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Subscribe to our newsletter here. About a year ago, Stephen Kuusisto said “hello” to a professor in an elevator in a Syracuse University building. The professor didn’t acknowledge Kuusisto’s greeting. Kuusisto, who is blind, said “hello” a second time, and the professor still didn’t respond. But when some students stepped onto the elevator, the professor went on to talk to them. Kuusisto confronted the professor outside the elevator, where the professor said they didn’t have to talk to people they didn’t want to. “From my perspective, that was outright ableism,” said Kuusisto, director of interdisciplinary programs and outreach at the Burton Blatt Institute. ....
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Ombuds report lists racism, sexism, retaliation as concerns of SU staff Daily Orange File Photo Facebook Google+ The Daily Orange is a nonprofit newsroom that receives no funding from Syracuse University. Consider donating today to support our mission. In its first annual report, the Office of the University Ombuds described racism, sexism and fear of retaliation as common workplace concerns among Syracuse University faculty and staff. The office, which was created in February 2018 at the recommendation of the University Senate Committee on Women’s Concerns and the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion, provides a confidential and neutral space for SU employees to discuss conflicts. ....