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‘It Was Never All or Nothing in Afghanistan’
After 20 years of military engagement and billions of dollars spent, the United States announced that it will withdraw troops from Afghanistan. Syracuse University’s Mark Jacobson is the assistant dean of Washington programs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public…
Lender Center for Social Justice Hosts Community Conversation on Race, Disability and Justice
The Lender Center for Social Justice, along with the Center on Disability and Inclusion and the Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series, is bringing the community together for a broad-ranging discussion on Policed Bodies: A Community Conversation on Race, Disability…
Professor David Bennett Reflects on the Role of Current Events Over 60 Years of Teaching
Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence David Bennett grew up in Syracuse and graduated from Syracuse University with an undergraduate degree in 1956. “Then I went off to the University of Chicago, where I got my…
Expert Available to Discuss Migrant Surge at US-Mexico Border
For your continuing coverage of the surge of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, Latin America expert Gladys McCormick is available for an interview. McCormick, assistant professor of history in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, specializes in the political and…
A Legacy Gift Born of Enduring Love
When Morton Kaish ’49 first spotted Luise Meyers ’46, G’51 on a public ice rink in Syracuse, he was immediately drawn to the young woman he thought was “more beautiful than anyone I’d ever known.” Then, he discovered the beauty…
‘Improving the Security Situation Between US-Mexico’
Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history and the Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations in the Maxwell School, authored an op-ed for The Hill titled “Improving the security situation between US-Mexico.” McCormick is an expert on U.S.-Mexico…
Architecture Faculty Continue to Investigate Robotic Concrete Folding
If you’ve recently visited Slocum Hall, you likely would have seen the cardboard structure standing 10 feet tall, wide and long in the middle of the central atrium space. Dubbed the “Honeycomb Folds Mockup,” the pavilion is part of an…
Skepticism of Masks, Vaccinations Isn’t New: Ph.D. Candidate’s Research on 19th-Century Britain Provides Lessons for Today
Haejoo Kim, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of English, is currently researching and writing her dissertation “Medical Liberty and Alternative Health Practices in Nineteenth-Century Britain.” She is exploring 19th-century British anti-vaccination periodicals and pamphlets to examine the rhetoric. “When…
“We’re going to need a mute button to survive the presidential debates.”
Stephen Kuusisto, University Professor and director of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach at the Burton Blatt Institute, was cited in the Los Angeles Times’ commentary “We’re going to need a mute button to survive the presidential debates.” The author of the…
Celebrations and Solidarity: LGBTQ+ History Month 2020
October marks the annual Syracuse University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) LGBTQ+ History Month celebration. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center, in collaboration with campus partners, invites community members to learn about the…