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Health & Society

Muslim Chaplaincy at Hendricks Chapel Publishes Report on COVID-19 Impact on Student Life

Wednesday, July 8, 2020, By Delaney Van Wey

A new report published by Muslim Student Life at Syracuse University, a chaplaincy within Hendricks Chapel, is increasing awareness about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Muslim college students in the United States. In collaboration with the Center for…

Media, Law & Policy

American Bar Association Approves Expansion of College of Law’s Online JDinteractive Program

Tuesday, July 7, 2020, By Robert Conrad

The American Bar Association has granted the Syracuse University College of Law permission to expand its innovative online law degree program. JDinteractive (JDi) is a fully interactive program that combines live online class sessions with self-paced class sessions, residential courses…

Health & Society

‘Racism and the Fallacy of a Few Bad Apples’

Tuesday, July 7, 2020, By News Staff

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. “We are witnesses of the monumental transition from the American narrative of individual racism, perpetrated…

Business & Economy

Trump’s Removal of Hong Kong’s Special Status Hurts the US More Than China

Thursday, July 2, 2020, By News Staff

Mary Lovely is a professor of economics in the Maxwell School. In a commentary for CNN Business, Lovely says that President Trump’s intention to eliminate Hong Kong’s special status under U.S. law will do little to pressure China to maintain…

Health & Society

America is Epically Failing in Combating COVID-19

Thursday, July 2, 2020, By News Staff

Brooks B. Gump is the Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health in the Falk College. In an opinion piece for U.S. News & World Report, Gump writes that the best way to control the pandemic is through the tried-and-true…

CNY Central

“How air filtration can help contain COVID-19”

Wednesday, July 1, 2020, By Lily Datz

Jianshun Zhang, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, was interviewed by CNY Central for the piece, “How air filtration can help contain COVID-19.” Professor Zhang, an expert on air purification, ventilation, and indoor air quality, says that “in order to…

Campus & Community

Office of Diversity and Inclusion Creates Dialogue Series for Supervisors

Tuesday, June 30, 2020, By News Staff

UPDATE: The first sessions in this series—listed below for July 6, 8 and 10—have reached capacity. Additional sessions are being planned. New dates will be announced once details are finalized. To join a wait list for the additional offerings, visit…

Campus & Community

Coming Back Together 2020 Postponed, Family Weekend and Orange Central Will Move Online This Fall

Tuesday, June 30, 2020, By News Staff

Coming Back Together (CBT) 2020, Family Weekend and Orange Central—three of Syracuse University’s signature campus gatherings—are being reimagined this fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The full CBT celebration will be postponed until 2021 (with a smaller virtual CBT event…

National Post

“Mexico City police chief shot in assassination attempt, blames drug cartel”

Friday, June 26, 2020, By Lily Datz

Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history in the Maxwell School, was quoted by in the National Post story “Mexico City police chief shot in assassination attempt, blames drug cartel.” The assassination attempt shot and injured the chief of police, and…

Campus & Community

Coronavirus Update 6.25.20: New York Travel Restrictions, Fall 2020 Website, Subcommittee Reports

Thursday, June 25, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: Summer is officially here, and our preparations to welcome thousands of students, faculty and staff back to campus are well underway. In normal times, a tremendous amount of work goes on behind the scenes…