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Russia’s track and field team banned from the Olympics: “An Enormous Setback”
Professor of Sport Management at Syracuse University’s Falk College Rick Burton reacts to the news that the Russian track and field team has been banned from competing in the 2016 summer Olympics. Burton is the former chief marketing officer for…
“The political obstacles to tighter regulation of firearms are enormous”
Associate Professor Thomas Keck, the Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics at the Maxwell School, offers insight on gun laws following the shooting at a popular gay nightclub in Orlando, FL., resulting in 49 deaths making it the deadliest…
Syracuse Will Lead Nation, Offer Sports Analytics Degree
Syracuse University will make history in the Fall of 2017 when it offers that nation’s first ever Sports Analytics program. The major will be offered in the Falk College. The idea of analytics in sports was popularized widely following “Moneyball,”…
The Problem with Super-Delegates
Grant Reeher, Professor of Political Science at Maxwell School at Syracuse University, Director of the Alan K. Campbell Public Affairs Institute, and Host of the Campbell Conversations on WRVO, said the super-delegate count only matters when they vote in the convention. “The media…
“The Party needs to decide how to live in a Trump-nominee world”
Grant Reeher, Professor of Political Science at Maxwell School at Syracuse University, Director of the Alan K. Campbell Public Affairs Institute, and Host of the Campbell Conversations on WRVO, said while Hillary Clinton has shored up the necessary votes, unifying the Democratic party…
Prince The Trickster: Politics of Self Determination, Inclusion & Musical Craft
James Gordon Williams, Assistant Professor of African American Studies, offers commentary on the passing of global music artist Prince. “I saw Prince perform live twice but have listened to his music for decades. The first time I witnessed his musical…
It will be quite awhile before people can ‘feel good’ about VW
In a settlement with the EPA, Volkswagen has agreed to a plan to fix or buy back almost half a million vehicles that violated emissions standards. Brian Sheehan, Syracuse University Associate Professor of Advertising at the Newhouse School and author…
Free Speech Professor Calls Boston Globe Satirical Front Page Bold, Unusual, Shocking
The line between fact and fiction continues to be blurred when it comes to presidential politics. Most recently, The Boston Globe published a satirical front page story featuring presidential candidate Donald Trump under the headline “Deportations to Begin,” and “Markets…
Nominating Judge Merrick Garland and Calling the Senate’s Bluff
Associate Professor Thomas Keck, the Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics at the Maxwell School, offers analysis of the new Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garlan. “D.C. Circuit Judge Merrick Garland is a distinguished jurist, eminently qualified to serve on…
Syrian Accountability Project to Reveal Groundbreaking Analysis of Rape
The Syrian Accountability Project (SAP) at the College of Law will release a groundbreaking report documenting and analyzing incidents of rape during the Syrian conflict. The report will be released during a special event on March 24 at Maxwell. Compiled…