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College of Law Adds 4 New Board of Advisors Members
Syracuse University College of Law has appointed four new Board of Advisors members: Peter Carmen L’91, Prashanth (PJ) Jayachandran G’98, L’98, Benita Miller L’96 and David Wales L’95. These appointments reflect the heft of the College of Law’s alumni and…
Required Information Security Training for Faculty and Staff Now Available
Data security has never been more important to the University as a community and as an institution. With bad actors constantly evolving their methods of attack, the University’s faculty and staff remain its first and last line of defense. All…
Lender Student Fellows Think Globally, Act Locally to Ease Struggles for Underrepresented Population
An interest in social as well as reproductive justice. A desire to deepen connections between a university and the community in which it’s located. Reducing the struggles of female refugees and their children. It’s true the current cohort of Lender…
Professor Awarded Honorary Doctorate for Contributions to Linguistic Theory, Turkish Linguistics
Jaklin Kornfilt, professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL), was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Cyprus for her contributions to theoretical and Turkish linguistics. The honorary doctorate is the highest honor conferred by the…
Falk Professor Roopnarine Leads International Discussion on Benefit of Childhood Play
Born into poverty in Guyana, a country roughly the size of Idaho in the northeastern corner of South America, Jaipaul Roopnarine had to contend with hunger, neighborhood violence and other adverse early childhood experiences. As a way of escaping this…
“SU professor reflects on encounter with Supreme Court Justice Breyer”
Roy Gutterman, associate professor of magazine, news and digital journalism in the Newhouse School and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, was interviewed for the Spectrum News story “SU professor reflects on encounter with Supreme Court Justice Breyer.” Gutterman,…
College of Law Welcomes 7 LL.M. Students in Spring 2022 Cohort
In January, the College of Law welcomed a new cohort of seven international students enrolled in the Master of Laws (LL.M.) program. “Despite the continued barriers and uncertainties caused by the coronavirus pandemic, this new spring cohort includes foreign lawyers…
Whitman School Launches New Professional Certification Program
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management has launched the Whitman Industry Readiness and Excellence (WIRE) Initiative, an innovative new program that strengthens the school’s commitment to prepare its students for a world of accelerating change. The WIRE initiative helps…
“Stricter ‘house arrest’ program for released migrants draws criticism”
Austin Kocher, research assistant professor in the Newhouse School with the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), was quoted in the Border Report story “Stricter ‘house arrest’ program for released migrants draws criticism.” Kocher, an expert on the US immigration system,…
“Vaccine Hesitancy Has Seeped Into Home Health Care”
Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, was quoted in The Atlantic story “Vaccine Hesitancy Has Seeped Into Home Health Care.” Landes, who has studied the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with disabilities, explained how the toll…