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Important Reminders for Faculty
Dear Colleagues, I am writing to you with reminders about two public health issues that have been the topic of questions received by the Office of Academic Affairs: Students missing class due to illness and requests for excuse notes; Masking…
Message from Chancellor Kent Syverud and Dean David Van Slyke
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: This weekend marked the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. It was a time to reflect on the senseless loss of life, the heroism of many and how that event shaped our country and the…
Syracuse University Humanities Center Announces 2021-22 Syracuse Symposium
“Timely and timeless” is how Vivian May, director of the Syracuse University Humanities Center, describes “Conventions,” the theme of this year’s Syracuse Symposium. In the political sense, she says a convention can be a gathering or convening, as in political…
Activities for the Weekend of Sept. 9-12
Dear Students and Families: Now that the second week of classes is coming to a close, I hope you’re settling into a routine that allows you to both enjoy the classroom and the activities beyond the classroom. There is so…
James Baldwin and William F. Buckley Jr. Debate Begins the Syracuse Stage 2021/2022 Season
Syracuse Stage reopens its doors for public performances with a fully staged professional reading of “Baldwin vs. Buckley: The Faith of Our Fathers,” a “theatricalization” by Stage’s resident playwright Kyle Bass of the 1965 debate between writer and civil rights…
Gwenn Judge Named Acting Chief Financial Officer
Gwenn Judge, a longtime member of the Syracuse University community and highly respected leader, has been named acting chief financial officer (CFO), effective immediately. She succeeds Amir Rahnamay-Azar, who served as CFO from February 2017 to September 2021. Judge, who…
CTLE’s Partnership for Inclusive Education Pairs Faculty and Students for Mutual Learning
The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) launched the Partnership for Inclusive Education in the Fall 2020 semester. The program’s goal is to create culturally responsive learning environments for all students and open dialogue on how students and faculty…
Maxwell Professor Reflects on U.S. Policy in Middle East Post-9/11
Less than one month after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush launched Operation Enduring Freedom, the American-led international effort to oust the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and destroy Osama bin Laden’s terrorist network. Within two months,…
Discovering Intersectionality and Celebrating Hope with Latinx Hispanic Heritage Month
The campus community is invited to the annual celebration of Latinx Hispanic Heritage Month (LHHM), celebrated nationally between Sept. 15 and Oct. 15. Hosted by the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) in close partnership with the LGBTQ Resource Center and…
School of Architecture Announces Fall 2021 Visiting Critics
Each semester, upper-level architecture students participate in the visiting critic program that brings leading architects and scholars from around the world to the school. Three studios will be held on campus this fall. The School of Architecture is also offering…