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Over 8,000 Asylum Seekers Excluded Under the Trump Administration Permitted to Enter the Country Under Biden
New data from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University shows that the Biden administration is allowing asylum-seekers into the United States. A Trump-era program known as the “Migrant Protection Protocols” (MPP) forced asylum-seekers along the U.S.-Mexico border to…
University Names 2021-22 Remembrance Scholars
Syracuse University’s Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee has chosen the 35 students who will be the 2021-22 Remembrance Scholars. The scholarships, now in their 32nd year, were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in…
Enjoy the Live Events Returning to Central New York This Spring, Summer
The pandemic caused events around the globe to be canceled, from concerts to fairs. With vaccines becoming widely available, some events are coming back—although in altered ways or with limited capacity. Here are a few of Central New York’s most…
University Honors Third Cohort of Success Scholars
More than 900 first-year and transfer students earned the Invest in Success Scholarship this year, an award recognizing first semester high-achieving students. Along with the merit-based, renewable scholarship award, the Success Scholars were honored at socially distanced receptions where they…
“Research reveals gaping racial disparities in suburban arrests”
Danielle Taana Smith, professor of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, was quoted in the Albany Times-Union article “Research reveals gaping racial disparities in suburban arrests.” The…
Highlight the Heroes Part 2: Staff Members Display Ingenuity, Determination, Teamwork in Face of COVID-19 Pandemic
As the novel coronavirus took hold in the United States and locally nearly 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…
Graduate Student Aims to Persuade Stakeholders of the Realities of Climate Change through Immersive Media
Francesca Ortega ’20, G’22 wants to help neighbors in her native Miami experience what their neighborhood will look like when it is under water. The city, surrounded by water and built on layers of porous limestone, is already experiencing the…
Highlight the Heroes Part 1: Staff Members Display Ingenuity, Determination, Teamwork in Face of COVID-19 Pandemic
As the novel coronavirus took hold in the United States and locally nearly a year ago, many members of the campus community have had to reimagine countless processes, solve new and challenging problems, work together in ways previously unheard of…
International Students in China Volunteer to Organize Student Activities in Shanghai
The travel restrictions put in place due to COVID have kept many newly enrolled international students home as they were about to begin their coursework at Syracuse University. The majority of these students live in China, so the University partnered…
Celebrating the Life of Wynetta Devore
Professor Emerita of Social Work Wynetta Devore was a teacher and scholar whose life focused on serving God, the Syracuse community where she lived and that she loved, and students she taught during her decadeslong distinguished career. She received an…