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Arts & Culture

Department of Drama Announces Comedy-Drama ‘Sender’ Feb. 18-27

Wednesday, February 16, 2022, By Joanna Penalva

The Syracuse University Department of Drama in the College of Visual and Performing Arts presents the authentically compassionate story of “Sender,” written by Ike Holter. This whip-smart comedy-drama begs the audience to ponder what it means to reach adulthood and…

Associated Press

“Please hold: Pricey way to jump IRS phone line at tax time”

Tuesday, February 15, 2022, By Lily Datz

Robert Nassau, teaching professor and director of the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic in the College of Law, was quoted in the Associated Press story “Please hold: Pricey way to jump IRS phone line at tax time.” In his role at…

Sportico

Burton authors “NCAA’s impending pay-for-play panic may be a cry for federal help”

Tuesday, February 15, 2022, By Lily Datz

Rick Burton, David B. Falk Endowed Professor of Sport Management in the Falk College, authored the Sportico opinion piece “NCAA’s impending pay-for-play panic may be a cry for federal help.” Burton, an expert on sports marketing and management, explained the…

PBS

“American Reckoning”

Tuesday, February 15, 2022, By Lily Datz

Paula Johnson, professor in the College of Law and director of the Cold Case Justice Initiative, was featured in the PBS “Frontline” episode “American Reckoning.” The feature-length documentary covered the details of the unsolved 1967 murder of Wharlest Jackson Sr.,…

Campus & Community

‘Be the Change:’ María De Jesús G’11 on Educational Leadership, Making a Difference Beyond the Classroom

Monday, February 14, 2022, By Martin Walls

When María De Jesús G’11 was an undergraduate at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, she worked as a cashier at Nojaim’s Supermarket, once an anchor of the city’s Near Westside neighborhood. “My interest in leadership began there,” recalls De Jesús,…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Ranked Among the Nation’s Best Online Bachelor’s Programs by U.S. News & World Report

Monday, February 14, 2022, By Hope Alvarez

In only its second year of eligibility, Syracuse University has ranked as one of the top universities in the nation when it comes to online undergraduate education, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Online Programs rankings. Syracuse…

Campus & Community

Lender Student Fellows Think Globally, Act Locally to Ease Struggles for Underrepresented Population

Monday, February 14, 2022, By Keith Kobland

An interest in social as well as reproductive justice. A desire to deepen connections between a university and the community in which it’s located. Reducing the struggles of female refugees and their children. It’s true the current cohort of Lender…

Arts & Culture

Professor Awarded Honorary Doctorate for Contributions to Linguistic Theory, Turkish Linguistics

Sunday, February 13, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

Jaklin Kornfilt, professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL), was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Cyprus for her contributions to theoretical and Turkish linguistics. The honorary doctorate is the highest honor conferred by the…

KCBS Radio

“The Russian figure skating team under fire for their 15-year-old start figure skater”

Friday, February 11, 2022, By Lily Datz

Rick Burton, David B. Falk Endowed Professor of Sport Management in the Falk College, was interviewed for the KCBS Radio story “The Russian figure skating team under fire for their 15-year-old start figure skater.” Burton, who served as the chief…

Health & Society

Falk Professor Roopnarine Leads International Discussion on Benefit of Childhood Play

Friday, February 11, 2022, By Matt Michael

Born into poverty in Guyana, a country roughly the size of Idaho in the northeastern corner of South America, Jaipaul Roopnarine had to contend with hunger, neighborhood violence and other adverse early childhood experiences. As a way of escaping this…