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COVID-19 Update: Daily Dashboard Tracking | Expanded Testing | Flu Shot Clinic
Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: This week, we will mark two milestones in our collective efforts to sustain Syracuse University’s residential campus in the face of the COVID-19 health emergency. The first is to record the 50,000th COVID test…
“Finding Vibrant Views: Madison County Man Helps Create Foliage Map.”
Alan Middleton, Associate Dean of Research and Scholarship and professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for the Spectrum News story “Finding Vibrant Views: Madison County Man Helps Create Foliage Map.” Scott Flaherty, the Executive…
“Diversity gap persists on Schenectady Police Department.”
Danielle Smith, professor of African American studies in the College of Arts and director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, was interviewed for the Schenectady Daily Gazette story “Diversity gap persists on Schenectady Police Department.” The lack of diversity…
Care@Work by Care.com Membership Now Available to Benefits-Eligible Faculty and Staff
As recently announced by Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost John Liu and Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer Andrew R. Gordon, the University now offers an institutional membership in the caregiving website Care.com to benefits-eligible faculty and staff….
Important Public Health Information for Day Hall Floor 8 Residents
Dear Residents of Day Hall Floor 8: A short time ago, we were notified that students living on Day Hall Floor 8 have tested positive for COVID-19. In alignment with the University’s public health response protocol, and based on guidance…
Survey Results Highlight a Worrying Lack of Basic Holocaust Knowledge
According to the U.S. Millennial Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness Survey, the first-ever 50-state survey on Holocaust knowledge among millennials and Generation Z (adults aged between 18 and 39), almost half (48%) could not name a single concentration camp or ghetto established…
UN Human Rights Chief Calls for ‘Urgent and Profound Action To Combat Systemic Racism’ in US
The United Nations human rights chief called on Monday for “urgent and profound action to combat systemic racism” in the U.S. during her opening speech for the Human Rights Council in Geneva. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet,…
‘Black Lives Matter Is a Continuum of Black Protest Over Centuries’
Danielle Smith is a professor of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program. “For more than 400 years, Black people have expressed in countless ways that Black Lives…
Danielle Smith writes “Black Lives Matter is a Continuum of Black Protest Over Centuries.”
Danielle Smith, director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program and professor of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, wrote the Truthout opinion piece “Black Lives Matter is a Continuum of Black Protest Over Centuries.” “Today,…
Diverse Group of New, Distinguished Faculty Arrive on Campus
Syracuse University has added 79 new members to its accomplished faculty. While some have transitioned into new faculty roles, 58 are new to the University community. Among the brand new faculty are award-winning authors, performers, military officers and professionals with…