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Campus & Community

Executive Director of Summer@Syracuse Wins National Award

Tuesday, April 17, 2018, By Eileen Jevis

Christopher Cofer, executive director of Summer@Syracuse, has been named the New York ACT College and Career Readiness Postsecondary Champion for 2018. The award is given to one individual from each state who is making a positive impact on their communities…

Campus & Community

Women’s Empowerment Project Presents Business and Media Panel

Tuesday, April 17, 2018, By News Staff

The Women’s Empowerment Project presents the “Women in Business and Media” panel April 19, 3:30 p.m., in 500 Hall of Languages. Panelists will discuss the importance of gender and racial diversity in business and media. Moderated by Gwen Webber-McLeod, a…

Campus & Community

Cydney Johnson ’77, G’96 Named Executive Director for State and Local Government Relations

Tuesday, April 17, 2018, By News Staff

Michael Haynie, vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovation, has announced that Cydney M. Johnson has joined Syracuse University as executive director for state and local government relations. Johnson brings more than 25 years of experience in government relations, higher…

CBS News

Expert Jennifer Grygiel Dissects Zuckerberg’s Testimony

Monday, April 16, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Amidst the testimony of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg this week, Newhouse assistant professor and social media expert Jennifer Grygiel has been surprised by a few of his answers. This was especially true in a response Zuckerberg gave to a question…

AFP

Zuckerberg Testimony Step in Right Direction for Regulation

Monday, April 16, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

While there were no real fireworks following Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony of a security breach at Facebook, there were still benefits of the trial, according to social media expert and Newhouse assistant professor of communication, Jennifer Grygiel. Grygiel spoke with AFP…

Arts & Culture

Urban Video Project Presents Indoor Screening of Ben Russell’s feature-length film ‘Good Luck’

Friday, April 13, 2018, By Cjala Surratt

Light Work’s Urban Video Project (UVP) will present a special indoor screening of Ben Russell’s latest feature-length film, “Good Luck,” in the Everson Museum of Art’s Hosmer Auditorium on Thursday, April 19. Due to the 140-minute duration of the piece, the…

Media, Law & Policy

University Lectures Hosts Pulitzer Prize-Winning New York Times Columnist Maureen Dowd

Tuesday, April 10, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist and best-selling author Maureen Dowd will speak for the University Lectures on Friday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The event—co-sponsored by the Lubin Society, with media sponsor WAER—is free and open…

Health & Society

Taishoff Center Assistant Director Dee Katovitch named Fulbright Specialist

Tuesday, April 10, 2018, By News Staff

The Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education Assistant Director Diana “Dee” Katovitch will travel to the University of Iceland this April as a Fulbright specialist. Katovich will spend three weeks in Reykjavik working with the university to develop new opportunities…

Business & Economy

University of Michigan Professor to Give Jerry Miner Lecture April 12

Monday, April 9, 2018, By News Staff

The Jerry Miner Lecture will take place on Thursday, April 12, from 3:30-5 p.m. in 426 Eggers Hall. This year’s speaker, Susan Dynarski of the University of Michigan, will present “Increasing Economic Diversity at a Flagship University: Results from a…

Campus & Community

‘Born a Crime’ Selected as First Book for New Syracuse Reads Program

Friday, April 6, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

Peer facilitators sought to engage new students in book discussions Syracuse Reads Call for Peer Leaders from Syracuse University News on Vimeo. Beginning in the fall semester, new students will participate in a shared academic experience to explore together themes…