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Chancellor Kent Syverud addresses Invest Syracuse, DACA and SU’s endowment at 1st Senate meeting
In his report to the University Senate on Wednesday, Syverud said the university currently has no plans to conduct staff layoffs as part of administrative cuts required for Invest Syracuse. Read More »
Why DACA's repeal demands unity from Syracuse University
Liberal Columnist Kyle Smith underscores the effects of terminating DACA and how Chancellor Kent Syverud plans to support Syracuse University students despite it. Read More »
Chancellor: Syracuse University remains committed to protecting undocumented students after end to DACA program
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program aimed to protect undocumented children who were brought into the U.S. as minors. Trump promised during the election he would end the program. Read More »
Syracuse University officials detail how $100 million Invest Syracuse initiative will be funded
SU administrators want to collect $100 million for academic programs over the next five years through Invest Syracuse by fundraising, cutting administrative spending and establishing a new tuition premium. Read More »
Syracuse University officials to hold public forums on academic initiative that includes $3,300 tuition premium
Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly, along with several other administrators, will host panel discussions about the Invest Syracuse initiative in September and October. Read More »
A breakdown of the top leaders at Syracuse University
Here is a breakdown of the top 10 most important administrators at Syracuse University and what their responsibilities are. Read More »
How Syracuse University could look different within the next 4 years
SU, over the next four years, could roll out several costly infrastructure and academic initiatives and projects. Read More »
Chancellor Kent Syverud expresses sorrow, urges tolerance after Charlottesville attack
In a campus-wide email, Chancellor Kent Syverud said SU extends its sympathies to Charlottesville and emphasized the university's core values regarding inclusion. Read More »
Chancellor Kent Syverud speaks out against Trump’s transgender military ban
Chancellor Kent Syverud reaffirmed Syracuse University’s commitment to the transgender community in a campus-wide email after President Donald Trump announced a ban on transgender people in the military. Read More »
Syracuse University announces $100 million academic initiative
Invest Syracuse is a five-year, $100 million initiative that aims to strengthen the academic experience at Syracuse University, both for students and faculty. Read More »
Ad hoc committee creates strategies to increase support for undocumented students at Syracuse University
The Ad Hoc Committee on DACA and Undocumented Students recently completed a report that includes strategies and recommendations on how to increase support for undocumented students at Syracuse University. Read More »
5 things you may have missed since you left Syracuse for the summer
From SU's summer construction updates to a cybersecurity hack, life on the hill has been anything but dull this summer. Here are five things in Syracuse that you might have missed while you were gone. Read More »
Syracuse University’s IRS form details university’s top earners
Syracuse University’s 990 form, obtained by The Daily Orange Friday, reveals the university’s top earners and its endowment in 2015. Read More »
2nd Campus Framework draft provides no updates on infrastructure plan's total cost or construction timeline
The Campus Framework was introduced by SU Chancellor Kent Syverud shortly after he was hired in 2013. Several large projects are included in the Framework, like the phasing out of freshman and sophomore student South Campus housing. Read More »
Syracuse University releases status report on diversity and inclusion recommendations
The report released Friday detailed the short-term recommendations made by the Chancellor's Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion. The workgroup is composed of students, faculty, staff and university administrators. Read More »
University Senate still seeking final recommendations on revised free speech policy
Chancellor Kent Syverud set a March deadline for the Senate Agenda Committee to provide suggestions in relation to SU’s Stop Bias website, reasonable person definition and the campus posting policy. Read More »
Administrator’s political activity memo draws backlash from some SU faculty members
SU community members, a memo contends, can participate in political activity “on their own behalves” but they need to specify that their views are not reflective of the university as a whole. Read More »
Top 10 Syracuse University news stories from the past 4 years
SU was put on lockdown, the NCAA hit the men's basketball team with sanctions and THE General Body protested actions of the SU administration. Read More »
Online learning platform 2U enters the mainstream and expands to more colleges at Syracuse University
As online learning becomes more popular, SU has strived to embrace it through the platform 2U. Now in five schools and colleges — and trying for a sixth — administrators and faculty reflect on the platform’s challenges and successes. Read More »
Community members sign petition calling on Chancellor Kent Syverud to release contract terms of Koch grants
SU Chancellor Kent Syverud said in a recent interview that Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly is currently looking into the grants received from the Kochs. Read More »
Despite SU’s history of transparency issues regarding sexual assault, more students are seeking help
The Chancellor’s Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence was created to provide more transparency, but wasn’t informed about the opening of a federal investigation into the handling of a sexual assault case earlier this year. Read More »
SU to provide eligible graduate students with subsidies to help cover costs of childcare
The subsidy program — which was originally piloted in 2015 — “addresses a need that graduate students have expressed about the high costs of child care,” according to an SU News release. Read More »
PUBLIC CONSENSUS: How Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud is viewed 3 years into his tenure
The Daily Orange interviewed more than 50 faculty, staff and administrators about Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud. They described a chancellor who means well and has made progress on his projects, but who has also made several missteps in his time at SU. Read More »
An evaluation of Kent Syverud’s performance so far as chancellor of Syracuse University
The Daily Orange Editorial Board shares its thoughts on how effectively Chancellor Kent Syverud has led SU and how he can become a stronger leader. Read More »