A senior architecture major who sued Syracuse University after a 50-pound, 6-by-3-foot window pane fell on her head in Lyman Hall claims she is now permanently disabled due to the incident. Read more »
Political science professors debate the implications of implementing the U.S. State Department's definition of anti-Semitism at Syracuse University. The university has not announced if it is considering adopting the State Department definition. Read more »
Chancellor Kent Syverud released a flood of updates at Wednesday’s University Senate meetingon last year’s budget, employee buyouts, student enrollment and other topics. Read more »
The number of SU’s non-academic administrators continues to skyrocket in size and salary, a trend that is mirrored nationwide at other colleges and universities. Read more »
Most of Wednesday’s meeting was conducted in senate subcommittees scattered throughout Maxwell Auditorium, where senators discussed upcoming plans and committee chair nominations. Read more »
A former SU professor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts is suing the university for disability discrimination. The case is currently in the discovery phase and is heading to trial in July 2016. Read more »
Jazz in the City allows local businesses to vend at the show for free and also partners with La Liga Youth Volunteer Corps, which provides job opportunities for at-risk youth. Both aspects of the program underline CNY Jazz Central founder Larry Luttinger’s hope to have everything come from within the neighborhoods themselves. Read more »
A lawyer for Cameron Group LLC, a developer suing SU for wrongfully terminating its contract, says the trial against the university could start by 2016. Read more »
A federal judge has ordered SU to turn over documents related to its investigation of sexual abuse allegations against former associate men’s basketball coach Bernie Fine. Read more »
Better Skate Shop is a storefront in the heart of downtown that has played a part in reviving the local scene. It opened in January after its four owners held fundraisers at the tennis court turned DIY-skate-park and now sells its own apparel, as well as big name skateboard brands like Huf. Read more »
As his two-year term as Graduate Student Organization president comes to a close, Neary said the opportunity has equipped him with invaluable skills and experiences that he plans to apply beyond the realm of SU. Read more »
A senior architecture major has filed a lawsuit against Syracuse University, a construction corporation and a window repair company after a 50-pound, 6-by-3-feet window pane fell on her head. Read more »
The University Senate recommended at its Wednesday meeting that SU create an Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, which would oversee research opportunities and student awareness of those opportunities. Read more »
A 13-person committee of faculty, staff, students and trustees has been created to aid in the search for a new vice chancellor and provost. Read more »
Thompson’s leave was planned by the university, said Kevin Quinn, senior vice president for public affairs. He will likely receive an honorary degree as per tradition for nearly a century, Quinn said. Read more »
Universities and health care institutions – or “eds and meds” – are now at the center of inner city income generators. These anchor institutions, such as Syracuse University and the Upstate University Health System, are major stakeholders in the future of the cities they sit in. Read more »
In the Green Syracuse City School District program, students from the Hughes Elementary, McKinley-Brighton Elementary and Expeditionary Learning Middle schools will learn what is thrown out in their classroom garbage bins. Read more »