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Graduate Student Updates for Fall 2020
Dear Graduate Students: Over the last few weeks, I hosted a series of listening sessions, first with graduate program directors, then with graduate students. In this email, which has also been shared with all faculty and University leadership, you will…
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,…
Incoming Drama Major Alethea Shirilan-Howlett ’24 Debuts First Full-Length Play on YouTube on Sunday
Growing up, Alethea Shirilan-Howlett ’24, a senior at Jamesville-DeWitt (J-D) High School and an incoming first-year drama major (theater management track) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, dreamed of being an actress. After attending a pre-college arts program…
Professor Whitney Phillips writes “How to Avoid Spreading Misinformation About the Protests”
Whitney Phillips, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, wrote a commentary, “How to Avoid Spreading Misinformation About the Protests” for Wired. Professor Phillips, an expert on media literacy…
Newhouse School Recognized with AEJMC Equity and Diversity Award
Syracuse University’s Newhouse School has been recognized by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) with the Equity and Diversity Award. One of the highest honors in diversity and inclusion, the annual award recognizes academic programs in…
‘When Will the ‘Resurgence’ Come?’
Brian Sheehan is a professor of advertising in the Newhouse School and a former top advertising executive. As we start to think about economic recovery from Covid-19, the key question for our industry is ‘how quickly will advertising spend come…
Syracuse University Announces Historic Commitment to Financial Aid; 2020-21 Tuition and Fee Rates; and New, Expanded Opportunities for Financial Support
Syracuse University’s 2020-21 budget includes a substantial increase in student financial aid, reaching a historic level of $300 million. That financial commitment, which represents a 7 percent increase over the previous fiscal year, will ensure the doors of opportunity are…
‘To Spur the Economic Recovery, Spend Your Stimulus Check’
Bhavneet Walia is an assistant professor of public health in the Falk College. As we all fight this battle against a mostly unknown virus, we are wondering how and when the economic recovery will start. Fortunately, Walia says, past economic…
COVID-19 Impacts American Experience for International Students
They traveled to the United States from seven different countries to learn English in an academic setting at Syracuse University’s English Language Institute (ELI). Socialization and cultural immersion are a significant part of the program, but beginning on March 23,…
Hendricks Chapel, Chaplains Find Virtual Ways to Provide Spiritual Nourishment and Connection
Hendricks Chapel launched a new ministry, Music and Message, last year. The popular weekly gatherings feature musical performances and spoken reflections from a diversity of religious and spiritual perspectives. When on-campus activities were suspended in March due to the COVID-19…