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Paula Johnson writes “Rep. John Lewis, Rev. C.T. Vivian: men of principle and sacrifice.”

Tuesday, July 21, 2020, By Lily Datz

Paula Johnson, a professor in the College of Law and co-director of the Cold Case Justice Initiative, wrote a commentary for syracuse.com titled “Rep. John Lewis, Rev. C.T. Vivian: men of principle and sacrifice.” The commentary honors the late Rep….

Arts & Culture

Urban Video Project Installation ‘In Solidarity’ Closes, Will Be Part of Light Work Fall Exhibition Series

Monday, July 13, 2020, By Cjala Surratt

Light Work’s Urban Video Project (UVP) installation “In Solidarity” went dark on July 8 to make way for a long-awaited upgrade of UVP’s projection equipment. The culmination of years of fundraising and planning, the upgrade will make it possible for…

Health & Society

Ph.D. Candidate Receives Dissertation Fellowship to Analyze Contemporary Buddhist Charities in Southeast Asia

Wednesday, July 8, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

Sara Swenson, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Religion in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the recipient of the Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Awarded by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, the Newcombe Fellowship supports…

Campus & Community

Sororities Come Together to Raise Money for People Impacted by COVID-19 

Thursday, July 2, 2020, By Lisa Maresca

Greek life organizations have a long history of incorporating philanthropic work into their missions. That certainly was the case this March, when 13 sororities of the Panhellenic Council at Syracuse University banded together to raise more than $5,700 for people…

Campus & Community

New Measures to Ensure Security at Residence Halls

Friday, June 26, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: Last month, when students and families returned to campus to retrieve belongings from residence halls, more than 100 students reported missing or misplaced items from their rooms. The items were left behind when the University quickly…

Arts & Culture

Bandier Program Provides Curriculum for Inaugural Songwriting Academy

Wednesday, June 24, 2020, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School’s Bandier Program for Recording and Entertainment Industries has been chosen to partner with After-School All-Stars and TikTok on the inaugural Songwriting Academy, which launched today. The Bandier Program provides curriculum for the academy, which gives students from…

syracuse.com

Brice Nordquist writes “On World Refugee Day, celebrate resettled refugees who care for their neighbors.”

Monday, June 22, 2020, By Lily Datz

Brice Nordquist, associate professor of writing studies, rhetoric and composition and Dean’s Professor of community engagement, wrote the opinion piece for syracuse.com, “On World Refugee Day, celebrate resettled refugees who care for their neighbors.” In the letter to the editor,…

CNN

Mary Lovely writes “Trump’s removal of Hong Kong’s special status hurts the US more than China”

Monday, June 22, 2020, By Lily Datz

Mary Lovely, Professor of Economics in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, wrote commentary for CNN, “Trump’s removal of Hong Kong’s special status hurts the US more than China.” President Trump recently declared that he would remove Hong…

U.S. News & World Reports

Dessa Bergen-Cico writes “Self-Care for Social Reengagement in the Era of COVID-19.”

Friday, June 19, 2020, By Lily Datz

Dessa Bergen-Cico, an Associate Professor of Public Health in Falk College, wrote the commentary piece for U.S. News & World Report titled, “Self-Care for Social Reengagement in the Era of COVID-19.” Professor Bergen-Cico, who focuses much of her research on…

Chicago Reader

“The problem with Pritzker’s pandemic immunity orders”

Friday, June 12, 2020, By Lily Datz

Nina Kohn, who serves as the David M. Levy professor of law and associate dean for online education at Syracuse University College of Law, was interviewed by the Chicago Reader for the article “The problem with Pritzker’s pandemic immunity orders.”…