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Giving Back and Creating Opportunities: Gifting Textbooks for First-Generation Students
For Shelly Lotman Fisher ’80, a Syracuse University education came with lots of textbooks…and a whole lot more. “I loved every minute of my time there. I grew both educationally and as a person,” she explains. “It really helped give…
Syracuse University Announces Leadership Transitions in Enrollment and the Student Experience
With the retirements of two longtime leaders at Syracuse University, Chancellor Kent Syverud today announced interim appointments in key positions, naming a diverse group of leaders who will provide seamless transitions in enrollment and the student experience. Amanda Nicholson is…
Welcome, and Welcome Back!
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Welcome back to Syracuse University. And to those newly joining us, welcome to the Orange family. It is so good to be together again. After a long summer for all of us, it has been…
BBI, Syracuse University Libraries Partner with Disability Writer, Scholar and Activist Kenny Fries on Arts Grant
Kenny Fries, a world-renowned poet, memoirist and disability arts leader and a professor in the creative writing master’s of fine arts degree program at Goddard College, will partner with the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI), Syracuse University Libraries and “Wordgathering: A…
Coronavirus Update 8.14.20: Putting Our Fall 2020 Plan to Action
Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: The start of every new semester brings with it excitement and anticipation. This year, those emotions are heightened and for some include anxiety associated with a return to campus life during the COVID…
Call for 2020-21 C.A.R.E Facilitators
The application for 2020-2021 Conversations About Race and Ethnicity (C.A.R.E.) facilitators is now open. Syracuse University staff, faculty and graduate students who align with the following requirements are encouraged to complete the application by Sunday, Aug. 16. [Note: The deadline…
Volunteers Needed to Support Syracuse Welcome 2020
As the University prepares for the Fall 2020 semester, faculty and staff are invited to volunteer alongside the Office of First-Year and Transfer Programs during Syracuse Welcome, Monday, Aug. 17, to Sunday, Aug. 23. Those interested in volunteering are asked…
Newhouse Professors Receive Funding for Work on Technology to Combat Fake News
Two professors from the Newhouse School have received an $830,958 subcontract agreement for the development of technology to detect manipulated media and combat the spread of fake news. Stephen Masiclat, professor and director of new media management and director of…
Law Alumnus Honors Parents Through ‘Living Legacy’ Scholarship Gift
“It’s a living, growing thing.” That’s how Syracuse University College of Law alumnus Andrew Greenberg L’84 describes his most recent $1 million gift to Syracuse University to establish the Sidney M. ’49 and Winifred E. Greenberg Scholarships in honor of…
Important Information Regarding COVID-19 Benefit Notifications
In light of COVID-19 relief rules recently issued by the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Labor, and guidance issued by the University’s insurance carriers, certain employee and retiree benefit notice, election and claims deadlines have been extended….