Writer: Madeleine Davison
Amid travel ban chaos, some positive outcomes for local refugee outreach organization
Officials with Refugee and Immigrant Self-Empowerment, a local nonprofit that works primarily with Somali refugees and immigrants, said President Donald Trump’s travel bans have caused confusion among their clients, but have also sparked new energy for the organization’s work. Read More »
SU faculty part of team awarded $11.5 million contract by intelligence services
The team is building a web-based application that would help intelligence analysts improve their reasoning, avoid faulty logic and collaborate efficiently. Read More »
SU faculty sign nationwide petition against Trump's executive order on immigration ban
More than 200 Syracuse University faculty members signed a nationwide petition criticizing President Donald Trump’s executive order banning immigration. Read More »
Study: Rich and poor students have the same chances of success after college
Research suggests that while college access for lower-income students is limited, both lower- and higher-income students have the same chances of finding success after graduating college. Read More »
Struggling with debt, for-profit college students see their loan discharged in Department of Education push
As the Department of Education has closed or shut down some for-profit colleges, it saves stranded students by discharging their remaining federal student loan. Read More »
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud named as accreditation commissioner
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud has been selected as a commissioner for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Read More »
Study: Two-thirds of college accreditation commissioners have potential conflicts of interest
The study conducted by the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research has found 67 percent out of 332 commissioners and board members serving as “gatekeepers” for federal Title IV funds are currently employed by institutions their agencies accredit Read More »
Scholarship to be given in memory of Syracuse University professor, environmental pioneer
Nelson L. Nemerow Memorial Scholarship will be given by Syracuse University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science for the first time next spring. Read More »
Hundreds of Syracuse University students walk out of classes in nationally organized 'Sanctuary Campus' protest
Syracuse University and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry students, faculty and staff have participated in a demonstration supporting "sanctuary campus" that shield undocumented students from deportation and against Donald Trump's rhetoric. Read More »
Grant funds research to study outcomes of wetland restoration projects in northern New York
Syracuse University professors team up with Clarkson University colleagues to study the impacts of public-private partnership programs that are restoring wetlands in northwestern New York. Read More »
Dietician to deliver lecture on nutrition habits for young athletes
Jill Castle said she will discuss the nutrients that are most crucial for promoting growth and performance in athletes between the ages of 8 and 18. Read More »
Veteran reporter Bob Dotson helps teach Newhouse course
Dotson is teaming with Les Rose to teach a one-credit class for upper-level broadcast and digital journalism students. Read More »
Is college tuition insurance worth it? Experts differ in view
Tuition insurance is a paid option available to students to protect investment in case they have to withdraw from college due to illness or injury. Read More »