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Celebrating, Uniting and Creating Change With AAPI Heritage Month

Monday, March 29, 2021, By News Staff

Celebrated nationally in May, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month honors and celebrates Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America’s history and are instrumental in its future success. Syracuse University honors the month in April while…

Arts & Culture

Point of Contact Gallery Announces the Opening of ‘Carrying the Thick Present: Fabulation,’ Syracuse University’s 2021 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition

Monday, March 29, 2021, By News Staff

Point of Contact Gallery is proud to announce the opening of “Carrying the Thick Present: Fabulation,” the 2021 Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) exhibition curated by Manuela Hansen. Featured artists include Katlyn Brumfield, Ellery Bryan, Jihun Choi, Alvin Huang, Catherine…

Arts & Culture

Navigating an International Fellowship During a Global Pandemic

Monday, March 29, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

When Scott Manning Stevens was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, he assumed the virus would be over by the summer’s end and that he would have no problem traveling abroad to…

Campus & Community

Message from Dean of Students Marianne Thomson

Monday, March 29, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: I write with a heavy heart to share with you that we have lost a member of the Syracuse University community. Sarah Riddle, a senior majoring in neuroscience in the College of Arts and Sciences,…

Law360

“CDC Extends Federal Anti-Eviction Order Through June”

Monday, March 29, 2021, By Lily Datz

Gretchen Purser, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for the Law360 article “CDC Extends Federal Anti-Eviction Order Through June.” Purser, who studies housing and homelessness, says that the need for rental assistance during the pandemic has…

CNN

“The media is slashing jobs again as the Trump news cycle fades and the economy struggles.”

Sunday, March 28, 2021, By Lily Datz

Joel Kaplan, associate dean for professional graduate studies and professor of magazine, news and digital journalism in the Newhouse School, was interviewed for the CNN story “The media is slashing jobs again as the Trump news cycle fades and the…

“Research reveals gaping racial disparities in suburban arrests”

Sunday, March 28, 2021, By Lily Datz

Danielle Taana Smith, professor of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, was quoted in the Albany Times-Union article “Research reveals gaping racial disparities in suburban arrests.” The…

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…

The Washington Post

“Dominion sues Fox News for $1.6 billion.”

Friday, March 26, 2021, By Lily Datz

Roy Gutterman, associate professor of magazine, news and digital journalism and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Washington Post story “Fox News sued by Dominion in $1.6 billion defamation case that…