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Media, Law & Policy

Second Edition of Disability Law and Policy Released for the Upcoming 34th Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act

Monday, June 10, 2024, By Celestia Ohrazda

Burton Blatt Institute Chairman and University Professor Peter Blanck’s 2nd edition of “Disability Law and Policy” was released in honor of the 34th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). “Disability Law and Policy provides an overview of the…

Campus & Community

Van Buren Street and Stadium Place to Be Closed on Saturday, June 8

Friday, June 7, 2024, By News Staff

Van Buren Street and Stadium Place in the area west of the JMA Wireless Dome will be closed to all traffic on Saturday, June 8, from 8 a.m. until approximately 5 p.m. to facilitate emergency water valve replacements in the…

Campus & Community

Student-Athletes Enjoy New Study Away Sports Communications Course

Friday, June 7, 2024, By Diane Stirling

They toured the offices of Fox Sports, SONY Pictures and the NFL Network. They got tips on making presentations from former NFL champions Lou Alexander ’12, Derrell Smith ’10 and Roland Williams ’97. They learned storytelling from sports broadcasters Andrew…

Campus & Community

School of Education Receives Gift to Fund Indigenous Teacher Preparation Scholarships

Thursday, June 6, 2024, By Martin Walls

An anonymous benefactor has given $150,000 to the Syracuse University School of Education to provide scholarships for Native American students preparing to become inclusive education teachers. The School of Education Indigenous Teacher Preparation Fund will provide scholarships to at least…

Campus & Community

Human Dynamics Task Force Members Appointed, Set to Begin Work

Thursday, June 6, 2024, By Wendy S. Loughlin

A task force charged with the reimagination of Syracuse University’s human dynamics academic programs has been convened by Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter. The work of the Human Dynamics Task Force will focus on programs in…

Campus & Community

Nimisha Thakur Receives Newcombe Fellowship for Doctoral Research in India

Thursday, June 6, 2024, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Nimisha Thakur, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Anthropology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received a Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Awarded by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, the Newcombe Fellowship supports…

Media, Law & Policy

Terence J. Lau L’98 Named Dean of the College of Law

Wednesday, June 5, 2024, By News Staff

Syracuse University today announced that Terence J. Lau L’98 has been named the 13th dean of Syracuse University’s College of Law. The appointment, which begins Aug. 5, was approved by the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees. “We are…

Health & Society

$1.25M Mellon Foundation Grant Supports Humanities-Oriented Project Focused on Pandemic Backlash and Public Health

Tuesday, June 4, 2024, By Wendy S. Loughlin

A project that uses humanities methods to document and explore pandemic backlash and the experiences of public health officials has received $1.25 million in funding from the Mellon Foundation. The multi-university effort involves historians and public health scholars based at…

Media Tip Sheets

New president for Mexico but same problems remain

Tuesday, June 4, 2024, By Ellen Mbuqe

Reporters looking for an expert on the issues facing the newly elected president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, please consider the name of Gladys McCormick, an expert on US/Mexico relations and associate professor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public…

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What if D-Day Had Never Happened?: The Enduring Significance of the Allied Invasion of Europe 80 Years On

Monday, June 3, 2024, By Kathleen Haley

Eighty years ago this week the epic invasion of Allied air and ground forces swept across the Normandy peninsula to help defeat Adolf Hitler and his German war machine during World War II. A battle of more than 150,000 Allied…