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Media, Law & Policy

‘Biden Ends Policy Forcing Asylum-Seekers to ‘Remain in Mexico’–But for 41,247 Migrants, It’s Too Late

Monday, March 15, 2021, By Lily Datz

Austin Kocher, research associate professor with the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), wrote an op-ed for The Conversation titled “Biden ends policy forcing asylum-seekers to ‘remain in Mexico’ – but for 41,247 migrants, it’s too late.” TRAC uses Freedom of Information…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Cold Read Festival Goes Virtual in 2021

Monday, March 15, 2021, By Joanna Penalva

All plays were once new plays. That’s the idea behind Syracuse Stage’s Cold Read Festival of New Plays. Now in its fourth season, the Cold Read Festival has seven different events featuring some of the freshest voices writing for theater…

STEM

Giving Back to Honor a Great Mentor

Monday, March 15, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Peter Robison G’78 (Ph.D.) remembers joining professor emeritus of biology Richard Levy’s lab in 1974 during a particularly tumultuous time in our nation’s history. Richard Nixon had resigned from the presidency due to the Watergate scandal and students were feeling…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Abroad Florence Longtime Professor Richard Ingersoll Remembered

Monday, March 15, 2021, By News Staff

Richard Ingersoll, a longtime professor of art and architecture in Syracuse Abroad Florence, died on Feb. 27 in Spain. A native of San Francisco, Ingersoll earned a doctorate in architectural history at the University of California, Berkeley in 1985 with…

Campus & Community

Passover and Easter Services Available on Campus for Students

Monday, March 15, 2021, By News Staff

As Jewish and Christian students at Syracuse University and beyond prepare for Passover and Easter, there are numerous on-campus opportunities for worship and community being offered by chaplains and associated religious groups of Hendricks Chapel from March 27 to April…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Abroad Announces New Financial Aid Awards for 2021-22 Programs

Sunday, March 14, 2021, By Ashley Barletta

Syracuse Abroad has announced the addition of $1.4 million in scholarship and grant funding. This funding is aligned with the University’s commitment to the importance of international education and the goal of making study abroad a more accessible opportunity for…

STEM

Professor Vir Phoha Examines Ethics of Facial Recognition Software

Wednesday, March 10, 2021, By Alex Dunbar

The use of facial recognition technology has been controversial and it has been criticized as being prone to misuse and reinforcing existing biases. Cities across the United States have been banning the use of facial recognition software and in the…

Arts & Culture

University Lectures Continue March 17 With Arts and Culture Agent Stephanie Johnson-Cunningham

Wednesday, March 10, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The University Lectures continue its 20th season with a presentation by Stephanie Johnson-Cunningham, an agent for arts and culture, on Wednesday, March 17. Syracuse University’s premier speaker series, the University Lectures bring to Syracuse University audience members and the larger…

Arts & Culture

Turning Gratitude Into Opportunity

Friday, March 5, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

During the college experience, pivotal interactions and opportunities present themselves that shape a student’s future. For some, it may be an internship that introduces them to their future line of work. For others, it might be a specific class that…

Campus & Community

University’s Service of Commemoration to Be Held Virtually on March 16

Thursday, March 4, 2021, By News Staff

Syracuse University will hold its fourth Service of Commemoration—honoring students, faculty, staff, retirees and trustees of Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) who passed during the period of Jan. 1, 2019, to the present—with…