SU community remembers Hope Glidden, French professor, for her kindness and love for teaching
Hope Glidden’s legacy lives on through the books she passed on to students. Read more »
Writer archives: Sandhya Iyer
Get to know the Syracuse Common Council candidates before November’s general election
The Common Council serves as Syracuse’s legislative branch of government. Democratic, Republican, Green Party and Independence Party tickets will all be on the ballot this November. Read more »
University community members frustrated plans for an Ombuds Office have not materialized
An Ombuds Office would provide an independent and confidential place for SU community members to resolve conflicts. Read more »
Joe Nicoletti and Marty Masterpole address primary defeat
Councilor-at-Large Joe Nicoletti and City Auditor Marty Masterpole conceded after Juanita Perez Williams won more than half of the votes in the 2017 Syracuse mayoral primary. Read more »
James Franco and Angie Pati plan to cultivate Student Association as a 'people's government'
Last semester, rising seniors James Franco and Angie Pati were elected president and vice president, respectively, of SA’s 61st legislative session. Read more »
Renovated Syracuse University campus ready for students’ arrival
As summer comes to an end, residence hall, classroom and exterior building renovations are being wrapped up at Syracuse University. Read more »
Chancellor Kent Syverud expresses sorrow, urges tolerance after Charlottesville attack
In a campus-wide email, Chancellor Kent Syverud said SU extends its sympathies to Charlottesville and emphasized the university's core values regarding inclusion. Read more »
Raymond Blackwell ousted from Syracuse mayoral election
Signatures from Syracuse mayoral candidate Raymond Blackwell’s petition were deemed invalid because they came from residences located outside of Syracuse. He is no longer eligible for the primary. Read more »
Construction update: Syracuse University summer projects near completion
Syracuse University’s summer renovation projects are well on their way to being finished before the fall semester starts. Read more »
Syracuse University announces $100 million academic initiative
Invest Syracuse is a five-year, $100 million initiative that aims to strengthen the academic experience at Syracuse University, both for students and faculty. Read more »
First Democrat declares candidacy for 24th Congressional District race
Anne Messenger became the first Democratic candidate to enter the 24th Congressional District race on Tuesday, facing off incumbent Rep. John Katko. Read more »
Ad hoc committee creates strategies to increase support for undocumented students at Syracuse University
The Ad Hoc Committee on DACA and Undocumented Students recently completed a report that includes strategies and recommendations on how to increase support for undocumented students at Syracuse University. Read more »
Zhanjiang 'John' Liu appointed as Syracuse University’s vice president for research
Zhanjiang “John” Liu has been appointed as Syracuse University’s vice president for research. As part of this role, he will work to increase research activity and collaboration throughout campus. Read more »
National academic community comes together to defend Syracuse University professor’s academic freedom
Dana Cloud started to receive hate mail after she tweeted in opposition to an anti-Sharia protest in Syracuse. Since then a statement of solidarity to defend Cloud has been signed by about 1,400 individuals across the country. Read more »
Professor Emerita Antje Bultmann Lemke remembered by colleagues as heroic, gracious
During the Nazi Party’s rule in Germany, Antje Bultmann Lemke used a library to help people who were trying to escape persecution. Read more »
SU students graduating this semester enter a workforce with increasing job prospects
Faculty members from different career centers on campus discuss job prospects for graduating students from their specific colleges. Read more »
Experts discuss Trump’s executive order on visa program reform, order's potential economic impacts
Experts agree that the economic implications of the president’s latest executive order will have little impact on the U.S. economy. Read more »
Experts disagree over implications of recent U.S. airstrike in Syria
Some experts at Syracuse University have differing stances on how the airstrike, ordered by President Donald Trump following a chemical attack in the war-torn Middle Eastern nation, will impact U.S. relations in the coming weeks, as the six-year conflict in Syria continues to drag on. Read more »
Expert weighs in on Trump pulling US funds from largest global supplier of birth control
The United Nations population fund is an agency that provides information about family planning, baby spacing, pregnancy prevention and contraception. The population fund provides reproductive health care to citizens from more than 150 countries, according to the agency’s website. Read more »
Experts discuss possible impacts of an encryption ban on privacy rights
Experts discuss the possibility of using communication technology, such as WhatsApp, to combat terrorism, following the recent Westminster terrorist attack. Read more »
Expert weighs in on implications of laptop ban on certain airlines
Expert analyzes potential political and economic effects of the ban on larger electronic devices on certain airplane flights. Read more »
SU professors analyze Republican’s proposed American Health Care Act
The American Health Care Act is a health care proposal designed to replace former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, which is commonly referred to as Obamacare. Read more »
Experts weigh in on implications of microfossil discovery
Experts analyze the discovery of microfossils that could potentially reveal some of the earliest living organisms on Earth. Read more »
Experts weigh in on potential new definition of ‘planet’
Experts give their opinions on a newly proposed definition of the word ‘planet,’ and the implications that the changes would have on our solar system. Read more »
