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Message: [QUOTE="rrlbees, post: 2400638, member: 96"] Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff: In a message to the Syracuse University community last Monday, Chancellor Kent Syverud made clear the University opposes any tax measures that would harm our graduate students, faculty, and staff, and their families. For many weeks, the University has been in direct contact with our elected federal representatives regarding the tax reform legislation making its way through Congress. Additionally, we have worked with higher education advocacy groups locally and nationally to amplify our strong concerns in Congress. Last week in a [URL='https://maestro.syr.edu/trk/click?ref=zvu694kig_0-1b9ex33688x04400&'][U] letter to Congressman John Katko[/U][/URL], Chancellor Syverud strongly reiterated the University’s concerns about three very harmful provisions in the proposed legislation that would: • repeal the tax exemption of tuition waivers for graduate students serving as teaching and research assistants; • eliminate the deduction for interest on student loans; and • categorize tuition benefits for employees and dependents as taxable income. It has been a Syracuse University tradition for students to make their voices heard and much good has come from that. While the future of the tax reform and its specifics remain unclear, we will continue to work with the elected representatives from the Graduate Student Organization to advocate on behalf of our graduate students during this unsettling and disconcerting time. As Chancellor Syverud said last week, it is important that every member of our community feels supported and empowered, as each of you plays a unique and important role in making this University an exceptional place to live, study, work, and learn. [/QUOTE]

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