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Cory Booker to speak at virtual Newhouse-hosted Toner Prize ceremony
The prerecorded ceremony will honor the recipients of the Toner Prizes for Excellence in Political Reporting, which the Newhouse School sponsors to honor the work of Robin Toner, an SU graduate and the first female national correspondent for The New York Times. Read More »
Breaking down the Board of Trustees diversity and inclusion recommendations
The committee initially planned to release its report in August but delayed its rollout until March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Read More »
Board of Trustees special committee on diversity releases final review
The committee — which first met in December 2019, off the heels of #NotAgainSU’s occupation of the Barnes Center at The Arch — was devoted to addressing issues of diversity and inclusion on SU’s campus following a series of hate incidents reported in the fall 2019 semester. Read More »
Student Activism Engagement Team faces pushback from students
In response to protests on campus last academic year, SU formed the team in August 2020 to “support and engage student activism.” Read More »
SU creates program to admit local students who enlist into military
The Operation Veteran Promise program is part of SU’s larger efforts to promote its image as a top school for veterans. Read More »
After wage increase, graduate students say there's still more work to do
Graduate student advocates pushed the university to increase the minimum wage stipend for graduate employees. Read More »
SU community observes Disability Day of Mourning
Disability Day of Mourning honors people with disabilities who were murdered by their parents or caregivers. Read More »
Student suspended for delivering marijuana to quarantined friend sues SU
The lawsuit, which was filed Monday in the Onondaga County Supreme Court, claims that the university imposed disproportionate sanctions after it accused the student of distributing marijuana. Read More »
Carrier Dome now open as indoor Quad for students
The space will provide students with socially-distanced areas to study or socialize on certain days each week in addition to serving as a classroom and COVID-19 testing center. Read More »
Five Guys joins Hungry Chuck's, other businesses in The Marshall
The fast-food burger chain and Hungry Chuck’s plan to open at the student apartment complex just outside Syracuse University. Read More »
Drug, liquor law violations significantly decrease at SU, report shows
SU referred 1,023 students on campus for disciplinary action for liquor law violations in 2017 but just 440 students in 2019. Read More »
Hilda Frimpong becomes 1st Black student to lead Syracuse Law Review
The publication's editorial board is now made up almost completely of female students from the Syracuse University College of Law. Read More »
CuseHacks event draws record global attendance
CuseHacks is a competition where programmers converge to invent and code different projects, either on their own or with a team, and present their ideas for the chance to win prizes. Read More »
In year of COVID-19 challenges, SU employees have worked nonstop
Despite challenges, SU staff members have found some silver linings of working through the pandemic. Read More »
Anti-Asian hate incident reported on 800 block of Comstock Avenue
A student was walking into the apartment complex at around 11:40 p.m. on Saturday when two unknown individuals allegedly used anti-Asian language toward them. Read More »
Fraudulent unemployment claims target SU employees
There have been over 425,000 fraudulent claims statewide as of Feb. 2. The university is taking necessary precautions. Read More »
Syracuse University to offer online, part-time computer programming degree
Students who pursue this degree may choose to seek careers in fields such as health care, criminal justice, defense contracting and finance. Read More »
Syverud addresses Lynch report, new state COVID-19 guidelines for colleges
Syverud said he accepts the conclusions of Lynch’s report, which he called “comprehensive and luminous,” and has instructed the “appropriate leaders” to implement the recommendations. Read More »
DPS didn't adhere to its own operating procedures, Lynch report found
Lynch’s review of documents from those investigations found that “there were at least some respects in which the documentation did not evidence full compliance” with DPS’s standard operating procedures. Read More »
'Deep inequity': Some at-risk SU employees ineligible for COVID-19 vaccine
Some employees, including maintenance workers, custodians and research staff still can’t receive the vaccine. Read More »
SU will offer creative writing major next fall
While SU approved the creative writing minor over the summer, the major had to be approved by the New York State Department of Education, which took a bit longer. Read More »
Breaking down Loretta Lynch's 97-page DPS report
The 97-page report is the product of a year-long investigation into how DPS interacts with members of the Syracuse University community this past year. Read More »
Loretta Lynch report lays out structure, powers of DPS review board
In a 97-page report released Monday, Lynch and her team outlined the structure and powers of the CRB. The board will be responsible for reviewing and commenting on standard operating procedures of the department. Read More »
SU's Forever Orange fundraising campaign nearing $1 billion mark
Although the campaign is on track, SU is leaving the time frame for the campaign’s completion open to account for new opportunities and leadership changes. Read More »