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Members of the �󷢲�Ʊ classes of 2022–25 will now benefit from an additional expansion of the University’s no-loan initiative under the �󷢲�Ʊ Commitment.

Ahmet Çeli̇k, PhD candidate and instructor in religion and Middle Eastern studies at Syracuse University, has been appointed as the first campus imam and Muslim student adviser at �󷢲�Ʊ.

Nearly 700 members of the Class of 2021 participated in commencement today.

During its spring meeting, the �󷢲�Ʊ Board of Trustees approved a series of appointments to endowed professorships, effective July 1, 2021.

Two members of the �󷢲�Ʊ Class of 2021, Jake Gómez and William “Paul” McAvoy, will share this year’s 1819 Award, which recognizes character, scholarship, and service to others, best exemplifying the �󷢲�Ʊ spirit.

Assistant Professor of Educational Studies Ashley Taylor has been named the �󷢲�Ʊ Phi Eta Sigma Professor of the Year for 2021.

Nancy Ries, professor of anthropology and peace and conflict studies, is this year’s recipient of the Jerome Balmuth Award for Teaching.

Provost and Dean of the Faculty Tracey E. Hucks ’87, MA ’90 will take a sabbatical during the 2021–22 academic year to complete several significant research projects.

Laura Jack, vice president for communications, will serve as acting CDO, providing coordination and oversight for DEI initiatives while the search for a permanent hire continues.

Two of �󷢲�Ʊ’s Residential Commons will be led by new codirectors, who will begin their three-year appointments beginning this fall 2021 semester.