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“Disney World annual passholders feel slighted as theme parks navigate COVID-19 pandemic.”
Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor of television, radio and film and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture, was quoted by the Orlando Sentinel for the article “Disney World annual passholders feel slighted as theme parks navigate COVID-19…
Audio Documentary Highlights Career of Professor Sarah ‘Sally’ Short
Syracuse University Libraries’ “Sound Beat: Access Audio” and Falk College recently partnered to produce a vibrant audio documentary featuring Professor Emerita Sarah “Sally” Short, an academic trailblazer in nutrition and proud Orange alumna whose dedicated teaching career at Syracuse University…
Arlene Kanter writes, “Religious freedom is no reason to deny people with disabilities the right to equality in the workplace.”
Arlene Kanter, professor in the College of Law and founder and director of the Disability Law and Policy Program, authored The Hill op-ed titled, “Religious freedom is no reason to deny people with disabilities the right to equality in the…
Graduate student Carolyn Garland writes “After Little Sisters v. Pennsylvania, employers have a choice they might not recognize.
Carolyn Garland, a graduate student in philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences, wrote commentary for syracuse.com, “After Little Sisters v. Pennsylvania, employers have a choice they might not recognize.” The recent court case resulted in the high court…
‘ADA LIVE!’ Focuses on Future of Disability Rights
Lex Frieden, “chief architect” of the Americans with Disabilities Act, is the next guest of the “ADA LIVE!” podcast, available Friday, July 24, at 1 p.m. ET at SoundCloud “ADA Live!” Frieden will engage in a discussion of the past, present…
Light Work Receives National Endowment for the Arts CARES Act Grant
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded Light Work a $50,000 grant as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Light Work is one of 855 organizations that the NEA selected from 3,100 applicants…
Urban Video Project Installation ‘In Solidarity’ Closes, Will Be Part of Light Work Fall Exhibition Series
Light Work’s Urban Video Project (UVP) installation “In Solidarity” went dark on July 8 to make way for a long-awaited upgrade of UVP’s projection equipment. The culmination of years of fundraising and planning, the upgrade will make it possible for…
“Disney reopens as a different world with masks, social distancing and light crowds.”
Robert Thompson, trustee professor of television, radio and film and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Pop Culture in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Orlando Sentinel article titled, “Disney reopens as a different world with masks,…
“Black Audiences Want Hollywood to Expand Beyond Slavery, Civil Rights Film Narratives.”
J. Christopher Hamilton, assistant professor of television, radio, and film in the Newhouse School, was interviewed by Morning Consult for the story, “Black Audiences Want Hollywood to Expand Beyond Slavery, Civil Rights Film Narratives.” Hamilton, an expert on the film…
Recent Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Alumna Receives Fulbright Grant to Study in France
Both of the post-graduation options Santita Ebangwese ’19, G’20 was considering would be a dream come true for most people. Would she rather play professional volleyball in Europe or go to medical school? During her incredible career at Syracuse University,…