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Patrick Dai, 21, accepted a plea deal and pleaded guilty to posting threats to kill or injure another using interstate communications, which carries a maximum term of 5 years in prison.
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Almost a year after they voted to unionize, the Syracuse University Graduate Employees United Union ratified its first Collective Bargaining Agreement. The vote was 92% in favor.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul sent a letter to colleges and universities across the state that said calls for genocide made on college campuses are a violation of New York State Human Rights Law and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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BLAAC Productions was awarded a $10,000 Black Equity & Excellence grant from the CNY Community Foundation to launch a youth arts program aimed at providing them first-hand theatre experience working alongside real production professionals.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $44 million in state dollars will expand STEM and health sciences programs at the school. Hochul said this is all part of the advancement of high-tech business in central New York and the Mohawk Valley.
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Across the SUNY system, the total number of students grew by 1.1% from fall 2022 to fall 2023. That change marks the first time in a decade that enrollment has gone up instead of going down.
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"We have learned that one of the speakers specifically called out a number of Jewish student organizations by name, accusing them of being 'complicit' in genocide," Vice Chancellor Gretchen Ritter and Senior Vice President Allen Groves said in a message to campus.
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Cornell University is increasing security after a series of "horrendous, antisemitic messages" threatened violence against Jewish students.
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SUNY Oswego President Peter Nwosu announced the "Vision 4040" program, aimed at doubling annual graduates, during his first state of the university address.
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SUNY Potsdam President Suzanne Smith announced Tuesday that the university will be cutting up to 14 degree programs and eliminating an unknown number of faculty and staff positions.
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With students back to school, the Onondaga County Traffic Safety Advisory Board is cautioning motorists to slow down and drive safely.
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High school and middle schoolers in the Syracuse City School District are starting classes as much as 25 minutes earlier this year than last.