 2022 Move-In Begins: Friday, Jan. 21, 2022 Winter Welcome includes several required and optional…

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Playtime, Deep Breaths, and Movement Can Help Calm Kids’ COVID Fears

Wednesday, January 12, 2022, By Daryl Lovell

COVID-19 is widespread in the U.S., and even the nation’s youngest kids are feeling the anxiety that comes with facing the ongoing pandemic. From missing school, to hearing about classmates getting sick – and often catching it themselves – it’s…

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Students Encouraged to Submit Energy Technology Ideas as Part of EnergyTech National Competition

Tuesday, January 11, 2022, By Kerrie Marshall

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Technology Transitions recently launched the EnergyTech University Prize (EnergyTech UP), an engaging competition that challenges post-secondary students to develop and present a business plan that leverages lab-developed and other high-potential energy technologies. The…

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Upcoming Change to Microsoft Multi-Factor Authentication App: Number Verification

Tuesday, January 11, 2022, By Eric Ferguson

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is currently enabled for all students, faculty and staff accessing SUMail, Office365, MySlice, Blackboard and many other web-based applications. Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 18, users responding to a push notification from the Microsoft Authenticator app will be presented…