Writer: Michael Burke
Quiet leader: How a Syracuse University trustee from Bain Capital has influenced campus-wide change
Steven Barnes, a managing director at Bain Capital, is chair of SU’s Board of Trustees. He’s served in that role as SU’s institutional decisions have been informed by a Bain & Company assessment. Read More »
Here’s SU Board of Trustees chairman Steve Barnes’ political donation history
Barnes and his wife, Deborah, have donated more than $650,000 in elections, including more than $450,000 to Mitt Romney and Romney-affiliated organizations. Barnes worked under Romney at Bain Capital. Read More »
SU invests more than $255 million in Central America, Caribbean islands
As Syracuse University’s endowment has grown during Chancellor Kent Syverud’s time at the college, so have its investments in Central America and the Caribbean islands. Read More »
Theta Tau videos are latest example of SU’s discriminatory culture, students say
Nearly four years after Syracuse University students staged an 18-day sit-in to protest an array of campus issues, student activists say the problems that existed then still remain. Read More »
Competing interests: Corporate strategies at SU often conflict with academic traditions, following higher ed trends
Like other universities, Syracuse University in recent years has shifted to a more corporate mindset. Some community members say that is at odds with academic freedom. Read More »
Educator trained in discredited communication method at SU pleads guilty to criminal sexual contact
The former Rutgers professor maintained she received consent from a man who could not speak by using facilitated communication. Read More »
Syracuse University opened 2 internal Title IX investigations after complaints were made against faculty members
Details about the investigation and the allegations were not immediately available. On Thursday, the university announced the appointment of a permanent Title IX officer. Read More »
Syracuse University women faculty generally earn less than men faculty, report shows
Across most ranks of the Syracuse University faculty, women generally make less than men. Their average salaries range from about 77 percent to 94 percent of what men earn. Read More »
Committee report outlines Syracuse University’s 2018 budget projections, shows growth in online education programs
SU expects to have revenues of about $1.39 billion in 2018 and expenses of about $1.388 billion, according to a report presented at Wednesday’s Senate meeting. Read More »
SU to review harassment policies in wake of national sexual assault exposures
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud announced two upcoming reviews of university policies in his address to the University Senate on Wednesday. Read More »
Tax reform could affect Syracuse University's planning for major campus infrastructure projects
SU has proposed several major infrastructure projects, including renovations to the Carrier Dome and construction of the National Veterans Resource Complex. The Republican tax reform plan could make those projects more costly for the university. 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 »
Syracuse University releases economic assessment report
The study, published by the university Monday, does not reveal SU’s specific plans, making it unclear exactly which initiatives will be affected. Read More »
Should college athletes be paid? Stephanie Miner and Jim Boeheim see it differently.
The Syracuse mayor, who will deliver a farewell address at Syracuse University on Friday, tweeted twice last week in support of college athletes being paid. Read More »
Senate committee report underscores LGBTQ issues, calls for increased resources
The report revealed that Department of Public Safety officers are not required to participate in LGBTQ bias training and that the LGBT Resource Center was not invited to participate in accepted students and student recruitment programming events last year. Read More »
Here’s what Kent Syverud and Michele Wheatly had to say in their latest reports to the University Senate
Wheatly and Syverud on Wednesday provided details about a committee reviewing faculty salary data and an assessment of the university’s local community investments. Read More »
Former Syracuse football player Amir Ealey pleads guilty to rape charge as part of plea deal
Under the plea agreement, the former defensive end for Syracuse will be sentenced to 10 years of probation but avoid jail time. Read More »
How experts say student activists can influence race relations
Campus protests like recent ones on Cornell University’s campus are likely to continue in coming years given the country’s racial climate under President Donald Trump, scholars said. Read More »
The Operational Excellence initiative was discontinued this year without notice from Syracuse University
The launch of Invest Syracuse, SU’s $100 million academic investment plan, came as SU also discontinued Operational Excellence, the branch of Fast Forward Syracuse concerned with creating investment plans. Read More »
Syracuse University’s $100 million academic investment plan could be at odds with Academic Strategic Plan priorities
Based on what is known publicly about Invest Syracuse, it appears the plan could be at odds with the goals of internationalization and of attracting a more diverse student population. Read More »
Report: In NCAA-mandated interviews, Syracuse athletes voiced academic advising concerns, dissatisfaction with facilities
SU’s Faculty Oversight Committee conducted the interviews with athletes finishing their eligibility at the university in December 2016 and May 2017. Read More »
Chancellor Kent Syverud addresses Invest Syracuse, DACA and SU’s endowment at 1st Senate meeting
In his report to the University Senate on Wednesday, Syverud said the university currently has no plans to conduct staff layoffs as part of administrative cuts required for Invest Syracuse. Read More »
Prison sentencing adjourned for man convicted of murdering Syracuse University student
Cameron Isaac was scheduled to appear in front of a judge Wednesday morning to be sentenced for a first-degree murder conviction in connection to the death of Xiaopeng "Pippen" Yuan, but the sentencing was adjourned. Read More »
Man convicted of murdering a Syracuse University student to be sentenced Wednesday
Cameron Isaac and Ninimbe Mitchell, the men convicted of first-degree murder and first-degree robbery, respectively, in connection to the death of Xiaopeng “Pippen” Yuan, will be sentenced for their convictions Wednesday. Read More »