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Trouble in Haiti: Professors Provide Insight Into Past, Present and Future of Caribbean Country

Friday, July 9, 2021, By Daryl Lovell

This week, Haitian president Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in his home, and his wife was injured in the attack. Haitian authorities have begun to arrest and detain suspects. Some have been killed. The assassination has thrown the country into further…

Campus & Community

Wes Whiteside: Passionate About Helping Students Succeed

Tuesday, July 6, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Wesley “Wes” Whiteside is living his dream. As associate director of diversity and recruitment in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Whiteside brings the Newhouse School experience to life for prospective and admitted students. He enthusiastically supports student involvement…

Campus & Community

Celebration Honoring Syracuse Music Legend Elijah Harris Set for July 17 at Hendricks Chapel

Tuesday, July 6, 2021, By News Staff

While a beloved Central New York musician died unexpectedly last year, he will be remembered this month not by how his life tragically ended, but the spirit in which he embraced it. Popular troubadour and local legend Elijah Harris Jr.,…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Football Players Changing the World One Child at a Time

Friday, July 2, 2021, By Matt Michael

When students at Dr. Weeks Elementary School in Syracuse see Patty Sawmiller in the halls, the questions start flying. Are you coming to get me today? Are we having mentoring today? When are they coming in? The students are asking…

Campus & Community

IMPORTANT: Vaccination Information and Upcoming Deadline (New International Graduate Students)

Wednesday, June 30, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Syracuse University International Graduate Students: We know that many of you are finalizing your plans for the upcoming semester.  We look forward to your arrival in Syracuse! That is why we are writing with important reminders about vaccination requirements…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School Announces Winners in 2021 Mirror Awards Competition

Wednesday, June 30, 2021, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications announced earlier this month the winners in the 2021 Mirror Awards competition for excellence in media industry reporting. Chosen from by a group of journalists and journalism educators, the winners are: Best Profile…

Health & Society

97% of Faculty, Benefits-Eligible Staff and Nearly 90% of Students Fully Compliant with University’s COVID Vaccine Requirements

Wednesday, June 23, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Since the COVID-19 pandemic first arrived in Central New York in March 2020, Syracuse University students, faculty and staff have demonstrated a tremendous commitment to the health and safety of the campus and Syracuse communities. That commitment to public health…

Campus & Community

Disability External Review Concludes with Phase Two Recommendations

Wednesday, June 23, 2021, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Disability External Review Committee has submitted its final report to Chancellor Kent Syverud, who has indicated his support for the implementation of the committee’s Phase Two recommendations beginning immediately. Due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,…

Media Tip Sheets

Syracuse University Experts on Vaccine Hesitancy

Wednesday, June 23, 2021, By Ellen Mbuqe

On Tuesday, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the top infectious disease expert in the US, said “The Delta variant is currently the greatest threat in the U.S. to our attempt to eliminate Covid-19.” The good news, he said, is that the…

Campus & Community

Take Five: Syracuse Students Adapt Skillfully to Virtual ACC Meeting of the Minds

Tuesday, June 22, 2021, By Matt Michael

It’s not easy to condense a year’s worth of research into five to eight minutes, but five Syracuse University students with a variety of meaningful research projects were able to do just that and make the University proud with their…