Before Syracuse University’s Senate’s final meeting of the semester began Wednesday, 24 senators signed a petition calling for a “special meeting" about the renaming of the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics. At the meeting, Provost Gretchen Ritter also discussed SU's African American Studies department. Read more »
Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Syracuse University announced the cohort of Remembrance Scholars for the… Read more »
Syracuse University staff are preparing to seek union recognition from the university, aiming to hold an election by the end of May. Read more »
So much misinformation is spread by the media, but by learning from the experiences of a different person you can gain valuable insight on the subject you want to understand. Read more »
Onondaga Hawk Clan Hoyane (Chief) Spencer Ohsgoñ:da’ Lyons spoke at the "Listen to the Elders - Speaker Series" at the Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center. For the fourth installment of the series, Spencer shared some of his knowledge on Haudenosaunee governance. Read more »
Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Dario Nardella, the mayor of Florence, Italy, will deliver the… Read more »
The College of Sport will have programs in sport management, sport analytics, exercise science, nutrition and esports. Read more »
For the solar eclipse, SUNY ESF students and staff observed the responses of animals, birds and insects for the Eclipse Soundscapes project. Read more »
Survivors of sexual and relationship violence gathered alongside their allies Wednesday evening for Syracuse University’s annual Take Back the Night event, which was hosted to offer a space for survivors to know they’re not alone. Read more »
Syracuse club rugby’s partnership with Leinster Rugby, a professional organization from Ireland, has helped the program reach new heights. Read more »
SU uses the service edX, which operates under its parent company 2U, Inc., for many of its online degree programs. But 2U may have to file bankruptcy or liquidate if it can't cover it's $900 million long-term debt. Read more »
David Haas, executive director of Sarah's Guest House, uses his "hidden handicap" to empathize with patients battling life crises. Read more »
While understanding this pluralistic world, I still have a long way to go in exploring my insights and style as an international student. Whether an international student or domestic student, I encourage everyone to continue to reflect on your relationship with both creativity and conformity. Read more »
By allowing SU students to immerse themselves in the richness of Arab culture, and learn about it in academic spaces, we can facilitate a collective appreciation and understanding of Arab contributions and achievements. Read more »
First-year law student Tiffany Johnson and third-year Andrew Patterson were awarded the inaugural Tully Rinckey Foundation Military Scholarship — a scholarship awarded to law students who have served or are serving in the United States Armed Forces. Read more »
U.S. News and World Report ranked Maxwell number one 13 out of the 14 times that peer surveys in the program have been conducted. Read more »
Sophomores Josephine Crow and Lilyan Minicozzi received the first-place title and a $15,000 grant at Syracuse University’s inaugural Green Innovation Competition. Their project, “Marmalade: turning university waste into something sweet!” proposes a waste-reduction and recycling system for dormitory move-in and move-out. Read more »
In the most recent Student Association elections, 743 undergraduate students cast a ballot — around 100 less than the last election cycle. Read more »
Provost Gretchen Ritter shared her perspective on the university’s upcoming Academic Strategic Plan and Syracuse Statement. Read more »
The Maxwell School's social science program has not been admitting applicants for two years. Students were made aware in March. Read more »
It’s vital that we acknowledge our privileged status as students of a private institution. It is through highlighting change-driven voices that we make an impact in students' biases that go beyond a culturally-enriching event. Rather, we believe that student organizations are the catalysts needed to ignite systematic change as we have collective power in shifting the narrative through the resources that are at our disposal. Read more »
Several Syracuse University students said they were frustrated with the election and the university’s communication surrounding the polling. Read more »
Ultimately, the fate of the AAS department isn't just a matter of academic administration, it's a reflection of our university's commitment to equity and justice. As students and stakeholders, we must demand better and hold our institution accountable. Read more »
Maurice Harris, dean of admissions, said that the test-optional policy allows “greater emphasis” on other aspects of students’ applications. Read more »
