Syracuse athletics leaders, such as Jim Boeheim, are stepping up their game to help the university best deal with the financial fallout from the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Among the actions revealed by the school on Monday in a letter from Chancellor Kent Syverud and other senior officials, Syracuse athletics director John Wildhack, football head coach Dino Babers, basketball head coaches Boeheim (men’s) and Quentin Hillsman (women’s), and lacrosse head coaches John Desko (men’s) and Gary Gait (women’s) will all take a voluntary 10-percent reduction in their compensation for the fiscal year 2021.
Other university officials to do the same are Syverud, Interim Vice Chancellor/Provost John Liu, and Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer Amir Rahnamay-Azar, along with members of the Chancellor’s Council, including vice-chancellors, senior vice presidents, and deans.