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New Paper Questions the Safety and Reward of Investing in Business Development Companies
A new paper by Syracuse University Professor Joseph Warburton offers compelling new evidence of the risk of business development companies (BDCs). Warburton, who holds dual appointments as professor of law in the College of Law and professor of finance in…
Faculty Invited to Enter a ‘Brave Space’ to Learn Tools for Facilitating Challenging Conversations
When Jeanine Irons attended an international conference a few years ago, a fellow participant asked her why the room was set up the way it was—with two seats in the front facing the audience. The woman told Irons that the…
Carrie Mae Weems interviewed for “In Conversation”
Carrie Mae Weems, University Artist in Residence, was interviewed about her work on the PBS program “In Conversation.” Weems recently created a public messaging art series, called Resist COVID, Take 6!, focused on spreading messages of community and best health…
“New Free Remote Tutoring Program Helping Students in CNY.”
Brice Nordquist, associate professor of writing studies, rhetoric, and composition and Dean’s professor of community engagement in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed by Spectrum News for the story “New Free Remote Tutoring Program Helping Students in CNY.”…
‘The Crisis of Democracy: A Marshall Plan for the Biden Administration’
Danielle Taana Smith, professor of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, wrote an op-ed for LA Progressive titled “The Crisis of Democracy: A Marshall Plan for the…
Healthcare Data, DNA Database Dangers During Pandemic
What could happen if massive amounts of American health data got into the hands of the largest Chinese biotech company in the world? U.S. intelligence officials are sounding the alarm. CBS’ “60 Minutes” episode airing Jan. 31 explores the dangerous…
“Law Enforcement Alert to Potential Violence at Federal Facilities.”
Corri Zoli, research assistant professor of political science in the Maxwell School and director of research at The Institute for Security Policy and Law, was quoted in the Government Executive article “Law Enforcement Alert to Potential Violence at Federal Facilities.”…
Light Work Presents the 2021 Transmedia Photography Annual
Light Work has announced the 2021 Transmedia Photography Annual exhibition of photographs by seniors from the art photography BFA program in the Department of Transmedia in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The exhibition will run through March 4…
Syracuse Stage Presents ‘Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992’
Syracuse Stage continues the 2020/2021 online on-demand season with the stunning documentary drama “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright Anna Deavere Smith. “Twilight” will be available as video on demand Feb. 3-14 at syracusestage.org. Smith…
Reversal of Transgender Military Ban Is an Important Moment
This month, Pres. Biden repealed a Trump-era ban on transgender people serving in the U.S. military. “It is my conviction as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces that gender identity should not be a bar to military service,” read…