SU alumnus, Vice President Joe Biden announces he will not run for president
SU alumnus and Vice President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he will not run for president. Read more »
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New York Times columnists discuss social inequality, police brutality
New York Times op-ed columnists Charles Blow and Ross Douthat discussed the nature of social inequality and police brutality at the third University Lecture in Hendricks Chapel on Tuesday evening. Read more »
SU sees consistent increase in enrollment
Total enrollment at Syracuse University increased from about 18,600 students in fiscal year 2003 to about 21,000 students in fiscal year 2013. Chancellor Kent Syverud said higher enrollment is due to a lower rate of admitted students who don’t end up attending SU. Read more »
SU offers program for foreign students studying disability rights law
Syracuse University's College of Law is one of five law schools around the world that offers the Disability Rights Scholarship program, through which foreign-trained students from 10 countries in Africa and South America, as well as China and Mexico, can study disability rights law at the law school of their choice. Read more »
Organization works to resolve wrongful convictions in justice system
The Cold Case Justice Initiative at Syracuse University is working to resolve wrongful convictions in the justice system. National Wrongful Conviction Day is Friday, Oct. 2. Read more »
Civil legal services hearing to be held at College of Law
The College of Law will host a public hearing presided over by Chief Judge of New York Jonathan Lippman Wednesday. Read more »
University Lecture Series to feature 4 lectures this fall
This semester's University Lecture Series will feature four lectures: pianist Leon Fleisher, author Cheryl Strayed, The New York Times columnists Charles Blow and Ross Douthat and environmental journalist Naomi Klein. Read more »
Breakdown of the deans of SU's 12 major schools and colleges
Two Syracuse University deans announced they will be stepping down from their positions at the end of the 2015-16 academic year. Here's an updated breakdown of the deans of SU's 12 major schools and colleges. Read more »
New York State Science and Technology Law Center receives grant to help local entrepreneurs
A grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce will allow the New York State Science and Technology Law Center at Syracuse University to give advice to budding local entrepreneurs. Read more »
LaVonda Reed to chair search for College of Law dean
LaVonda Reed, associate provost for faculty affairs in the College of Law, has been chosen to chair the search for a new dean of the College of Law. Read more »
Veterans receive free services at 5th Valor Day in Dineen Hall
Veterans received free legal, financial and career counsel at the fifth Valor Day event held by law student organization VISION on Saturday. Read more »
Summer news roundup: Top stories from summer break
Over the summer, Syracuse University announced many administrative changes and made national news for settling a defamation case and being ranked as the No. 5 party school in the U.S. Read more »
SU College of Law Dean Hannah Arterian to step down
College of Law Dean Hannah Arterian is stepping down as dean of the college, SU announced on Monday. William Banks will serve as interim dean. Read more »
Top 5 quotes from Beau Biden's 2011 SU College of Law commencement address
Beau Biden, the son of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, died Saturday of brain cancer. He spoke at the 2011 SU College of Law commencement ceremony. Read more »
Beau Biden, SU alumnus and son of Vice President Joe Biden, dies of brain cancer
The son of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Beau Biden, died Saturday. He was 46. Read more »
Colleges, schools to host individual convocation ceremonies
Every college and school within Syracuse University, in addition to SUNY-ESF, will host separate commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2015 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Read more »
Updated College of Law bar exam program sees success
Two years after the Syracuse University College of Law launched a new, more structured program for law students taking the bar exam, the school is finding out that the changes have led to student success. Read more »
Law student petitions for administrative response to recent safety incident
A petition was filed Sunday requesting that the Syracuse University College of Law adequately address recent safety issues involving female College of Law students. The petition accuses the College of Law of trying to keep the reports under wraps and spread misinformation regarding the incidents. Read more »
DPS holds personal safety forum in College of Law in wake of off-campus safety incident
DPS held a forum Tuesday afternoon for SU College of Law students, faculty and staff that focused on personal safety. It was held in response to a report indicating the drugging of a female SU College of Law student at an off-campus house party in December 2014. Read more »
DPS investigating report that College of Law student was drugged at off-campus party
The Syracuse University Department of Public Safety is looking into a report that a female College of Law student was drugged at a house party in December 2014. Read more »
School opens clinic to offer free legal services to veterans
The Syracuse University College of Law is now home to the only clinic in New York state that provides free legal services to veterans. Read more »
Faculty remember law professor for work, kind personality
Many of his colleagues remember Jeremy Blumenthal as an extraordinary scholar with a tremendously warm personality. Blumenthal was also remembered for accidentally setting off the… Read more »
SU College of Law professor dies Thursday
A professor in the Syracuse University College of Law died on Thursday. Jeremy Blumenthal, who joined the College of Law as an assistant professor in… Read more »
SU College of Law student organizes vigil for victims of attack in Pakistan
A candlelight vigil will be held on Friday at 6 p.m. at Hendricks Chapel to mourn the lives lost in a recent Taliban attack in Peshawar, Pakistan. Read more »
