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Campus & Community

Fall 2020 Calendar, Academic Strategy/Contingency Subcommittee Report and FAQ

Tuesday, June 23, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Colleagues, I know that many of you are working hard individually and at the department, program, school and college level to deliver summer courses online, support our students and prepare for the fall. I continue to hear from many…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Libraries Resumes Limited Access to Physical Collections

Monday, June 22, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Beginning today, Syracuse University Libraries has resumed limited access to physical collections as part of a gradual, phased reopening for members of the campus community. The Libraries provides electronic delivery of articles scanned from print journals as well as book…

Campus & Community

Message from Interim Provost John Liu: Safe In-Person Instruction, Resources for Faculty and Engagement Opportunities

Friday, June 12, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Colleagues: As we all work toward resuming in-person instruction this fall, I know that many of you have questions regarding how classes will be conducted and what resources are available to help you prepare. Today’s message provides an overview…

NPR

“COVID-19 Infections And Deaths Are Higher Among Those With Intellectual Disabilities

Tuesday, June 9, 2020, By Lily Datz

Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by NPR for “COVID-19 Infections And Deaths Are Higher Among Those With Intellectual Disabilities.” Professor Landes specializes in the sociology of disability, and the majority of his research…

Campus & Community

Coronavirus Update 6.8.20: Health and Safety Update

Monday, June 8, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: Recently, Syracuse University provided the campus community with an update on the work of the Public Health and Emergency Management Subcommittee of the Fall 2020 Open Working Group. That subcommittee has been engaged with…

Media Tip Sheets

What is Op-Ed Appropriate?

Monday, June 8, 2020, By News Staff

The controversial New York Times op-ed from U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), which called for a military response to protests across the nation sparked by the murder of George Floyd, is creating plenty of debate about what is appropriate for…

STEM

SyracuseCoE Innovation Fund Awards $20,000 to Local Companies

Monday, June 8, 2020, By Kerrie Marshall

Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE) has announced that two Upstate New York companies have been awarded funding through the SyracuseCoE 2020 Innovation Fund amounting to $20,000. The Innovation Fund is funded by the SyracuseCoE Partner…

Arts & Culture

Incoming Drama Major Alethea Shirilan-Howlett ’24 Debuts First Full-Length Play on YouTube on Sunday

Friday, June 5, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

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…

Media, Law & Policy

Dana Olwan Receives 2020 Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award

Thursday, June 4, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

The last decade has marked a period of rapid political and economic change in the Middle East and North Africa. Among those are growing demands for marriage rights for women in Arab and Muslim cultures. Until recently, the right to…

Campus & Community

Bea González to Retire After 36 Years of Creating Opportunity for Syracuse University Students, Connecting the University with the Greater Community

Wednesday, June 3, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

When Bethaida “Bea” González came to Syracuse at age 3 from her birthplace of Cayey, Puerto Rico, her family settled in an apartment on Adams Street, on the periphery of the Syracuse University campus. She had no way to know…