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The Observer and Reporter

Associate Professor Tara Helfman Discusses the Constitutionality of the Civil War

Thursday, April 20, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Tara Helfman, associate professor of law, was quoted in an article in the News and Observer titled “Was the Civil War unconstitutional as Rep. Larry Pittman said?”

Campus & Community

Scholarship, Research, Teaching, Academic Achievement and Service to be Celebrated at First One University Awards Ceremony April 25

Thursday, April 20, 2017, By News Staff

Syracuse University will hold the inaugural One University Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, April 25, at 5 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. A reception will follow in the Jack and Laura Hanhausen Milton Atrium in the Life Sciences Complex. All members of…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University to Award Five Honorary Degrees at 2017 Commencement

Wednesday, April 19, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

A global business leader and champion of the underserved; a civil rights activist and prominent attorney; a leading scholar in wireless communications; a preservationist of Native American culture; and a visionary artist of contemporary issues will be awarded honorary degrees…

Campus & Community

University Union Announces Mayfest and Block Party 2017

Wednesday, April 19, 2017, By News Staff

University Union will present Mayfest 2017, featuring hip-hop artist Vic Mensa and electronic music group Cheat Codes, on Friday, April 28, in Walnut Park; gates to the event open at 1 p.m. Block Party 2017—featuring hip-hop artist Travis Scott, electronic…

Media, Law & Policy

Syrian Accountability Project Releases New Report on April 4 Chemical Attack in Khan Sheikhoun

Wednesday, April 19, 2017, By News Staff

The Syrian Accountability Project, an initiative at Syracuse College of Law, is unveiling new evidence that the catastrophic gas attack on the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun was a crime against humanity and a war crime. The 45-member organization, staffed…

Campus & Community

Teaching Awards Program to Honor 10 Faculty

Tuesday, April 18, 2017, By Carol Boll

The 2016-17 Faculty Recognition Awards program sponsored by the Office of Faculty Affairs is scheduled for Thursday, April 20, from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Goldstein Alumni and Faculty Center. The program will recognize the two recipients of the Laura and…

Campus & Community

Switzer, Boston Marathon Legend, Still Feels Old Friend from Syracuse at Her Side

Friday, April 14, 2017, By Sean Kirst

For Kathrine Switzer, a pivotal moment in running history really began with a challenge in a snowstorm. She was a student at Syracuse University in December 1966 when she went on a long run with Arnie Briggs, a Syracuse letter…

Wired

Professor William Banks Discusses the Latest Developments in the Carter Page Surveillance

Thursday, April 13, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

William Banks, Board of Advisors Distinguished Professor of Law, was quoted by Wired magazine for the story The Carter Page Surveillance Doesn’t Prove Anyone’s Conspiracy Theory

Health & Society

The Peter Falk Bill, Rights of Association Among Family, Friends Featured at April 17 Program

Wednesday, April 12, 2017, By Michele Barrett

Catherine Falk, pioneer of the wards’ right of association bill named after her late father, Maxwell School alumnus, Peter Falk G’53 (M.P.A.), will speak at Falk College on Monday, April 17. The event, which is free and open to the…

Brookings Institution

James Steinberg: A rocky relationship takes center stage

Tuesday, April 11, 2017, By Keith Kobland

James Steinberg, University Professor of social science, international affairs, and law, co-authored an article for The Brookings Institution, “The Trump-Xi summit: A rocky relationship takes center stage.”