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University Leadership Reminds Staff and Faculty about Existing Policies Regarding Government Relations, Political Activity and Lobbying

Monday, February 27, 2017, By News Staff

As civic discourse across the political spectrum increases, J. Michael Haynie, vice chancellor of strategic initiatives and innovations, has reminded Syracuse University employees about relevant laws, regulations and University policies affecting how the University and its employees engage in political…

Business & Economy

Student Shares Why Syracuse University Was Her First Choice

Friday, February 24, 2017, By Aishwarya Nag Choudhury

The reputation of Syracuse University, as well as the reputation of the economics department, was the deciding factor for Andrea Fleming to choose Syracuse. Fleming is a senior double majoring in economics and international relations with a concentration in European…

Campus & Community

History-maker at University College: Single Mom, Odds Set Against Her, Flies Past Barriers

Friday, February 24, 2017, By Sean Kirst

Tani Huddleson finds strength by remembering the hardest point. She was barely 16, a single mother with a newborn child in Mattydale, a gritty working community just north of Syracuse. She had dropped out of high school to care for…

Campus & Community

University Presents Record-Breaking Amount to United Way from Employee Fundraising Campaign

Friday, February 24, 2017, By News Staff

During halftime at Wednesday night’s men’s basketball game, Syracuse University presented the United Way with a record-breaking dollar amount—$240,000—raised through its annual employee fundraising campaign. Just prior to the check presentation, United Way President Frank Lazarski was also recognized by…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Joins Initiative to Expand Distance Education to Students Nationwide

Wednesday, February 22, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Syracuse University has joined a nationwide initiative that will make it easier to bring the University’s distance education programs to more students across the United States. The University received approval from the New York State Education Department to participate in…

Media, Law & Policy

Gov. John Kasich to Deliver Keynote Address at Newhouse School’s Toner Prize Celebration March 27

Monday, February 20, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich will be the keynote speaker at the award celebration for the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting on March 27 in Washington, D.C. The Toner Prize, sponsored by the Newhouse School, honors the life…

Arts & Culture

Raymond Carver Reading Series Continues with Author Ross Gay

Friday, February 17, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

The 2016-17 Raymond Carver Reading Series continues on Wednesday, March 1, with Ross Gay, recipient of a National Book Critics Circle Award and the National Book Award in Poetry. He will participate in a Q&A at 3:45 p.m. and will…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel Encourages Connection Through Courageous Conversations

Friday, February 17, 2017, By Shannon Andre

Earlier this spring, Hendricks Chapel launched Courageous Conversations, an open space for campus community members to come together to talk, build connections and promote understanding. The conversations offer a space where students, faculty and staff can engage in meaningful, helpful…

CNET

William Snyder offers legal perspective on year anniversary of Apple vs. FBI

Thursday, February 16, 2017, By Keith Kobland

William Snyder, visiting assistant professor of law, was interviewed by CNET for the article Apple vs. FBI one year later: Still stuck in limbo.

The Korea Times

Frederick Carriere on Controversial ‘Comfort Women’ Statues

Wednesday, February 15, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Korean activists and Japanese officials are at odds over the placement of ‘Comfort Statues’ that were recently erected near Japanese missions in South Korea. The statues, which symbolize the Korean victims of Japanese wartime sex slaves in the 1940s, have…