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Staff, Faculty Members, Along with International Students and Families, Support Essential Workers through Fundraising Effort
When a group of local Chinese American community members, including University faculty and staff, heard about the devastating impact of COVID-19 on China’s people and its health care system earlier this year, they recognized what could happen in the United…
Office of Diversity and Inclusion Creates Dialogue Series for Supervisors
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…
New Measures to Ensure Security at Residence Halls
Dear Students and Families: Last month, when students and families returned to campus to retrieve belongings from residence halls, more than 100 students reported missing or misplaced items from their rooms. The items were left behind when the University quickly…
“More advertisers are joining the Facebook boycott”
Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Marketplace story “More advertisers are joining the Facebook boycott.” The call for Facebook to create more policies to regulate hate speech and misinformation is growing, and…
Coronavirus Update 6.25.20: New York Travel Restrictions, Fall 2020 Website, Subcommittee Reports
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…
“US ties activities of arrested Chinese military officer to those by defendant in Boston case.”
Corri Zoli, research assistant professor of political science in the Maxwell School and director of research for the Syracuse University Institute for Security Policy and Law, was interviewed by South China Morning Post for the story, “US ties activities of…
Maxwell School Selects Mark Jacobson to Head D.C. Programs
Mark R. Jacobson, a scholar of foreign policy and national security who also has extensive work experience in federal government and international organizations, has been named to lead Washington, D.C., operations for the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs…
“How the Coronavirus Spread QAnon”
Whitney Phillips, an assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was quoted in the Mother Jones story “How the Coronavirus Spread QAnon.” Professor Phillips, who specializes in disinformation, explains…
Mary Lovely writes “Trump’s removal of Hong Kong’s special status hurts the US more than China”
Mary Lovely, Professor of Economics in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, wrote commentary for CNN, “Trump’s removal of Hong Kong’s special status hurts the US more than China.” President Trump recently declared that he would remove Hong…
Associate Provost LaVonda Reed Offers Resources for Juneteenth Reflection
Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, commemorates when slaves in Texas received word of their freedom from bondage—more than two years after slavery officially ended. Since then, much has been written about the Black experience and the struggle for freedom, equality,…