Syracuse University

SU Moves to the liberal left ? no longer the politically independent school it once was!
Twenty years ago or even ten years ago, Syracuse was well respected and known for its rich traditions, competitive academics, competitive sports programs and was independent and maintained a politically neutral stance. Students received a quality education without indoctrination, but as they say ?all good things must come to an end?.

Today the Syracuse Board of Trustees has a vastly different makeup. The Board of Trustees sets the school's agenda, hires the Chancellor, and makes the school's policy decisions. You can learn a lot about the ideology of the school's leadership once you understand their political affiliation and corresponding political contributions.

Syracuse Board of Trustees:

Name Title Political Affiliation
John Chapple Chair Democrat- Donated $4K+ to Obama and $2K Democrat Rick Larsen
Melanie Gray Vice Chair Democrat- Donated $10k to DNC in 2007,2008 & to Clinton in 2008
Deryck A. Palmer Vice Chair Democrat- Donated $45K to DNC in 2008 including Charles Rangel
Judith G. Seinfeld Vice Chair Democrat- Donated $2K March 1996 to Emily's List - Pro Abortion Org
Ken E. Goodman Board Member Democrat- Donated $1000K to FRIENDS OF SCHUMER
Peter A. Horvitz Board Member Democrat- Seattle newspaper endorsement
Sharon H. Jacquet Board Member Democrat- Donated $1000 to DNC in 2008
James D. Kuhn Board Member Democrat- Donated $48K to DNC in 2007
Robert J. Miron Board Member Democrat- Donated to Ameripac the Democrat PAC
Thomas Wilmot Sr. Board Member Democrat- Donated $5K to HILL PAC for Hillary Clinton
Nancy Cantor Chancellor Democrat ? Donated $500 to Hillary Clinton in 2008
Source: Huffington Post
Given the overwhelming one-sidedness of the Chancellor's and the Board's liberal democrat affiliations, you can easily understand and not be surprised that Syracuse University has moved decidedly to the left.

Over the past several years actions and decisions made by Syracuse University (the Board of Trustees and Nancy Cantor) clearly show that the ideology of the university's leadership has influenced the school.

Controversial and politically motivated actions by Syracuse University Leadership 2003-2010:

* Nancy Cantor Hired as Chancellor in 2004
* Chancellor Nancy Cantor's defense and lack of action in response to SU professor Boyce Watkin's radical hate speech ? This radical professor continues to work at the university

* Syracuse hires first Pagan Chaplain in the school's chapel 80-year history
* Syracuse hires Gay Marriage Activist as Dean of Hendricks Chapel
* Chancellor Cantor's decision to enforce censorship by disbanding student run TV station
* Changed the school's 114 year old nickname from Orangemen/Orangewomen to genderless politically correct Orange without student or alumni support

* Banned the Boy Scouts from campus for politically correct reasons
* Hires troubled x-governor Eliot Spitzer to speak at the university after he resigned for hiring a prostitute

* Appointment of Douglas Bilken as Dean for the School of Education after learning his method to help autistic children was a hoax

* Protected SU professor Laurence Thomas and did not take disciplinary action after learning about his openly racial remarks directed at his students. ? This radical professor continues to work at the university

* Elimination of 90 year old Swim/Dive Team in favor of Women's Hockey
* Syracuse Officials stop SU professor Jeff Stonecash (a Democrat) from conducting political polling, after doing so for 24 years, because his recent candidate poll was for a republican congressman

* Opened ?Genderless Dorms? for non-married domestic partners
* Defends Syracuse University professor Deborah Freund after Excellus Insurance company paid her $61,378 to serve on its board of directors while at the same time, she was working for a nonprofit created to develop a new health payment system that wasn't owned or controlled by health insurance companies.

* Syracuse funds participation in Gay Pride parade in 2010
* Chancellor Cantor's decision to cut health benefits for married SU employees in order to increase heathcare benefits for same sex domestic partner employees as part of her ?Values? agendaParents and students must realize and understand that SU has changed. Parents must understand that their hard earned money for tuition ($250K over 4 years) is not going just for "education" anymore. It is used as a platform for the SU's liberal leaders to push their agendas, policies, propaganda, political objectives and indoctrinate students.

4th Year Male -- Class 1998

University Resource Use/ spending: B, Useful Schoolwork: F

This school is the biggest joke I have ever been to. The school is full of homosexuals and tryhards. All i do is play Halo 3 and still get 100s on all of my exams. If you want a serious education, then go to Loyola in Maryland or for that matter Hudson Valley Community College (a top community college which tops Syracuse easily). Honestly the food is garbage, the people are garbage, the garbage is garbage. It was a bad experience and i wasted $80,000 to get drunk off my ass and shoot aliens in my free time (whenever i'm not sleeping or aceing exams) as The Master Chief. Honestly I just wish I had used my money more wisely and bought the next Call of Duty game rather than waste it on this ballsy ass school. Do not go here and if you have the choice between Bryant and Stratton College or Syracuse, I think you know what to do. Make the right choice and don't fall into the same rut that I did, coming out of a top college as a garbage man. Another thing is that a communications degree is garbage and there is no job that you can get with it sorry for all of you out there, ESPN isn't hiring.

Alumnus Male -- Class 2000

Having graduated with the PhD in Electrical Engineering, I would caution any prospective grad student that there was FRICTION here between Jew and Gentile. Despite all those who deny it, there was argumentation, tension, and hostility between the Jewish student and the non Jewish goyim (including arabs), and sometimes the Jewish faculty got into the mix. Academically, things were sound but fairness was not always uppermost in the minds of the authorities.

5th Year Male -- Class 1982

Faculty Accessibility: A-, Surrounding City: F