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Emeritus historian James M. Powell dies; services Saturday

Thursday, February 3, 2011, By News Staff

James M. Powell succumbed after a courageous battle for life following a car accident. He was professor emeritus of medieval history in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, where he taught for more than 30…

TRAC: Non-immigration federal prosecutions fall

Wednesday, February 2, 2011, By News Staff

According to a new analysis of Justice Department data and other records by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), federal criminal enforcement under President Obama is significantly different than it was during the last two years of the Bush Administration….

New Republic’s Peter Beinart discusses Israel and American Jewish Community Feb. 15

Monday, January 24, 2011, By Rob Enslin

Peter Beinart, an important public intellectual and expert in American politics, American Jewish life and Israel, is delivering Syracuse University’s second B.G. Rudolph Lecture of the academic year. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take…

SU receives record number of applications for second year

Monday, January 24, 2011, By Daeya Malboeuf

Undergraduate applications to Syracuse University for fall 2011 are running 13 percent ahead of last year. This is the second year in a row that application numbers have reached record highs.   Don Saleh, SU vice president for enrollment management,…

Maxwell School professor to lead research team investigating climate change-induced conflict in Senegal and Mali

Wednesday, January 19, 2011, By News Staff

John McPeak, associate professor of public administration at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, will lead an international, multi-disciplinary team seeking to reduce climate change-related conflicts between pastoralists and farmers in the Senegal and Niger River basins in the West African countries of Senegal and Mali.

iSchool’s Milton Mueller serves on leading tech panel ‘State of the Net Conference’

Wednesday, January 19, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University School of Information Studies Professor Milton Mueller was a featured panelist at the annual State of the Net Conference in Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Congressional Internet Caucus, the conference brings together some of the most prominent technology…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Tuesday, January 18

Wednesday, January 19, 2011, By News Staff

Arts and Sciences’ George Saunders quoted in Buffalo News on revisions to ‘Huckleberry Finn’

SU in the News: Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Tuesday, January 18, 2011, By News Staff

SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE The Watertown Daily Times previewed the Syracuse Stage/SU Drama production of the musical “Rent.” The Post-Standard reported on Syracuse University being the second-most influential college on Twitter. The Post-Standard reported on Juan Cruz as artist-in-residence…

First ever ‘Say Yes Day’ Jan. 22 to raise money for Say Yes Syracuse program

Tuesday, January 18, 2011, By News Staff

Thousands of fans will be decked out in bright orange Say Yes gear.