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Managing COVID in the Classroom
Dear Colleagues: As a follow-up to Chancellor Syverud’s most recent message, I am writing to address a handful of questions I have received from some of you in recent days regarding masking—inside and outside of the classroom—and faculty teaching space….
Fall Construction Updates
While summer brought a slower pace to the Syracuse University campus, teams from Campus Planning, Design and Construction (CPDC) were hard at work on improvements to campus buildings and infrastructure to enhance the spaces where members of the University community…
Navigating COVID
Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: This weekend, many of our students will begin arriving on campus for the start of a new semester. Even before move-in begins, our community has already achieved a significant milestone. In April, I asked…
COVID-19 Public Health Update: CDC Recommends Additional Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised
Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance yesterday that will impact members of our community. The CDC is now encouraging individuals who are moderately or severely immunocompromised to receive…
Department of Defense, Center for Advanced Systems and Engineering Partner to Develop Innovative Solutions for National Security
The Center for Advanced Systems and Engineering (CASE) announced a new partnership with the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN), a Department of Defense program office that connects academia and startups to solve national security problems. NSIN has appointed Roger Misso…
Why Rhetoric Matters in Academia and Beyond
It is not uncommon to hear the dismissive phrase, “Oh, that’s just rhetoric!” Its use—usually lobbed as an insult—suggests that rhetoric is simply a collection of empty phrases. But the importance of rhetoric and rhetorical studies—especially at Syracuse University and…
Beth Myers
Lawrence B. Taishoff Assistant Professor of Inclusive EducationCOVID-19 Campus Update: Dynamic COVID Alert and Masking Framework
Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: The start of a new academic year is quickly approaching. If you’ve been following media reports, you know that the pandemic remains a fluid, dynamic situation. Changes to public health guidance are still occurring…
Tripti Bhattacharya
Thonis Family Professor: Paleoclimate Dynamics. Assistant Professor, Earth and Environmental SciencesNarratio Fellows Learn the Art of Storytelling Through Poetry and Photography
Nineteen refugee youths from Central New York recently wrapped up a four-week intensive storytelling and leadership workshop on the University campus and at the North Side Learning Center in the city of Syracuse. It marked a milestone for the Narratio…