My son loved Syracuse when we toured last summer, and it was instantly high on his list. After reading about recent events on campus (and particularly given the rampant racism that my daughter witnessed at another university that she attended for her freshman year) he decided to do a little more research before making a decision about applying.
Yesterday he reached out to a friend of my older son’s, who is a freshman at Syracuse. That friend also happens to be Jewish.
After their conversation Syracuse has remained high on my son’s list, and he is planning to apply RD for January 1. The friend said that in the 3 months that he has been on campus he has NEVER personally experienced or witnessed any sort of prejudice, and that he finds the student population in general to be diverse and accepting of that diversity. His comment - “the thousands of other students at the University should not be judged by the crappy attitudes and poor decisions of a very, very small minority.” He feels that administration has been responsive to student concerns about recent events and understands the need to thoroughly investigate before rushing to judgment and punishment. Loves Syracuse and can’t wait to go back next week.
This sufficiently addressed my son’s concerns.