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German Language Class Connects U.S. Citizens With Their Jewish Family History
If you were to take a walk around the streets of Bochum, a city once noted for its coal mining in western Germany, you would come across small bronze plaques slightly protruding from the sidewalk in front of many houses….
‘Assaults on Press Freedom, Here and Abroad, Endanger Democracy’
Roy Gutterman, associate professor of newspaper and online journalism and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech in the Newhouse School, wrote an op-ed for Syracuse.com: “Assaults on press freedom, here and abroad, endanger democracy.” Gutterman is an expert…
Curating the Bigger Picture: Evan Starling-Davis Approaches Literacy from Multiple Entry Points
Evan Starling-Davis is a narrative artist, curator and producer. More precisely, he names himself a digital-age “griot”—a term used for traveling poets, musicians and storytellers who maintain a tradition of oral history derived from the African diaspora’s culture and history….
“The sound of global endangered habitats and wildlife”
Douglas Quin, professor of television, radio and film in the Newhouse School, was featured in the Radio New Zealand story “The sound of global endangered habitats and wildlife.” Quin has spent the past three decades as a sound designer and…
Syracuse Abroad Florence Longtime Professor Richard Ingersoll Remembered
Richard Ingersoll, a longtime professor of art and architecture in Syracuse Abroad Florence, died on Feb. 27 in Spain. A native of San Francisco, Ingersoll earned a doctorate in architectural history at the University of California, Berkeley in 1985 with…
Online Master of Social Work Opens Doors to Career Changers, Working Professionals
The School of Social Work will welcome its first cohort of online master’s students in May, and Professor Ken Marfilius is excited. “We are already seeing strong applications for our first cohort of 50 students. I think the COVID-19 pandemic…
Amazon Union Efforts Part of Bigger Conversation of Racial, Economic Reckoning Facing US
Nearly 6,000 workers at an Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer, AL are voting this month on whether they want to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. It could be the first Amazon warehouse union in the country. Lynne…
“5 reasons you may not see any Price Chopper or Tops supermarkets close after merger.”
Shelley Kohan, adjunct faculty member in the Whitman School, was quoted in the Syracuse.com story “5 reasons you may not see any Price Chopper or Tops supermarkets close after merger.” Kohan is an expert on general management, marketing, operations, merchandising and…
‘Harry Haft: Survivor of Auschwitz, Challenger of Rocky Marciano’ Wins AudioFile’s Earphones Award
One of Syracuse University Press and Sound Beat: Access Audio’s first audiobook collaborations has been recognized as an Earphones Award Winner by AudioFile, the premier audiobook authority publication. The Earphones Award, given to “Harry Haft: Survivor of Auschwitz, Challenger of…
Healthcare Data, DNA Database Dangers During Pandemic
What could happen if massive amounts of American health data got into the hands of the largest Chinese biotech company in the world? U.S. intelligence officials are sounding the alarm. CBS’ “60 Minutes” episode airing Jan. 31 explores the dangerous…