Stopping the GOP tax bill isn’t a burden that should rest on Syracuse University
The Daily Orange Editorial Board discusses SU’s response to tax measures that threaten graduate students’ abilities to afford school. Read more »
Chancellor Kent Syverud
SU community rallies against tax plan; grad students announce unionization drive
Syracuse Graduate Employees United officially declared the start of a union drive on Wednesday. Read more »
Divestment group asks SU to divest from companies providing services to private prisons
Syracuse Divest was formed last year and Janice Dowell, one of the organization’s founders, has addressed the Student Association about private prisons. Read more »
Chancellor Kent Syverud expresses concern about tax bill in letter to Rep. John Katko
Syverud said the tax plan, which Katko voted for, would harm current and future Syracuse University students. Read more »
GOP tax plan could make college financially inaccessible, graduate students say
The recently passed House tax plan would count tuition waivers as taxable income and eliminate deductions for graduate students. Read more »
English professor named University Professor, the 1st in the humanities division
Dympna Callaghan, the William L. Safire Professor of Modern Letters at Syracuse University, studies and teaches about the English Renaissance. Read more »
Syracuse University to move fitness equipment out of Archbold Gymnasium during Thanksgiving break
Archbold Gymnasium will close at the start of the spring 2018 semester while the building undergoes a multimillion-dollar renovation project. Read more »
Annual Veterans Day Ceremony celebrates Syracuse University’s commitment to past military service members
The event featured a variety of speakers, including U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. (Ret) Cynthia Pritchett and Chancellor Kent Syverud. Read more »
Report to detail gender pay inequities across Syracuse University faculty positions
SU Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly said Wednesday that a forthcoming report highlights issues of gender pay inequity across faculty positions at SU schools and colleges. Read more »
Brian Konkol officially installed as dean of Hendricks Chapel
Brian Konkol is the seventh dean of Hendricks Chapel. Read more »
Syracuse University’s relationship with SUNY-ESF, explained
The partnership between Syracuse University and SUNY-ESF, which dates back to 1911, allows students from both schools to get joint academic and extracurricular experiences. Read more »
How to dress up for Halloween if you have the mumps
Humor columnist Annabeth Grace Mann explains that the mumps don't have to hold you back from a creative Halloween costume. Read more »
How Syracuse University can make changes to city initiatives more clear
The Daily Orange Editorial Board breaks down Syracuse University’s community impact reports and how to make funding changes to city initiatives easier to understand. Read more »
29 years later: How Lockerbie has moved on from the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103
When Pan Am Flight 103 crashed into Lockerbie, it pushed the small Scottish town into the international spotlight. Nearly three decades later, Lockerbie’s residents say the town has mostly moved on, with population growth. Read more »
Syracuse University committee seeks community input for strategic plan
The plan aims to align the Division of Business, Finance and Administrative Services’ goals with those of SU’s Academic Strategic Plan. Read more »
Student Association passes bill creating historian position
The historian will review and document the history of Syracuse University’s student government. Read more »
City board approves design plans for National Veterans Resource Complex
The Syracuse Planning Commission voted, 3-1, to move the university's project forward. Read more »
Business owners say veterans complex could change the dynamics of Marshall Street
Syracuse University’s National Veterans Resource Complex project will go before the city’s Planning Commission on Monday for a site plan review. Read more »
Syracuse University plans to spend millions to upgrade Archbold Gymnasium, following a nationwide trend in spending
SU has previously estimated renovations to Archbold will cost about $50 million. The university plans to build a new multifloor fitness center, rock climbing wall and “multi-activity sports court.” Read more »
Mayoral candidates say Syracuse University can do more to help the city of Syracuse
During Chancellor Nancy Cantor’s tenure, SU expanded programs and the city invested money in projects such as The Warehouse. Read more »
How a new mayor can help Syracuse University redefine its commitment to the city
The Daily Orange Editorial Board discusses how Syracuse mayoral candidates seem eager to discuss engagement with the university, and SU should take advantage of that. Read more »
Official: Syracuse University has raised $6.25 million in support of Invest Syracuse
At the third and final Invest Syracuse public forum, officials discussed fundraising efforts for the five-year plan, new hires and “administrative spending” cuts. Read more »
Changing the Fast Forward Initiative may not have been a bad thing — if we knew it happened
The Daily Orange Editorial Board discusses the administration’s not-so-obvious transition from Operational Excellence to the Invest Syracuse fundraising plan. Read more »
Bird Library was built 45 years ago. Now, the building’s future is uncertain under the Campus Framework plan.
Syracuse University’s academic hub turns 45 this month, but infrastructure plans for the “heart of the campus” still remain unclear. Read more »
