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The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

Provost Wheatly Details New Inclusivity Grants

Tuesday, March 6, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost Michele Wheatly recently spoke with The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education about Syracuse University’s new initiative surrounding campus diversity. The new grant program looks to sustain and enhance Syracuse’s diversity and inclusivity…

Campus & Community

MSNBC Political Analyst/Host Joy-Ann Reid to Speak for University Lectures in April

Tuesday, March 6, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

In addition to her work on MSNBC, including hosting “AM Joy”  Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to noon ET, Reid is a columnist for The Daily Beast and teaches the Newhouse School course Race, Gender and Media at SU’s Fisher Center in Manhattan.

Associated Press

Finding Justice in a Cold Case

Tuesday, February 27, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Janis McDonald, a law professor and co-founder of the Cold Case Justice Initiative at Syracuse University, recently spoke with the Associated Press about a racially-inspired murder from the 1940s that remains unsolved to this day. The case has been re-opened…

Arts & Culture

Black History Commemorative Event to Feature Poets Kavi Ade and Vision

Tuesday, February 20, 2018, By Samarth Sharma

This year’s Black History Month commemorative event, Mending Masculinity, is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 21, in HBC Gifford Auditorium at 7 p.m. The event features poetic expressions by Philadelphia-based poets Kavindu “Kavi” Ade and Perry “Vision” DiVirgillio. The event is free…

New York Daily News

Law Expert Banks on Russian Indictments

Monday, February 19, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

In the New York Daily News, INSCT Founding Director William Banks spoke about the recent indictments that special counsel Robert Mueller filed against Russian nationals and businesses he called a wide-ranging effort to undermine the 2016 presidential election, “These indictments remind us that…

Arts & Culture

Virtuoso Organist Alcee Chriss III Will Perform in Malmgren Concert Feb. 25

Friday, February 16, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Organist Alcee Chriss III will perform a solo recital at Hendricks Chapel on Sunday, Feb. 25, at 4 p.m. His performance in the Malmgren Concert Series is part of his award for winning second prize in the 2017 Arthur Poister…

Veterans

Vice Chancellor Haynie Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services

Friday, February 16, 2018, By News Staff

On Wednesday, Feb. 14, Vice Chancellor of Strategic Initiatives and Innovation, Executive Director of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and Barnes Professor of Entrepreneurship Mike Haynie testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services on the…

WAER

Vice Chancellor Mike Haynie Discusses Senate Testimony before Armed Services Committee

Thursday, February 15, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Director of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families Mike Haynie recently testified in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee, asking for better treatment of military members and their families. His actions were highlighted in a WAER story, where…

Washington Post

With New CEO, Uber Looks to Avoid Risk

Tuesday, February 13, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Talking to the Washington Post, Syracuse Law professor Shubha Ghosh spoke as to why Uber elected to settle with lawsuit with Alphabet, which is Google’s parent company.   “A settlement leaves matters more ambiguous for Uber and gives the company…

Arts & Culture

Light Work, UVP, and PAL Project Awarded Grants from Joy of Giving Something Inc.

Tuesday, February 13, 2018, By News Staff

Light Work, Urban Video Project (UVP) and Photography and Literacy Project (PAL Project) have received $300,000 in grants from the Joy of Giving Something, Inc. (JGS). Distributed over the next three years, the funds will support education initiatives, artist residencies and…