Kevin Richardson, a member of the Exonerated Five, will be the recipient of the first honorary undergraduate degree in university history. Richardson is receiving an Honorary Bachelor of Fine Arts in music.
We are honoring Richardson's dream, which was to attend and play trumpet at
#SyracuseU
before he was prosecuted and jailed for a crime he didn't commit.
Richardson has always been, and always will be, Forever Orange ๐
While honorary degrees are usually awarded at the doctoral level, when we contacted Richardson about the conferral, he specifically requested that he receive the bachelor of fine arts.
Happy National Orange Day! ๐งก๐งก
Today, we celebrate our 151st birthday with our Orange family around the world and show what it means to
#BeOrange
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โSyracuse didn't just educate us, it gave us a greater sense of life's possibilities.โ -President Joe Biden Lโ68, H'09
Thanks to
@POTUS
and the rest of our distinguished Orange alumni who sent in their congratulations to the Class of 2021 ๐
Watch:
Greetings from
@miketirico
and
#Tokyo2020
!
From on screen to behind the scenes to those participating, we can't wait to see our Orange family on the world's biggest stage ๐
Today we are proud to recognize
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
๐ At
#SyracuseU
, we acknowledge with respect the Onondaga Nation, firekeepers of the Haudenosaunee, the indigenous peoples on whose ancestral lands Syracuse University now stands.
๐ 44 years of Thrills.
๐ 44 years of Legends.
๐ 44 years of Home.
๐ Today marks 44 years since the historic first game was played in the Loud House! Here are a handful of memories throughout the years. What was your favorite Dome moment?
Another member of the Orange family makes history ๐ Congratulations to
#SyracuseU
alum Kathy Hochul '80, the first female to serve as governor of New York.