SU ranked No. 3 party school in the country, 2 spots lower than last year
University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa and University of Delaware were ranked the No. 1 and No. 2 party schools in the country respectively after losing to SU last year. Read more »
On Campus
Videos show large gathering of SU students on campus, not social distancing
At least 100 students, some without masks, are seen on video gathering Wednesday night on the university’s Quad and not social distancing. Read more »
SU updates Title IX sexual assault policies, opposes new regulations
The university opposed the regulations, arguing that the changes might discourage survivors of assault or harassment from coming forward. Read more »
International students going remote struggle to sublet apartment leases
A long travel process and health concerns has led some SU international students who returned home over the summer to study remotely this semester. Read more »
SU official Amanda Nicholson retires after 20 years at university
Three current administrators will temporarily fill Nicholson’s role as SU searches for a permanent replacement. Read more »
SU to offer online mental health services this fall
For students who choose to return to campus this fall, resources are available through the university to help students maintain their mental health through the pandemic. Read more »
Lawsuit claims SU overlooked former employee Conrad Mainwaring’s sex abuse
The man claims Syracuse University’s negligence enabled Mainwaring to molest him in an empty university classroom during a campus tour. Read more »
All indoor gyms at SU will remain closed 'until further notice'
Syracuse University students won’t be allowed to use any indoor gym facilities due to the coronavirus pandemic, the university announced Wednesday. Read more »
Students, alumni share experiences of racism at SU through Instagram
The two accounts –– @blackatcuse and @bipoc.syracuse –– were created within one day of each other and feature stories about racism at SU. Read more »
White House rescinds in-person courses mandate for international students
The universities reached a settlement with the U.S. government Tuesday afternoon, according to The New York Times. Read more »
SU adds punishment for bystanders of hate crimes to Code of Student Conduct
The revised conduct code, which students will be required to sign in the fall, clarifies when bystanders who witness hate crimes and hate-related incidents can be held accountable Read more »
SA members urge SU to sue Trump administration over ICE visa policy
ICE’s guidance, issued Monday, states that international students must be enrolled in in-person college courses to return to or remain in the United States. Read more »
Bea González increased access to education as an SU administrator
González will retire from her current position as special assistant to the chancellor this month after 36 years at SU. Read more »
Coach Dino Babers was SU’s highest-paid employee in 2018
Babers’ total compensation of $3,146,177 came with a $950,000 bonus on top of his roughly $2.1 million base salary. Read more »
SU to ease restrictions on essential travel for faculty and staff
SU will allow some travel for essential research activities and essential business. Travel to conferences is still prohibited. Read more »
Classes will use alternating attendance model to decrease in-person capacity
Smaller classes will meet using an alternate day attendance model and online learning. Some large lectures will not meet in person at all. Read more »
SU forms citizen board to review DPS complaints, freezes hiring of officers
A citizen board will review complaints made about SU’s public safety force. The university will also freeze the hiring of new officers. Read more »
SU to test students for coronavirus in groups when semester starts
SU will use pooled saliva testing, which combines samples from several individuals, to narrow down potential cases of the virus. Read more »
Alpha Chi Rho fraternity sues SU to reverse suspension
The fraternity initially won an appeal in February that lifted its sanctions. A university official who oversees the conduct system overturned the findings of the appeal on March 3. Read more »
SA expresses solidarity with protests against police brutality
The organization commits to preventing racist acts on-campus. Read more »
Over 7,000 people sign petition against SU tuition increase
Student Association President Justine Hastings and Vice President Ryan Golden expressed support for the petition in a campus-wide email. Read more »
SU allocates $600,000 for city volunteer programming
#NotAgainSU demanded the university invest $600,000 in volunteer opportunities in February after calling the university’s initial commitment “woefully inadequate.” Read more »
SU students to attend in-person classes, leave campus before Thanksgiving
Syracuse University will start in-person classes on Aug. 24 on an accelerated fall schedule. Read more »
SU to raise cost of tuition for 2020-21 academic year
All full-time undergraduate students admitted to SU in fall 2018 and after will now pay an increased $54,700 in tuition. Read more »
