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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…
Four Faculty Members Honored as Meredith Professors of Teaching Excellence
Two cohorts of the Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professorship of Teaching Excellence have been named this year. The 2020-23 Meredith Professors are Melissa Chessher, professor and chair of magazine, news and digital journalism in the S.I. Newhouse School…
Welcome to the One University Awards Celebration
The daylong celebration of excellence on the Syracuse University campus begins now with a special message from Director of Athletics John Wildhack and the announcement of the Student-Athlete Scholar Awards. The Student-Athlete Scholar Award recognizes the student-athletes with the…
This May Will Be the First U.K. Elections Held During a Pandemic Since 1918
Author Peter Keeling noted in History Today that this month, English, Scottish and Welsh voters will go to the polls in the first U.K. elections held during a pandemic since 1918. That year, amid an influenza epidemic that claimed the lives of tens…
University to Debut New Meal Plan Options for All Students in Fall 2021
The Housing, Meal Plan and I.D. Card Services Office will introduce a block meal plan system, offer unlimited meal plans and combine campus funds into one account starting in the 2021-22 academic year. The overhaul of the meal plan system…
Spring 2021 Issue of ‘Wordgathering,’ a Digital Open Access Journal of Work from Disabled Writers and Artists, Now Live
“Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature” Spring 2021 issue is now live via “Wordgathering’s” website. The 57th issue of this quarterly digital, open access journal is made possible by generous support from Syracuse University’s Office of Interdisciplinary Programs…
Falk College Announces Evan Weissman Scholarship Fund
Professor Evan L. Weissman was a tireless advocate for equity in the food system. A highly approachable, committed teacher who engaged students in community-based work to advance social change, his efforts provided the foundation for many communities regionally, nationally and…
Immigration Law Professors Rely on TRAC’s Data to Call on Biden Administration to Reduce Immigration Court Backlog
A group of law professors are calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to reduce the immigration court backlog which, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University, currently stands at over 1.3 million cases. The letter [PDF] explains…
Hendricks Chapel Serves as a Classroom Space to Fulfill Sacred Mission
Hendricks Chapel is known to be the spiritual heart of campus for students to gather and reflect. As a student-focused space for diverse religious, spiritual, intellectual and cultural groups, the chapel is one of the largest gathering places on Syracuse…
‘NFL Crimes: Female Execs May Hold Key to Reducing Arrests’
Rick Burton, the David B. Falk Endowed Professor of Sport Management in the Falk College, authored an op-ed for Yahoo! Sports titled “NFL Crimes: Female Execs May Hold Key to Reducing Arrests.” Burton, who serves as the University’s faculty athletics…