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Hall of Languages Illuminated in Green to Honor Veterans

Wednesday, November 4, 2020, By News Staff

The Hall of Languages is bathed in green light in the evening over the next week as part of the University’s recognition of Veterans Day. The building will be lit up through Veterans Day. A virtual Veterans Day ceremony will…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Statement on New SUNY Leadership Appointments

Wednesday, November 4, 2020, By News Staff

“I am delighted at the announcement that Joanie Mahoney will be president of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and Dr. Mantosh Dewan will be president of SUNY Upstate Medical University. I look forward to continuing to work closely…

Campus & Community

MLK Celebration Committee Seeks Unsung Hero Nominations, Performance Auditions

Wednesday, November 4, 2020, By Keith Kobland

The planning committee for Syracuse University’s 36th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration is seeking nominations for the Unsung Hero Awards, as well as recorded audition videos for performances. The celebration will take place in January 2021; further…

Media, Law & Policy

Peace Corps, Fulbright Evacuees Find Community, Opportunity at Maxwell School

Wednesday, November 4, 2020, By News Staff

On a Monday morning in mid-March, Jeremy Gonzalez opened his email and learned he was being immediately evacuated from his Peace Corps post in West Timor, Indonesia. Although the COVID-19 pandemic had already prompted travel restrictions around the world, his…

Institute for Economic Affairs

“We need a market for expert advice, and competition among experts.”

Tuesday, November 3, 2020, By Lily Datz

Roger Koppl, professor of finance in the Whitman School, authored an op-ed for the Institute for Economic Affairs titled “We need a market for expert advice, and competition among experts.” Koppl, who researches the economic theory of experts, comments on…

syracuse.com

Robert Terrell writes “Remembering Ruth Klüger and her case for accountability.”

Tuesday, November 3, 2020, By Lily Datz

Robert Terrell, assistant professor of history in the Maxwell School, authored an op-ed for syracuse.com titled “Remembering Ruth Klüger and her case for accountability.” Writer and literary scholar Ruth Klüger recently passed, but leaves behind a legacy of work surrounding…

Veterans

Undergraduate Internship Award Provides Student Veterans With ‘Pathway to Employment’

Tuesday, November 3, 2020, By Matt Michael

When a national survey by Student Veterans of America showed that the No. 1 concern of student veterans is the lack of internships, Ron Novack and Jennifer Pluta from Syracuse University’s Office of Veterans and Military Affairs (OVMA) decided they…

Campus & Community

Members of the Council on Diversity and Inclusion Announced

Tuesday, November 3, 2020, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud today announced the 2020-21 members of the Council on Diversity and Inclusion. The council serves as a resource to our university on critical diversity and inclusion matters, including issues related to campus climate and elevating our inherent…

Campus & Community

Faculty and Staff Open Enrollment: Nov. 2-13

Tuesday, November 3, 2020, By News Staff

Open Enrollment is the one time of year when eligible employees can reflect on their benefit options, connect with the variety of available resources to help make the best decisions to meet their needs and enroll for the coming year….

USA Today

“Trump election eve posts provide early Election Day test.”

Monday, November 2, 2020, By Lily Datz

Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communication in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the USA Today story “Judgement day for Facebook and Twitter: Trump election eve posts provide early Election Day test.” Grygiel, an expert on social media, says that…