Senators take firm stances in last meeting of year
The University Senate’s last meeting of the year included a big win for fossil fuel divestment, a heated discussion about promotions and a response to… Read more »
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Senators vote for promotion review process
Clarification: In a previous version of this article, Sam Gorovitz's comment on the motion was unclear. Gorovitz commented on the amendment to the motion. The… Read more »
Advisory committee: SU should plan for possibility of student-athlete unions
Regardless of the merits of a federal agency's ruling that football players at Northwestern University can unionize, Syracuse University should begin planning if the decision… Read more »
University Senate budget committee report outlines challenges facing SU
To make accurate recommendations about challenges facing Syracuse University, some faculty senators are calling on the school’s administration to give them access to information they’ve… Read more »
Groups raise awareness of child abuse by selling pinwheels, wristbands
Hundreds of pinwheels were spinning in the wind this week on the grassy area between the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the Schine… Read more »
SU partners up with Marist College, technology companies for online educational series on enterprise computing
Syracuse University is partnering with an inter-state college and two leading technology companies to offer an online educational series with a curriculum based on computing… Read more »
Picture this: Tennessee Wesleyan College uses Snapchat to interact with students
In 2011, the smartphone application Snapchat gave users a new way to communicate, with short messages that last for up to 10 seconds on the… Read more »
Syracuse man pleads guilty to robbing Chase Bank branch near SU
A Syracuse man now faces at least seven years in prison after admitting Wednesday that he robbed the Chase Bank branch just off the Syracuse University… Read more »
Tickets to see Anderson Cooper sell out in 90 minutes
UPDATED: April 17, 1:56 a.m. Tickets to see Anderson Cooper on April 24 in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium sold out Wednesday, shortly after they went on… Read more »
Filed away: Onondaga Nation submits petition, asserts human rights violation by federal government
When a group of 60–70 people arrived in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday to file a petition against the federal government, they brought with them a… Read more »
Facebook COO to web-chat with students on April 24
Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg will speak to Syracuse University students via webcam on April 24 at Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel and Conference Center.… Read more »
Two men indicted on felony, misdemeanor charges, expected back in court April 23
Two men accused of burglarizing Hall of Languages in February have each been indicted on one felony and misdemeanor charge. Christopher “Shinobi” Dugger, 25, of… Read more »
Students raise money, awareness for Syria
Syracuse University students hosted a fundraiser in People’s Place and the second floor of the College of Law on Tuesday to provide humanitarian relief for… Read more »
Newhouse, VPA announce convocation speakers
An executive from the personal care company Procter & Gamble and a CBS News correspondent will deliver the keynote address to graduates of the S.I.… Read more »
Cleaning up their act: $1 billion initiative to restore Onondaga Lake by 2018 continues with two-part plan
With the help of an energy-efficient technology company, Onondaga County’s $1 billion project to restore Onondaga Lake is in full swing and partially ahead of… Read more »
Sixth lottery round ends, housing remains limited
The Syracuse University Office of Housing, Meal Plan and I.D. Card Services has run out of space for students, prompting them to use the Sheraton… Read more »
Academic Affairs Committee gives update on main projects
In a wide-ranging meeting on Monday night, the Student Association assembly discussed academic affairs initiatives, budget appeals and the results of two surveys. Director of… Read more »
Pencils down: 3 Syracuse city schools face possibility of phasing out after April 30
Three Syracuse city schools, which were once in danger of closing, have been given another chance to survive if they can submit a plan of… Read more »
Students apply for first fall semester of Poland program
This fall, Syracuse University students will have the opportunity to learn about development and cultural reconciliation in an area once influenced by Nazism and Soviet… Read more »
Anderson Cooper to speak in Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium on April 24
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper will speak at Syracuse University on April 24 at 7 p.m. in in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium. Tickets will be available… Read more »
Chair of the department of chemistry to serve as interim dean of College of Arts and Sciences
Karin Ruhlandt, chair of the department of chemistry, was named the interim dean designate for the College of Arts and Sciences on Monday. Syracuse University… Read more »
Student volunteers spend afternoon cleaning up city's West Side
About 220 Syracuse University students took advantage of Saturday’s warm weather when they volunteered in the city’s West Side as part of an annual community… Read more »
Team displays QueueCode application at expo
A new app created in collaboration between a Syracuse University and Le Moyne College student will give anyone the potential to create their own. The… Read more »
Attendees react to Syverud's inauguration day
Following Chancellor Kent Syverud’s inauguration ceremony in Hendricks Chapel on Friday afternoon, participants and audience members slowly filtered out of Hendricks Chapel into the late… Read more »
