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Commencement Updates for Classes of 2020 and 2021
Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: I write today to update you on our planning for Commencement for the classes of 2021 and 2020. As detailed below, our current planning recognizes generally improving public health conditions and growing access…
Message from Damon Williams
Dear Syracuse University Community: In November 2019, the Syracuse University Board of Trustees Special Committee on University Climate, Diversity and Inclusion asked me to serve on an Independent Advisory Panel and, later, to conduct a campus climate “pulse” survey and…
Navigating an International Fellowship During a Global Pandemic
When Scott Manning Stevens was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, he assumed the virus would be over by the summer’s end and that he would have no problem traveling abroad to…
Syracuse University Announces Largest Financial Aid Commitment to Date, 2021-22 Tuition Rates and Fees
As Syracuse University prepares for a fully in-person residential experience for the fall 2021 semester, the University today announced its largest financial aid commitment to date, as well as the 2021-22 tuition rates and fees. The University’s 2021-22 budget includes…
Highlight the Heroes Part 3: Staff Members Display Ingenuity, Determination, Teamwork in Face of COVID-19 Pandemic
As the novel coronavirus took hold in the United States and locally over a year ago, many members of the campus community had to reimagine countless processes, solve new and challenging problems, work together in ways previously unheard of and…
Task Force Begins Work to Create EDAI Strategic Plan
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: We write to you today in our capacity as the leaders of the Equity, Diversity, Accessibility and Inclusion (EDAI) Strategic Planning Task Force. Our task force, composed of 31 members of our community, including students,…
Chancellor Syverud Provides Updates on Fall Planning, COVID-19 and Leadership Searches in University Senate Remarks
In his remarks to the University Senate today, Chancellor Kent Syverud provided a preview of fall planning, updated the Senate on recent developments regarding COVID-19 and the progress of leadership searches. The full text of his remarks is below. Thanks,…
Professor David Bennett Reflects on the Role of Current Events Over 60 Years of Teaching
Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence David Bennett grew up in Syracuse and graduated from Syracuse University with an undergraduate degree in 1956. “Then I went off to the University of Chicago, where I got my…
Testing Schedule for North Campus Residents, March 25-30
Dear North Campus Residents: As shared in our message last week, students living in North Campus residence halls should continue to test twice weekly. This is a necessary step in continuing to quickly identify, isolate, contact trace and quarantine cases…
Engineering and Computer Science 2021 Research Day Award Winners Announced
On March 12, the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) held its annual Research Day. During the event, industry representatives, faculty and students from a wide range of disciplines learn about novel approaches to solving challenging research problems. Through…