ABC News.com reported on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s response to the possible compassionate release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi.
Leonard Burman, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Professor of Public Affairs in the Maxwell School, commented in the Associated Press on Americans’ understanding of the value-added tax (VAT).
Robert Thompson, director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, commented on the passing of conservative political columnist Robert Novak in USA Today and WSYR-AM, and on summer reality TV shows, also in a WSYR-AM report. He also commented on the comedic success of the Seinfeld sitcom in the Ottawa Citizen.
Darya Rotblat, interim director of the Office of Orientation and Off-Campus Programs, provided tips in a McClatchy News Service article on how students should select their first apartment.
Syracuse University’s planned testing of the new Orange Alert siren system was reported on by WSYR-AM.
Jerome Witkin, professor of painting in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was mentioned in a Post-Standard story on a bone marrow transplant drive for his son, Andrew.
The “Say Yes” program was briefly mentioned in the Post-Standard in an article on Syracuse mayoral hopeful Otis Jennings.
The Post-Standard reported on the appointment of James Tapia, associate professor of orchestral studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music, as the Syracuse Symphony Youth Orchestra (SSYO) conductor, effective for the 2009-10 season.
Syracuse Hillel has appointed Rabbi Natan Levy as campus rabbi. Levy, who most recently served as head of operations for the Faiths Forum for London and senior lecturer at Leo Baeck College in the United Kingdom, will also serve as…
The University has appointed Imam Amir Durić as assistant dean for religious and spiritual life at Hendricks Chapel. Durić, who has served as Muslim chaplain at Hendricks Chapel since 2017, will provide visionary, inclusive and compassionate leadership to advance interfaith…
We asked faculty and staff to share photos of their favorite recent high school graduates. Congratulations to all, and good luck as you continue your journeys!
Thirteen students from the Bandier Program in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications recently returned from a three-week journey through Latin America, where they explored the region’s dynamic and rapidly evolving music industry. The immersive trip, led by Bandier…
Robert Rubinstein, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and professor of international relations in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is the recipient of the 2025 Wasserstrom Prize for Graduate Teaching. The prize is awarded annually to a faculty member…
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