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Health & Society

$1.5M Grant to Strengthen Indigenous Studies

Tuesday, December 21, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a grant of $1.5 million over three years to strengthen Indigenous studies at Syracuse University. The grant will enable the University to create the multi-disciplinary Center for Global Indigenous Cultures and Environmental Justice….

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Honors December LL.M. Graduates and Exchange Students

Tuesday, December 21, 2021, By Robert Conrad

At the conclusion of the fall 2021 semester, five LL.M. students graduated from the College of Law. These graduates, from Brazil, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, join more than 200 foreign-trained lawyers from around the world who are now College of…

Campus & Community

Increased Flexibility for University Community

Monday, December 20, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Faculty and Staff: With the vast majority of our students now off campus for the winter break, the University is encouraging supervisors to extend flexibility to work remotely to their teams, as appropriate to their duties and departments. This…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Provides Update to University Senate, Campus Community Regarding Retirement Changes

Monday, December 20, 2021, By News Staff

On Monday, Dec. 20, Chancellor Kent Syverud sent the below message to the University Senate. This message serves as a follow up to a robust conversation that occurred during the Dec. 15 University Senate meeting regarding planned retirement changes for…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell Professor Wins Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Book Prize

Monday, December 20, 2021, By News Staff

Catherine Herrold, associate professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School, has been awarded the Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Book Prize for her book, “Delta Democracy: Pathways to Incremental Civic Revolution in Egypt and Beyond” (Oxford University…

Campus & Community

Libraries Sign Agreement to Eliminate Fees for PLOS Authors

Monday, December 20, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries has signed an agreement with PLOS that will take effect in 2022 eliminating author fees for individual corresponding Syracuse University authors. This transformative agreement is on the heels of the first one signed with the American Chemical…

Campus & Community

Interim Leadership for the Department of Public Safety

Friday, December 17, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Later this month, Department of Public Safety (DPS) Chief Bobby Maldonado will officially retire from Syracuse University. I am grateful for Chief Maldonado’s leadership and appreciate that he delayed his retirement until the end of…

Media Tip Sheets

Lead Pipe Action Plan – Maxwell Anthropology Professor Weighs In

Friday, December 17, 2021, By Daryl Lovell

The Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan aims to replace the nation’s lead pipes over the next ten years. The plan has more than 15 action items including the launch of a new EPA regulatory process for our water drinking…

Campus & Community

Enhanced Public Health Measures

Thursday, December 16, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Like many other colleges and universities in New York and across the country, over the past 72 hours Syracuse University has experienced a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases within our campus community. We do not…

Health & Society

Future Medical Doctors Devoted to Health Equity

Thursday, December 16, 2021, By News Staff

Mohamed Khan ’22 is preparing for medical school by integrating natural and social sciences as a double major in public health and history. “As a first-generation college student and student of color, the most important thing I want to do…