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Campus & Community

Inaugural Syracuse University Alumni Awards Celebration set for Orange Central

Wednesday, July 11, 2018, By John Boccacino

Orange Central, Syracuse University’s annual homecoming and reunion weekend, is a special time when alumni and their families come home to ’Cuse to celebrate school spirit, catch up with old friends and professors, and honor our outstanding alumni. This fall,…

Arts & Culture

Band on the Run: Syracuse University Brass Ensemble Soaks in Spirit of Bluegrass State

Wednesday, July 11, 2018, By Rob Enslin

When James T. Spencer, director of the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), turned to accept the applause at the 2018 Great American Brass Band Festival (GABBF) in Danville, Kentucky, he joked to himself, “Now what do we do for an…

Paula C. Johnson

Professor of Law, Co-Director of Cold Case Justice Initiative
Media, Law & Policy

Stacking Supreme Court Undermines Court’s Democratic Legitimacy

Monday, July 9, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

President Trump’s choice for Supreme Court was revealed Monday night. We have reaction from two Syracuse University faculty members. Thomas Keck is a political science professor and Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship…

Media, Law & Policy

EU Legislators Debate Controversial Copyright Proposal – How Has US Handled?

Friday, July 6, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

For the moment, the EU has rejected a copyright law proposal that would have put more responsibility on websites to check for copyright infringements and made online platforms pay for linking to news stories. Law professor Shubha Ghosh is director…

Arts & Culture

Tropic of Squalor: New Book by Peck Professor Mary Karr Highlights Irreverent Brand of Poetic Faith

Monday, July 2, 2018, By Rob Enslin

“Before I believed in God, I believed in poetry,” confesses Mary Karr, speaking by phone from the Upper East Side, where she is dress shopping for the funeral of her friend and fellow writer Philip Roth. “Even when I was…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Announces 2018 Summer Workshops

Friday, June 29, 2018, By Cjala Surratt

The community lab at Light Work Gallery announces its 2018 schedule of summer photography workshops: Making Reproductions of Art on July 28 and Large Format Printing Workshop on August 8. Light Work Lab’s educational opportunities for adults, offered in their…

Media, Law & Policy

Teacher-scholar Brian Taylor Shows How Putin’s Mentality Shapes Russian Politics

Thursday, June 28, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The running joke among foreign analysts is that, despite Russia’s dismal FIFA ranking, it may emerge as the real winner of the World Cup. Between now and July 15, millions of fans will flock to various Russian cities, including Moscow,…

Business & Economy

What the Trump Administration Gets Wrong on Trade

Friday, June 22, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

The following essay was written by Jason Dedrick, a professor with Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies, Kenneth L. Kraemer with the University of California, Irvine and Greg Linden with the University of California, Berkeley. The Trump administration’s tariffs on China have…

Media, Law & Policy

Standout Element in Carpenter v. U.S. Decision: Justice Gorsuch’s Dissent

Friday, June 22, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement need to obtain search warrants to access phone location information. Lauryn Gouldin is an associate professor of law at the Syracuse University College of Law. Professor Gouldin teaches constitutional criminal procedure,…