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Arts & Culture

Light Work Receives National Endowment for the Arts CARES Act Grant

Monday, July 20, 2020, By Cjala Surratt

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded Light Work a $50,000 grant as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Light Work is one of 855 organizations that the NEA selected from 3,100 applicants…

The State

“Gov. McMaster refuses call for state mask rule, pushes reopening as SC ‘hot spot’ surges.”

Sunday, July 19, 2020, By Lily Datz

Doron Dorfman, associate professor in the College of Law, was interviewed by The State for the article, “Gov. McMaster refuses call for state mask rule, pushes reopening as SC ‘hot spot’ surges.” Dorfman, an expert on public health law, says…

Campus & Community

Humanities New York Grant Supports Narratio Fellowship Work with Local Refugee Youths

Friday, July 17, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

Brice Nordquist, associate professor of writing studies, rhetoric and composition and Dean’s Professor of Community Engagement in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), is a recipient of a Humanities New York (HNY) Action Grant that will fund this year’s…

Campus & Community

Slow Food to Hold Exciting Events This Fall

Wednesday, July 15, 2020, By Noah Lowy

Syracuse—one of the snowiest cities in the country—may not be considered a farming or culinary powerhouse, but members of the student organization, Slow Food, at Syracuse University have come together to promote the abundance and variety of local food, cooking…

Campus & Community

Libraries’ Updated Course Reserves Process

Wednesday, July 15, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

For the Fall 2020 semester, the Syracuse University Libraries will provide reserves materials electronically to ensure that all students, on and off campus, can access these materials easily and safely. All requests should be submitted through the Libraries’ reserves system….

USA Today

“Fact check: ADA does not provide blanket exemption from face mask requirements.”

Wednesday, July 15, 2020, By Lily Datz

Doron Dorfman, associate professor in the College of Law, and Peter Blanck, University Professor and chair of the Burton Blatt Institute, were interviewed by USA Today for the story “Fact check: ADA does not provide blanket exemption from face mask…

Campus & Community

Staff, Faculty Invited to Symposium to Learn about Changes to Student Services, Spaces, Activities Due to COVID-19

Wednesday, July 15, 2020, By Kathleen Haley

Staff and faculty are invited to attend a virtual event to learn about what student services, resources, spaces and activities will look like for the Fall 2020 semester as new health and safety guidelines are in place for COVID-19. The…

Campus & Community

ICE Rescinds Directive Affecting International Students

Tuesday, July 14, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Earlier today, we received notice that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has rescinded its July 6 directive that international students who planned to enroll only in online classes would not be permitted to remain…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Announces 2020 Law Honors Awards Recipients

Tuesday, July 14, 2020, By Martin Walls

The Syracuse University Law Alumni Association and Syracuse University College of Law will celebrate the achievements of five alumni and one emeritus professor during  Law Alumni Weekend 2020, which will be held online from Sept. 24 to 26, 2020. This…

Health & Society

Hendricks Chapel Virtual Conversation Series Welcomes Harvard Educator, Former NAACP President

Tuesday, July 14, 2020, By Delaney Van Wey

The Rev. Cornell William Brooks of Harvard University, former president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), will join Hendricks Chapel Dean Brian Konkol for a virtual conversation on Thursday, July 23, at 7…