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Media, Law & Policy

First EMIR in DC Class Reflects Strength of Unique Degree Program

Tuesday, April 3, 2018, By Keith Kobland

Twelve students have enrolled in this semester’s first-ever offering of the Washington, D.C.-based Executive Master in International Relations degree, and together they reflect the extraordinary promise of this unique midcareer program. In its first year, the program has attracted students…

Arts & Culture

Barnard Zine Librarian to Headline Syracuse Symposium April 5-6

Tuesday, April 3, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong look at “Belonging” with a visit by renowned zine maker and librarian Jenna Freedman. A member of Columbia University’s Barnard College, Freedman will headline a lecture and workshop collectively titled “Classification and Language(s) of Belonging,”…

Media, Law & Policy

Major Factors Contributing to Statewide Teacher Strikes

Tuesday, April 3, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

Thousands of school teachers in Oklahoma have returned to the picket lines today for the second day of strikes, demanding more public education spending. In Kentucky, thousands of teachers packed the state Capitol calling for changes to their pension plans….

NBC News

Social Media Expert Comments on Facebook Censorship

Monday, April 2, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland recently announced a settlement concerning open expression on the Facebook page of its governor, Larry Hogan. This stemmed from deleted comments made by a Maryland citizen which sparked a debate over free speech….

AP

Bowhead Whales or Jazz Musicians?

Monday, April 2, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

New research has discovered the most musically-inclined whale. While that sentence seems odd, its true, as researchers have found that bowhead whales have created 184 different songs over a three-year span, a very high number considering the relatively low amount…

Health & Society

Applications Now Being Accepted for Health and Wellness Peer Educators

Monday, April 2, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

The peer education teams within the Office of Health Promotion in the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience are recruiting new, diverse groups of peer educators for the 2018-19 academic year. As peer educators, undergraduate students work with the…

Campus & Community

Reporting of Uranium Mines, Architectural Adaptive Reuse among Student Research Granted Crown Awards

Monday, April 2, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

Garet Bleir ’18 drove cross country last summer to Utah, Arizona and Colorado to take on a complex investigative journalism assignment. He was hired to investigate alleged human rights and environmental abuses involving uranium mining in the majestic Grand Canyon…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Observes 15th Anniversary of Whitman Day

Monday, April 2, 2018, By Kerri D. Howell

On April 6, Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management will observe the 15th Whitman Day, an annual celebration of Martin J. Whitman, founder and chairman of the High Conviction Fund, and his wife, Lois, for their tremendous generosity…

Media, Law & Policy

The 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act and Current Status of the Act Today

Friday, March 30, 2018, By Scott McDowell

Accusations have been brought against the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Secretary Ben Carson to pull back on enforcement of fair housing. Paula Johnson, a professor of law at Syracuse University College of Law offers insight on this…

Health & Society

Sexual Assault Awareness Month Begins April 1

Friday, March 30, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

The Office of Health Promotion, in partnership with student organizations, offices across campus and community partners, is hosting Sexual Assault Awareness Month throughout the month of April. The month offers educational, empowering and engaging programs and events to promote the…