Remembrance, Lockerbie Scholars condemn closing of Cold Case Justice Initiative
The 2016-17 Remembrance and Lockerbie scholars write in their support for the College of Law's Cold Case Justice Initiative. Read more »
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Cold Case Justice Initiative co-directors respond to letter from law dean
Cold Case Justice Initiative co-directors Paula Johnson and Janis McDonald respond to College of Law Dean Craig Boise's April 7 letter to the editor about the initiative. Read more »
Syracuse University will terminate the Cold Case Justice Initiative, frustrating its directors
Syracuse University and the College of Law are planning to terminate the CCJI, leaving the directors of the program questioning the university’s priorities. Read more »
Syracuse University deans promote 'It's On Us' Week of Action, Sexual Assault Awareness Month
School of Education Dean Joanna Masingila and Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz, dean of enrollment and the student experience, detail events for the "It's On Us" Week of Action and Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Read more »
SU, Le Moyne establish joint programs that play off each other’s strengths
Syracuse University and Le Moyne College are reaffirming their long-standing relationship. Various academic programs will take advantage of the strengths of each institution, specifically within the iSchool and College of Law. Read more »
Professors who have been blacklisted should now be better protected at SU
Academic freedom was a theme at Wednesday’s USen meeting. A resolution was passed to protect blacklisted professors and the chancellor assured faculty their free speech was not being threatened. Read more »
Chancellor Kent Syverud responds to Daily Orange reporting on Trump executive order
Chancellor Kent Syveurd responds to a Daily Orange article about comments he made regarding the executive order at Wednesday's Graduate Student Organization meeting. Read more »
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud responds to Trump's immigration executive order at GSO meeting
Syverud said the United States Constitution make clear that “blanket decision-making about individuals based on national origin is unconstitutional.” Read more »
Thompson: Women’s rally at Syracuse University united women of all colors and types under an umbrella of hope
Gender and Sexuality columnist Kelsey Thompson recounts her experience at the Women’s Day Sanctuary Campus Rally on Wednesday, International Women’s Day. Read more »
Event commemorating SU community members who died in 2016 to be held
The event, called “Service of Commemoration” encouraged by the SU Remembrance Scholar’s “Look Back, Act Forward” commitment, will take place on Tuesday, March 21, at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Read more »
Committee focused on undocumented students at Syracuse University is first step in protecting vulnerable community
The Daily Orange Editorial Board supports Syracuse University’s creation of the Ad Hoc Committee on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Read more »
Campus board will hopefully increase communication between Syracuse University community and administration about infrastructure
The Daily Orange Editorial Board commends the Syracuse University administration for the creation of the Campus Facilities Advisory Board. Read more »
Responding to criticism, the Campus Facilities Advisory Board is tasked to provide transparency on decision-making
In the wake of the University Place promenade controversy, Vice Chancellor Michele Wheatly and Chief Facilities Officer Pete Sala launched a new board to increase transparency. Read more »
Syverud defends a delay in the university's response to Trump's travel ban
University Senate passed a resolution formally criticizing President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration ban. Read more »
University Senate committee shares sources and uses of funding for schools and colleges
The primary source of funding for all schools and colleges was undergraduate tuition for fiscal year 2016. Read more »
How Chancellor Kent Syverud has played a role in city-county merger effort
While serving as a co-chair of the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council, Chancellor Kent Syverud was a key player in obtaining funds from the Upstate Revitalization Initiative. That initiative gave money to a citizen group recommending a Syracuse city-Onondaga County governments merger. Read more »
Syracuse University chancellor’s condemnation of Trump’s executive order on immigration was sufficient, but should have come sooner
The Daily Orange Editorial Board considers Chancellor Kent Syverud’s denouncement of President Donald Trump’s executive order adequate, but contends that it should have been made weeks ago. Read more »
Breaking silence, Syverud announces his opposition to Trump's executive order on immigration ban
Chancellor Kent Syverud announced his opposition to President Donald Trump's controversial executive order on immigration ban on Wednesday. Read more »
Syracuse University needs to do more for those on campus concerned about Trump’s immigration ban
The Daily Orange Editorial Board urges Syracuse University to accommodate community members who are concerned about President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders about immigration. Read more »
More than 200 faculty members demand Chancellor Kent Syverud clarify his stance on Trump’s executive order
As of Monday evening, 244 members of the SU community — most of them faculty members — had signed an online petition urging Chancellor Kent Syveurd to take tougher stance on President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration. Read more »
Breaking: Kent Syverud sends email addressing own emails
Humor columnist Patty Terhune composes a draft of Chancellor Kent Syverud explaining his usual "Dear Orange Friends" emails. Read more »
Enrollment plan aims to make SU more competitive
Syracuse University officials are hoping the plan will increase diversity and improve academic quality. Read more »
Officials remain hesitant of declaring Syracuse University 'sanctuary campus'
Concerns regarding the safety of undocumented students at Syracuse University are growing under President Donald Trump's administration. Chancellor Kent Syverud has twice declined to declare SU a sanctuary campus, but has expressed support for undocumented students. Read more »
Syracuse University misses Campus Framework draft release target
Syracuse University was supposed to release an updated Campus Framework plan draft by January. It did not. Read more »
