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Campus & Community

Syracuse University Operating on Limited Status on Friday, Feb. 7; Classes Canceled, Only Essential Services Personnel Should Report to Campus

Friday, February 7, 2020, By News Staff

Central New York is under a Winter Storm Warning, the highest level of winter weather alerts issued by the National Weather Service. Significant snow accumulation mixed with freezing rain and high winds is expected today and could cause dangerous travel…

Arts & Culture

Helping Preserve the Works of an Important Early Black Feminist Educator, Activist and Author

Thursday, February 6, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

As an outspoken advocate of abolition and women’s rights, Frederick Douglass gladly accepted an invitation to the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848. It was events like this, and being part of the “Underground Railroad,”…

Campus & Community

Special Collections Research Center Accepting Proposals for 2020 Faculty Fellows Program

Wednesday, February 5, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) at Syracuse University Libraries is now accepting proposals for two faculty fellows who would like to provide students with an opportunity to handle, analyze and interpret SCRC’s primary source materials in their classes. The…

Campus & Community

University’s Annual Service of Commemoration to Be Held March 10

Wednesday, February 5, 2020, By News Staff

Syracuse University will hold its annual Service of Commemoration, honoring Syracuse University students, faculty, staff, retirees and trustees and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry students who have passed away since Jan. 1, 2019, on Tuesday, March 10, at…

Campus & Community

New Upperclass Multicultural Living Learning Community Launches; Registration Starts for Living Learning Communities

Monday, February 3, 2020, By Shannon Andre

The Office of Learning Communities has announced a new Multicultural Living Learning Community (MLLC) for sophomores, juniors and seniors. This expanded living learning community (LLC) was created in alignment with the recommendations made by students in the fall semester and…

Business & Economy

Department of Sport Management’s Emerging Leaders Council to Support Next Generation of Industry Leaders

Monday, February 3, 2020, By News Staff

Current and future students in Falk College’s Department of Sport Management will be the true beneficiaries of its newly announced Emerging Leaders Council (ELC). This core group of 31 influential Syracuse University alumni is committed to supporting the next generation…

Campus & Community

Award-Winning Journalist and New Yorker Writer Jelani Cobb to Discuss Race, Politics and News

Monday, February 3, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

As part of this semester’s University Lectures series, acclaimed author, educator and journalist Jelani Cobb will speak about race, politics and the news on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The event—co-sponsored by the College of Arts…

Campus & Community

Message from Chancellor Kent Syverud

Saturday, February 1, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: In recent days, many in our community have come together to offer support to those being most deeply impacted by the coronavirus global emergency. For example, a group of our faculty, staff and students have…

Campus & Community

Highest Travel Warnings Now in Place, Travel to China Temporarily Restricted

Friday, January 31, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: With the continued spread of the novel coronavirus across the globe, health authorities are urging both vigilance and what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is calling an aggressive response to containing the…

Arts & Culture

VPA Students, Faculty Participate in Inclusive Music Education Pilot Program

Friday, January 31, 2020, By Rob Enslin

A Syracuse University music instructor is spearheading a new pilot program that introduces homeschoolers to the art of creative expression. Alina Plourde, who teaches oboe in the Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA),…