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New York Times

Composer and Lyricist, Stephen Sondheim, Passes Away At 91

Monday, November 29, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Eric Grode, Director of the Goldring Arts Program in the Newhouse School was quoted by The New York Times for the piece, “20 Stephen Sondheim Songs to Listen to Right Now.” Grode reflects on the life of Composer and Lyricist Stephen Sondheim,…

Media Tip Sheets

Syracuse University Experts: COVID-19

Monday, November 29, 2021, By Lily Datz

For members of the media looking for experts to comment on the complex and ever-changing issues around the COVID-19 pandemic, please see the Syracuse University faculty experts listed below. For additional media assistance, please contact: Ellen Mbuqe, Director of News…

Campus & Community

Architecture Alumni Enter Competition in Memory of Former Professor

Monday, November 29, 2021, By Julie Sharkey

A team of alumni from the School of Architecture has won an award for their project submission in “The Living Museum,” a new architecture competition focused on the design of micro- accommodation units immersed in the Sardinian landscape of the…

Campus & Community

Nominations for the 2022 Unsung Hero Awards Due on Dec. 15

Wednesday, November 24, 2021, By Delaney Van Wey

The planning committee for Syracuse University’s 37th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration is seeking nominations for the Unsung Hero Awards. The Unsung Hero Award nominations are due on Wednesday, Dec. 15, at 11:59 p.m. Nomination forms can…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Celebrates the Holidays With ‘Matilda The Musical’

Tuesday, November 23, 2021, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage celebrates the holidays with the multi-award musical treat “Matilda The Musical,” Nov. 19-Jan. 2. The production is co-produced with the Syracuse University Department of Drama. With music and lyrics by Australian comedian and songwriter Tim Minchin and based…

Media, Law & Policy

Threats to Environmental Law with Upcoming Supreme Court Hearing

Monday, November 22, 2021, By Lily Datz

Last week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a set of cases challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases. The justices’ decision in this pending case, West Virginia v. EPA, would have a huge impact on environmental law…

Media Tip Sheets

Dean David Van Slyke on Recently Passed Infrastructure Bill

Monday, November 22, 2021, By Lily Datz

Reporters looking for expert insight on all issues regarding infrastructure, please see comments from David M. Van Slyke, Dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and the Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business-Government Policy. Van Slyke…

Media Tip Sheets

On the legacy of South Africa’s F.W. de Klerk

Monday, November 22, 2021, By Lily Datz

Syracuse University experts are available to talk to media about the legacy of F.W. de Klerk, the last president to rule over an apartheid South Africa. De Klerk died earlier today at age 85. Please reach out to Ellen James…

Media Tip Sheets

Texas Mask Ban Violates the Americans with Disabilities Act

Monday, November 22, 2021, By Lily Datz

This week a federal judge has ruled that Texas’s ban on mask mandates in schools violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to court documents filed Wednesday in US District Court for the Western District of Texas. In part of the judge’s…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Athletics Announces $150M Fundraising Initiative to Create Unsurpassed Student-Athlete Experience

Monday, November 22, 2021, By News Staff

Two years ago, Syracuse University launched Forever Orange: The Campaign for Syracuse University, a $1.5 billion fundraising campaign that recently exceeded $1.052 billion in funds raised. Capitalizing on that momentum, Syracuse University’s Department of Athletics today announced it will seek…