Biden administration extends student loan moratorium to Aug. 31
This is the seventh time the student loan moratorium has been extended since the onset of the pandemic. Read more »
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at Newhouse’s 12th annual Toner Awards
Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications hosted a virtual ceremony Monday night for the 2022 Toner Prizes for Excellence in Political Reporting. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was the guest speaker at the ceremony. Read more »
Chuck Schumer calls for reduced insulin price, reacts to Russian-Ukrainian conflict
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced he will call for a Senate vote in March to reduce the cost of insulin from $200-$600 per prescription to a cap of $35. Read more »
2 student organizations push for Giuliani's SU law degree to be rescinded
Giuliani’s degree drew protests from SU community members in 2002, when he was invited to the commencement ceremony, and in the past year following his attempts to undermine the 2020 presidential election. Read more »
Biden extends pause on federal student loan payments to Jan. 31
Biden's extension of the pause applies to federally held loans, which cover about 85% of all federal student loans. Read more »
International students hopeful after U.S. eases travel restrictions
Since last year, travelers who have been to China, Iran, Brazil, South Africa, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Europe’s Schengen area in the past 14 days have been prohibited from entering the U.S. Read more »
Without heat or water, SU students in Texas are still taking remote classes
SU students in Texas are facing power outages and a water shortage during one of the biggest weather crises in the state’s history. Read more »
Amanda Finney and her ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ in Biden press office
The 2016 Newhouse graduate serves as President Joe Biden’s chief of staff for the press office and special assistant to the press secretary. Read more »
Syracuse University alumnus Joe Biden sworn in as 46th US president
Joe Biden ran for president three times, with his earliest attempt coming in 1988. Jan. 20, 2021 marked his official inauguration as the United States' 46th president. Read more »
23 SU instructors join open letter calling for Trump's removal from office
Twenty-three political science professors, Ph.D candidates and a postdoctoral fellow signed an open letter calling for President Donald Trump to be immediately removed from office through impeachment or with the 25th Amendment. Read more »
'This must end': NY politicians, Biden denounce storming of US Capitol
Here's how New York politicians and public officials are reacting to violence at the Capitol Wednesday. Read more »
SU alum works to increase Black voter turnout in Georgia Senate runoffs
In his role, Jeremy Edwards tries to reach out to the Georgia's Black community to drum up support for Democrats in both runoff Senate races. Read more »
Newhouse grad Amanda Finney named chief of staff in Joe Biden’s press office
Finney earned her master’s degree in television, radio and film from the Newhouse School of Public Communication in 2016. Read more »
DOJ expected to unseal charges on new suspect in Pan Am Flight 103 bombing
The Justice Department is now planning to unseal charges within days against alleged Libyan bomb-maker Abu Agila Mohammad Masud, a suspect in the bombing. Read more »
Maxwell dean among those fired from Pentagon defense board
Several loyal supporters of President Donald Trump will replace the board members who were fired. Read more »
Federal order forces some US colleges to cut diversity programming
SU, which receives federal funding for certain programs and research, has not publicly spoken out against the order. Read more »
Chancellor Syverud signs letter opposing federal immigration policies
Almost 60 leaders of New York universities signed the letter to the New York congressional delegation. Read more »
Rep. Katko asks Secretary of State Pompeo to reconsider refugee cap
Rep. John Katko signed a letter with 16 other House Republicans urging Secretary of State Mike Pomeo to reconsider limiting refugees admitted to the U.S. in 2020. Read more »
Federal regulation threatens graduate employees’ union rights
The National Labor Relations Board proposal states that graduate student workers are not employees of a university. Read more »
SU falls 1 spot in U.S. News and World Report ranking
The university is now ranked No. 54, falling from its previous position at No. 53. Read more »
See how SU stacks up to peer institutions
How does SU compare to peer institutions in student population, tuition and its highest paid employees? Read more »
For Pan Am Flight 103 families, healing comes from within
Many people have moved on since Pan Am Flight 103. For families of victims, healing became much more difficult. Read more »
STATE OF MIND: Syracuse has one of the highest rates of poor mental health in New York state
Onondaga County residents had an average of 3.8 poor mental health days per month in 2018, just below the central New York average of 3.9.… Read more »
Syverud calls for SU review of new sexual assault guidelines
Chancellor Kent Syverud has tasked several groups with comprehensively reviewing new federal guidelines for people accused of sexual assault. Read more »
