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Media, Law & Policy

Peace Corps, Fulbright Evacuees Find Community, Opportunity at Maxwell School

Wednesday, November 4, 2020, By News Staff

On a Monday morning in mid-March, Jeremy Gonzalez opened his email and learned he was being immediately evacuated from his Peace Corps post in West Timor, Indonesia. Although the COVID-19 pandemic had already prompted travel restrictions around the world, his…

Institute for Economic Affairs

“We need a market for expert advice, and competition among experts.”

Tuesday, November 3, 2020, By Lily Datz

Roger Koppl, professor of finance in the Whitman School, authored an op-ed for the Institute for Economic Affairs titled “We need a market for expert advice, and competition among experts.” Koppl, who researches the economic theory of experts, comments on…

Campus & Community

New Special Collections Research Center Exhibit: ‘Provisions for Your Research Journey’

Tuesday, November 3, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) announces a new exhibition located in the Plastics Pioneers Reading Room on the sixth floor of Bird Library. The exhibition, “Survival Kit: Provisions for Your Research Journey,” is on display now through…

Veterans

Undergraduate Internship Award Provides Student Veterans With ‘Pathway to Employment’

Tuesday, November 3, 2020, By Matt Michael

When a national survey by Student Veterans of America showed that the No. 1 concern of student veterans is the lack of internships, Ron Novack and Jennifer Pluta from Syracuse University’s Office of Veterans and Military Affairs (OVMA) decided they…

Campus & Community

Members of the Council on Diversity and Inclusion Announced

Tuesday, November 3, 2020, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud today announced the 2020-21 members of the Council on Diversity and Inclusion. The council serves as a resource to our university on critical diversity and inclusion matters, including issues related to campus climate and elevating our inherent…

USA Today

“Trump election eve posts provide early Election Day test.”

Monday, November 2, 2020, By Lily Datz

Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communication in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the USA Today story “Judgement day for Facebook and Twitter: Trump election eve posts provide early Election Day test.” Grygiel, an expert on social media, says that…

Media, Law & Policy

New Threats, Familiar Challenges: Maxwell School Responds to COVID-19

Monday, November 2, 2020, By News Staff

How are scholars and practitioners across policy areas—economics, public health, education, social welfare—responding to the myriad impacts of the novel coronavirus? That’s what Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs Colleen Heflin wanted to know, and who better to ask…

Media, Law & Policy

Anticipating Environmental, Climate Policy Under Next President

Monday, November 2, 2020, By Daryl Lovell

What could the future of environmental and climate policy in the U.S. look like under a continued Donald Trump administration or a new Joe Biden presidency? Mark Nevitt is an associate professor of law and an expert in environmental and…

Campus & Community

Public Health Advisory: Update on Clusters Detected Last Week

Monday, November 2, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: Last week, I shared with you that the Syracuse University Public Health Team detected two emerging clusters of COVID-19, both of which were attributable to off-campus events. Over the last several days and throughout…

Afton Kapuscinski

Associate Teaching Professor of Psychology and Director of the Psychological Services Center