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Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: Travel Reminder | In-Person Learning | Health and Safety

Friday, October 9, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: I am writing today on behalf of the Syracuse University Public Health Team, to address the subject of travel outside Central New York, and provide you an update related to the current health and…

Campus & Community

Sarah Workman’s Role Helps Humanities Professors Across Campus

Thursday, October 8, 2020, By Brandon Dyer

As assistant director for proposal development, Sarah Workman applies her academic background to help Syracuse University humanities faculty develop research proposals and find funding and support to make their ideas a reality. Workman, whose position is shared between the Office…

Campus & Community

Interfaith Dialogue Dinner Series Returns in Fall 2020 with Virtual Conversations

Thursday, October 8, 2020, By Delaney Van Wey

The University’s ongoing Interfaith Dialogue Dinner Series, “Common and Diverse Ground: Raising Consciousnesses by Acknowledging the ‘Hidden’ Things that Divide Us,” is returning in a virtual format for the Fall 2020 semester. Over the past five years, the series has…

MIT Technology Review

“How the truth was murdered”

Wednesday, October 7, 2020, By Lily Datz

Whitney Phillips, assistant professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was quoted in the MIT Technology Review story “How the truth was murdered.” Phillips, an expert on political communications and misinformation, comments on…

Campus & Community

Meet LaShan Lovelace, Syracuse’s New Director of Diversity and Inclusion

Wednesday, October 7, 2020, By News Staff

Now more than ever, diversity and inclusion matter. As Syracuse’s new director of diversity and inclusion, LaShan Lovelace is helping to lead the University’s work to create a welcoming, respectful campus climate where everyone is provided with equal opportunity to…

KGOU (Oklahoma)

“Oklahoma Engaged: How Fear And Anxiety Impact Political Behavior.”

Tuesday, October 6, 2020, By Lily Datz

Shana Kushner Gadarian, associate professor of political science in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for the KGOU (Oklahoma) story “Oklahoma Engaged: How Fear And Anxiety Impact Political Behavior.” Gadarian, who studies American politics and political opinion, says that the COVID-19…

Campus & Community

Lender Center for Social Justice Seeks Applicants for Student Fellows

Monday, October 5, 2020, By Matt Michael

The Lender Center for Social Justice is seeking students from all academic disciplines to apply as a 2020-22 Lender Student Fellow. The Lender Center welcomes students who are passionate about finding solutions to complex problems, and the two-year fellowships will…

Arts & Culture

BCCE Creates Community Through Gospel Music

Friday, October 2, 2020, By Noah Lowy

Rev. Dr. Seretta C. McKnight ’80 came to Syracuse University in the fall of 1976. As a freshman she had a difficult time finding her place on campus. “The thing I found missing my freshman year was that sense of…

Campus & Community

Ibram Kendi to Present Virtual Conversation about Anti-Racism, Critical Social Issues Oct. 21

Thursday, October 1, 2020, By Matt Michael

Ibram X. Kendi, Ph.D., one of America’s foremost historians and leading anti-racist voices, will present a virtual “Community Conversation” about anti-racism and critical social issues that affect all of us on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 7 to 9 p.m. Kendi…

Campus & Community

A Woman of Many Firsts: Focusing on Philanthropy

Wednesday, September 30, 2020, By Eileen Korey

Joyce Hergenhan’s professional career was filled with firsts. The young woman who graduated from Syracuse University in 1963 advanced quickly in her career, first in journalism and then corporate communications, often the first female in executive positions. She rose quickly…