Tag: School of Information Studies
SU Students vs. ‘The Deep North’: Syracuse’s Urban Renewal Protests, 60 years later
In 1963, dozens of SU students were jailed alongside professors and civil rights leaders in a fight against urban renewal. Decades on, their legacy endures. Read More »
SA passes new bill to support the Graduate Student Organization's voting ability
Last week, the Student Association passed a bill in support of GSO to advocate for the underrepresentation of students in campus decisions. Read More »
Hendricks Chapel hosts vigil to promote peace during Israel-Hamas war
Speakers shared prayers from their respective religions, inviting attendees to participate or listen in a way that honored their own beliefs. Read More »
University Senate addresses Israel-Hamas war
Syracuse University Senate focused its last meeting on the Israel-Hamas war and its effects on the campus community. Read More »
Don McPherson leads panel on 'modernizing masculinity'
The panel on Tuesday looked to generate a discussion about masculinity and its affect on men in all stages of life and from all backgrounds. Read More »
New Whitman program provides first-gen business students with additional resources for success
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management has a new program focused around providing first-generation students with resources for success. Read More »
DEIA forum updates students on campus efforts implementation
The forum focused on reviewing updated campus goals to promote inclusivity, diversity, and institutional DEIA infrastructure. Read More »
Transgender Affirmative Support Team cultivates safe, affirming space for trans students
The Transgender Affirmative Support Team offers help with transitioning, mental health and the process of gender exploration. Read More »
SU’s Muslim Student Association hosts 'Prayers for Peace Vigil'
The vigil on Wednesday night honored the lives lost during the Israel-Hamas war as the death toll in the conflict continues to rise. Read More »
Remembering Clay residents who died in the Pan Am 103 attack
Paula and Glenn Bouckley, a couple from Clay, are also being remembered amongst the other 35 Syracuse University victims in Remembrance. Read More »
Alison Gilmore embodies SU’s Remembrance slogan 'Look Back, Act Forward'
Remembrance Scholar Alison Gilmore advocates for disabilities based on her own experiences, aiming to have an influence on others. Read More »
SU leadership, local officials discuss implications of I-81 transformation
The panelists met at Syracuse University and addressed the long-standing racial inequities and environmental disparities caused by Interstate 81. Read More »
Remembrance Scholars honor the legacies Pan Am Flight 103 victims by 'Sitting in Solidarity'
The chairs were organized to match the plane - 33 of the scholars sat where the people they represent did, the other 2 at the front. Read More »
Maffei, Rodriguez bring passions for advocacy to roles as Remembrance Scholars, class marshals
Maffei and Rodriguez met as resident advisors in the same complex last year, but their new roles helped connect them further. Read More »
Changes in the Remembrance program bring scholars closer to Pan Am victims
Remembrance Scholars said they feel even more connected to the victims they represent through reading their archives. Read More »
First Stone Painting Remembrance Week event honors the humanity of Pan Am Flight 103 victims
Remembrance Week continued to pay tribute to the 35 students through stone painting. The stones will be placed on SU’s Wall of Remembrance. Read More »
SU will begin shuttle service between Nancy Cantor Warehouse and South Campus
Syracuse University will add a new transportation route running from SU’s South Campus to the Nancy Cantor Warehouse through a passenger van shuttle. Read More »
Annual candlelight vigil marks the start of Remembrance Week 2023
Remembrance Scholars honored the victims of Pan Am flight 103 by reading out their names and lighting candles in their memory. Read More »
Hundreds attend peace vigil hosted by Syracuse Hillel, Chabad
Hundreds of SU students gathered outside Hendricks Chapel on Wednesday evening for a candlelit vigil that honored lives lost in Israel. Read More »
SU appoints 7 new members to the Board of Trustees
New members will work with the board and its committees to develop initiatives at SU with their connections to communities they represent. Read More »
SU supports Ukrainian, American veterans through faculty-led program
Syracuse University's partnership with the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation aims to provide Ukrainian veterans with legal consulting and expertise. Read More »
SU to no longer include Coker twins in Remembrance Week
All but two of Remembrance Scholars will continue to represent individual SU students who died in the Pan Am bombing following the discovery of antisemitic correspondence from Eric and Jason Coker last October. Read More »
A guide to SU's Remembrance Week 2023 events
The Remembrance Week events aim to educate the SU community about terrorism and commemorate the victims of the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing. Read More »
SU's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse finds ICE is holding over 35,000 detainees
ICE is also currently monitoring 194,632 families and individuals through alternatives to detention programs as of September, according to TRAC’s website. Read More »