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Media, Law & Policy

‘Assaults on Press Freedom, Here and Abroad, Endanger Democracy’

Monday, May 3, 2021, By Lily Datz

Roy Gutterman, associate professor of newspaper and online journalism and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech in the Newhouse School, wrote an op-ed for Syracuse.com: “Assaults on press freedom, here and abroad, endanger democracy.” Gutterman is an expert…

Campus & Community

University Names 2021-22 Remembrance Scholars

Friday, April 30, 2021, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee has chosen the 35 students who will be the 2021-22 Remembrance Scholars. The scholarships, now in their 32nd year, were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in…

Health & Society

What You Should Know if You’re Feeling Anxious About Returning to the Post-Pandemic Routine

Tuesday, April 27, 2021, By Matt Michael

A little nervous about getting back into your pre-pandemic routine? You’re not alone. A recent survey [PDF] from the American Psychological Association found that 49% of adults reported feeling uncomfortable about returning to in-person interactions when the pandemic ends. And…

Arts & Culture

Lorenza D’Angelo Receives 2021 Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award

Monday, April 26, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

Lorenza D’Angelo, a graduate student from the Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences, was selected as the 2021 winner of the prestigious Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award for her piece titled “Emotional Experience and the Senses.”…

Health & Society

Lender Center for Social Justice Hosts Community Conversation on Race, Disability and Justice

Thursday, April 8, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

The Lender Center for Social Justice, along with the Center on Disability and Inclusion and the Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series, is bringing the community together for a broad-ranging discussion on Policed Bodies: A Community Conversation on Race, Disability…

Arts & Culture

Curating the Bigger Picture: Evan Starling-Davis Approaches Literacy from Multiple Entry Points

Monday, April 5, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Evan Starling-Davis is a narrative artist, curator and producer. More precisely, he names himself a digital-age “griot”—a term used for traveling poets, musicians and storytellers who maintain a tradition of oral history derived from the African diaspora’s culture and history….

STEM

Celebrating Earth Day and Earth Month in April

Monday, April 5, 2021, By Melissa Cadwell

Around the world, April is a month of celebrating and increasing awareness about climate change and the environment. The Sustainably Management team’s goal this year is to inspire the campus community to learn how they can participate in helping protect…

Campus & Community

Audio Arts Student Searches for Second Chances

Thursday, April 1, 2021, By Amy Sloane-Garris

Allie Westbrook, an audio arts student, talks about her transition from undergraduate to graduate studies amid a year unlike any other. She graduated with a B.M. in sound recording technology in May 2020 and was a Remembrance Scholar. Like many…

The Chronicle of Higher Education

“Global: How International Students’ Perception of Racism in the U.S. Has Changed”

Wednesday, March 31, 2021, By Lily Datz

Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for The Chronicle of Higher Education Q&A piece “Global: How International Students’ Perception of Racism in the U.S. Has Changed.” Ma, who also serves as the director of…

“Research reveals gaping racial disparities in suburban arrests”

Sunday, March 28, 2021, By Lily Datz

Danielle Taana Smith, professor of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, was quoted in the Albany Times-Union article “Research reveals gaping racial disparities in suburban arrests.” The…