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First Week of Classes COVID-19 Update
Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: The Fall 2020 semester has officially begun, and we are halfway into the first week of academic coursework. While campus looks and feels different this year, what remains the same is the positive energy…
David Driesen writes “How private companies could step up to help save our election.”
David Driesen, University Professor at the College of Law, co-wrote a commentary for The Hill entitled “How private companies could step up to help save our election.” Driesen, an expert on constitutional law, says that the effects of the pandemic…
Maxwell Professor: ‘Speakers at the Republican National Convention should denounce foreign interference in our democracy’
The Justice Department’s independent inspector general found that law enforcement officials had sufficient basis to open the Russia investigation and acted without political bias. Last week, a sprawling report released by a Republican-controlled U.S. Senate panel covered three years of investigation into…
Joint Statement from Karin Ruhlandt, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and John Liu, Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost
Syracuse University unequivocally condemns racism and xenophobia and rejects bigotry, hate and intolerance of any kind. The derogatory language used by a professor on his course syllabus is damaging to the learning environment for our students and offensive to Chinese,…
Faculty Workshop Offers Peer to Peer Conversations on Classroom “Hot” Moments
Faculty are invited to participate in the workshop Making the Most of Hot Moments in the Classroom on Friday, Aug. 28, from 10 a.m. to noon. Offered by the division of Faculty Affairs within the Office of Academic Affairs, the…
Alumnus and Trustee David M. Flaum Remembered
David M. Flaum ’75 of Rochester, New York—business leader and philanthropist, Syracuse University alumnus, Trustee and proud parent of two Syracuse University graduates—died Aug. 20 at age 67. Flaum, who came to Syracuse University on a wrestling scholarship, earned a…
“19th Amendment: Suffrage and the Power of Women’s Votes”
Sally Roesch Wagner, adjunct faculty member in the Renée Crown University Honors Program, participated in a podcast for Ms. Magazine entitled “19th Amendment: Suffrage and the Power of Women’s Votes.” Wagner, who also serves as director of the Matilda Joslyn…
Student Support Services Awarded $2 Million in Federal Funding to Help Students Succeed
The U.S. Department of Education has announced that Syracuse University will receive a federal Student Support Services (SSS) grant of $2,059,465 over five years to help more students succeed in and graduate from college. SSS at Syracuse University is one…
“Carrie Mae Weems Urges Communities to ‘RESIST COVID TAKE SIX!'”
Work by Carrie Mae Weems, University Artist in Residence, was mentioned the the Hypebeast.com story “Carrie Mae Weems Urges Communities to ‘RESIST COVID TAKE SIX!’” Weem’s newest work focuses on how Black communities have been affect by COVID 19 at…
45,000 Collective Miles: A Look Back at Lt. Col. Tim Kimbrough’s US Air Force Career
Lt. Col. Tim Kimbrough’s United States Air Force career has brought him to 10 different stations of duty. Each time, he and his family have moved an average of 4,500 miles. We sat down with Lt. Col. Kimbrough to hear…