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Virginia Is First Southern State to Adopt Its Own Voting Rights Act

Thursday, April 1, 2021, By News Staff

According to Sara Swann at The Fulcrum, “Virginia is the first Southern state to adopt its own voting rights act: Almost eight years after the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Virginia has…

PBS NewsHour

“Relative invisibility makes for uphill battle to get COVID vaccines for Americans with IDD”

Wednesday, March 31, 2021, By Lily Datz

Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for the PBS NewsHour story “Relative invisibility makes for uphill battle to get COVID vaccines for Americans with IDD.” Landes, an expert on the sociology of disability, has…

Media, Law & Policy

‘China Has a Large and Growing Navy: What is the Rest of the Story?’

Tuesday, March 30, 2021, By Lily Datz

Robert Murrett, professor of practice of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School and deputy director of the Institute for Security Policy and Law, wrote an op-ed for the Military Times titled “China has a large and growing…

Campus & Community

Message from Damon Williams

Monday, March 29, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Syracuse University Community: In November 2019, the Syracuse University Board of Trustees Special Committee on University Climate, Diversity and Inclusion asked me to serve on an Independent Advisory Panel and, later, to conduct a campus climate “pulse” survey and…

Campus & Community

Virtual Living Library Event Scheduled for April 7

Friday, March 26, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

The Syracuse University Libraries will host its first virtual Living Library event on Wednesday, April 7, from noon to 5 p.m. on Zoom. During this event, “living books” representing a wide range of cultural backgrounds and life experiences will share…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Libraries Plans Celebration of National Libraries Week 2021

Friday, March 26, 2021, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Libraries will celebrate National Libraries Week April 4-10. This year’s theme is “Welcome to Your Library,” and it promotes the idea that libraries extend far beyond the walls of a building. During the pandemic, libraries have been…

Radio New Zealand

“The sound of global endangered habitats and wildlife”

Friday, March 26, 2021, By Lily Datz

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…

Campus & Community

Point of Contact Gallery Kicks Off Cruel April 2021

Thursday, March 25, 2021, By News Staff

Point of Contact will once again host nationally and internationally celebrated poets for this year’s Cruel April Reading Series, being presented virtually each Thursday through April. The annual series, held in celebration of National Poetry Month, also marks the release…

Campus & Community

Highlight the Heroes Part 3: Staff Members Display Ingenuity, Determination, Teamwork in Face of COVID-19 Pandemic

Thursday, March 25, 2021, By Jen Plummer

As the novel coronavirus took hold in the United States and locally over a year ago, many members of the campus community had to reimagine countless processes, solve new and challenging problems, work together in ways previously unheard of and…

Campus & Community

Kevin Camelo Bonilla and Natalie Petryk Receive Provost’s Award for Undergraduate Contributions to Human Values

Thursday, March 25, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

The Office of Academic Affairs announced that Kevin Camelo Bonilla and Natalie Petryk have been selected to receive the 2021 Provost’s Award for Undergraduate Contributions to Human Values. Candidates for this award are nominated by faculty members. A committee of…