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The Clothesline Project provides survivors of sexual violence, stalking and other forms of interpersonal violence with an opportunity to share their experiences. Page 7
New York has awarded SU a $2 million grant to support infrastructure projects within its Center for Science and Technology. SU was one of 35 colleges to receive an award. Page 3
S • Looking back
In 2016, both Syracuse’s basketball programs made the Final Four, just the 12th time that’s happened in history. Five years later, the players reflected on the unlikely NCAA Tournament. Page 12
Falling behind
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DPS publishes updated policies By Sarah Alessandrini and Maggie Hicks the daily orange
illustration by nabeeha anwar illustration editor By Mira Berenbaum asst. news editor
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yracuse University saw an 18% decline in underrepresented minority student enrollment between 2013 to 2018, according to an April report. But a university official said that enrollment rates among underrepresented students have since increased. The report, conducted by an independent advisory panel to SU’s Board of Trustees and the Center for Strategic Diversity Leadership and Social Innovation, compared enrollment rates across 10 institutions and
SU saw an 18% drop in enrollment of underrepresented students between 2013 and 2018 focused on eight different categories, including underrepresented minority undergraduate and graduate students, female graduate students and
international students. While the 2013-2018 data showed a decreasing trend in underrepresented student enrollment, SU’s minority student enrollment rates have increased over the past two years and are currently at an all time high, Maurice Harris, dean of admissions, said in a statement to The Daily Orange. “Syracuse University continues to be one of the more diverse institutions in comparison to our peers,” Harris said. “Much like overall enrollment can fluctuate year-to-year, so can the makeup of the student body.” The report compares SU to nine see enrollment page 4
These data elevate important conversations about access, equity, revenue generation and institutional priorities moving forward healing, trust and strategic impact: advancing dei at syracuse university report
Syracuse University’s Department of Public Safety recently released its updated policies about hate crimes and bias-related incidents. Releasing the policies was a recommendation from former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who published an independent review in February outlining 23 recommendations for improving the department. Lynch’s 97-page report is the product of a year-long investigation into how the department interacts with members of the campus community and how officers interacted with students during protests on campus this past year. Lynch served as attorney general under former President Barack Obama and is now a partner at the Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison law firm. She and her team spoke to students, DPS officers and university administrators and examined more than 20,000 documents in their review. Here’s a breakdown of the department’s updated policies about hate and bias on campus:
Hate incidents
DPS has updated its policies to adopt the term “hate incident.” Lynch and her team recommended that DPS adopt the term to refer to bias-motivated incidents that cannot be characterized as hate crimes and also recommended that officers be trained to know how to identify both. The policy defines a “hate incident” as any non-criminal conduct that is “motivated by hatred or bigotry” and directed at a specific person or entity due to their real or perceived race, gender identity, religion, disability, age, sexual identity or any other “protected category” identified in SU’s NonDiscrimination and Equal Opportunity policy statement and New York state law. Hate incidents can also include conduct against a person because of their association with or advocacy for a group of a specific identity. The policies were also updated to include “protected categories” in hate or bias motives. These motives are defined as “hatred, hostility or negative attitudes towards, or prejudice against any group or individual.” see dps page 4