Chancellor Kent Syverud denies cover-up of racist incidents
The chancellor said Thursday that he isn’t aware of intentional efforts to hide reports of racial graffiti in Day Hall. Read more »
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Syverud agrees to Jewish students' demands
The students presented a list of six demands. Read more »
Chancellor signs #NotAgainSU demands after calls for his resignation
The forum was held to address Syverud’s response to a list of 18 demands from #NotAgainSU and demands from international students. Protesters gave Syverud until Wednesday at 5 p.m. to sign the demands. Read more »
SU officials respond to #NotAgainSU demands, questions at forum
Students, staff and administration gathered at Hendricks to discuss Chancellor Kent Syverud’s response to student demands aiming to protect minority students and change campus culture. Read more »
Senate passes resolution urging SU to cancel classes on campus
The University Senate passed the resolution on Wednesday afternoon. Read more »
Syverud says manifesto AirDrop reports ‘probably a hoax,’ gives update on investigation into racist verbal attack
Chancellor Kent Syverud gave a brief speech at Wednesday’s University Senate meeting prior a public forum regarding the recent racist and bias-related incidents at or near SU. Read more »
Anti-Defamation League says series of hate, bias incidents is “incredibly concerning”
Swastikas, racist graffiti and racial slurs have been etched, written and yelled throughout SU’s campus since Nov. 7. Read more »
SPD is not leading a criminal investigation into racist College Place incident
The racist verbal attack led Chancellor Kent Syverud to suspend all fraternity social activities until the end of the fall semester. Read more »
Walsh releases second statement condemning bias-related incident
The Syracuse Police Department is deploying additional resources to help with two investigations and to patrol the SU campus, Walsh said in a statement released on Tuesday evening. Read more »
Board of Trustees chair addresses hate, bias incidents
The Board of Trustees, which oversees the university’s fiscal policies and institutional decisions, stands behind Chancellor Kent Syverud and SU students, Kathleen Walters said. Read more »
Syverud responds to #NotAgainSU demands
The chancellor sent his response in a campus-wide email on Tuesday afternoon. Read more »
Cuomo criticizes Syverud’s handling of hate crimes, bias-related incidents
Cuomo said he directed the state’s Hate Crimes Task Force to expand their investigation to include recent reports of a white supremacist manifesto being allegedly airdropped to students in Bird Library. Read more »
Some faculty, departments cancel classes, university remains open
Some Syracuse University professors and departments have canceled classes or allowed absences following an alleged white supremacist manifesto was sent to students. Read more »
Alpha Chi Rho denies involvement in racist incident as IFC expels fraternity
Syracuse University’s Interfraternity Council expelled the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity indefinitely from campus. Read more »
Asian, Asian American students grapple with hate crimes
Members of the Chinese Student and Scholars Association presented Chancellor Kent Syverud with a list of nine demands at a Friday meeting. Read more »
Syverud, SU officials provide updates in hate crime investigations
Syverud assured the Syracuse University community that the perpetrators of Saturday’s racist verbal attack against a black female student will face disciplinary action. Read more »
SU suspends social activities at all fraternities after racist incident
Social activities at all fraternities on campus were suspended following a racist incident Saturday night involving a racial slur yelled at a black woman. A fraternity whose members and guests were found responsible has also been suspended. Read more »
VPA transmedia department to hold forum on #NotAgainSU demands
The department will cancel classes on Tuesday from 2:15 p.m to 5 p.m. for all transmedia faculty and students to attend the forum. Read more »
State Sen. May, Assemblyman Magnarelli visit Barnes Center sit-in
Both state representatives told student protesters they were disturbed by the recent hate crimes on and near SU's campus. Read more »
Congressional candidate Dana Balter expresses solidarity with #NotAgainSU
Balter is running for representative of New York’s 24th Congressional district. She visited the Barnes Center at The Arch Friday evening. Read more »
Syverud to provide 'detailed responses' to #NotAgainSU next week
Chancellor Kent Syverud said in a video message to the campus community that he will provide "detailed responses" to the Barnes Center protesters next week. Read more »
‘This is my responsibility’: Syverud pledges to address protesters' demands
Protesters at the Barnes Center went through all 10 of their demands will Chancellor Kent Syverud for about an hour. Read more »
University Senate to vote on proposal in support of protesters
Fifteen University Senators are proposing a resolution calling on SU administration to refrain from retaliating against protesters. This comes as a sit-in at The Barnes… Read more »
Students pressure administrators at Barnes Center sit-in
The sit-in began at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. Read more »
