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Dear Members of the Orange Community: Last spring, Syracuse University was forced to postpone in-person Commencement activities for the Class of 2020. At the time, the University promised the Class of 2020 that we would host an in-person Commencement at…

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact all of us in profound ways, including how we celebrate milestones and achievements. In light of our revised academic calendar for the spring semester, which begins on…

Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor of radio, television and film and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the Newhouse School, was interviewed recently by KNX Radio for the piece “Dodgers great Steve Garvey remembers Tommy Lasorda–Computer…

Brice Nordquist, associate professor and Dean’s Professor of Community Engagement in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed by WYSR TV for the story “Syracuse University Leads City-Wide Tutoring Effort Amid COVID-19.” Nordquist, who studies the intersections of literacy…

Shelley Kohan, adjunct faculty member in the Whitman School, was interviewed by CNY Central for the story “Impact COVID-19 has had on Destiny USA.” Kohan, a retail expert, says that while the pandemic has accelerated many problems that malls faced…

After 40 years in public safety and law enforcement, Robert “Bobby” Maldonado, the University’s Chief of the Department of Public Safety, will retire on Aug. 1. Since joining the University in 2015, Chief Maldonado has led a team of public…

Afton Kapuscinski, assistant teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Psychological Services Center, was interviewed for The Hill piece “The attack on the Capitol was a traumatic event for many. How will they cope?” …

Aileen Gallagher, associate professor of magazine, news and digital journalism in the Newhouse School, was quoted by Women’s Wear Daily for the article “Will Fashion Editors Flock to Substack in 2021?” Gallagher, who has had an extensive writing and editing…

Dear Off-Campus Students: We are aware that many of you are beginning to or making plans to return to your off-campus housing. At the same time, we are experiencing a concerning surge in COVID-19 infections, deaths and hospitalizations in Central…

Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the National Geographic story “Why people latch on to conspiracy theories, according to science.” Thorson, who studies political psychology and misinformation, says that it’s hard for…