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The Conversation

Why Didn’t the World End on Saturday?

Wednesday, September 20, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

While it may not have made it into the mainstream, there were some who predicted an end to the world last Saturday. Some Christian Zionists were committed to this theory, but Maxwell Emeritus Professor Michael Barkun? Not so much. “Improvisational…

Business & Economy

Poets and Quants Names Dharwadkar among Top Business Professors

Wednesday, September 20, 2017, By News Staff

In a first-of-its-kind list, Poets and Quants for Undergrads, a higher education website that provides information and counsel to those interested in business school education, features Ravi Dharwadkar, professor and chair of the management department at the Whitman School, as one of the top 40…

Veterans

Paralyzed Veterans of America Awards IVMF with Distinguished MISSION: ABLE Award

Wednesday, September 20, 2017, By Stephanie Salanger

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) was recognized among fellow veteran service organizations, service members, veterans, friends and supporters of Paralyzed Veterans of America for its work supporting veteran employment at an event in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 19….

Arts & Culture

New Ideas of Urban Design a Matter of Equality for Architecture Professor

Tuesday, September 19, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

In November, School of Architecture Professor Francisco Sanin and his 13 studio students will travel to Medellín, Colombia, to visit a city transformed. Once known as “the most dangerous city in the world” for its drug cartels and dangerous streets…

Campus & Community

Maxwell School Mourns Legendary Teacher, Scholar Ralph Ketcham

Tuesday, September 19, 2017, By News Staff

Ralph Ketcham, one of the longest-serving and most beloved and influential professors in the history of the Maxwell School, died on April 26 after a brief illness. He was 89. A Memorial Service will be held Monday, Sept. 25, at 3…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival Celebrates 15th Anniversary

Tuesday, September 19, 2017, By News Staff

Being held Sept. 28-30, the festival is part of Syracuse Symposium 2017-18: Belonging and is presented by the Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Media, Law & Policy

Perhaps this enormous and dangerous breach of data will spur Congress to take long-awaited action

Friday, September 15, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

William Snyder, a professor at Syracuse University College of Law and an expert on issues of cybersecurity, offers insight on the recent Equifax data breach. “For many years, Congress has considered data breach notification legislation to regulate who must be…

Media, Law & Policy

Gov. Christine Todd Whitman to Keynote Tanner Day at Maxwell School

Friday, September 15, 2017, By News Staff

The Honorable Christine Todd Whitman, former EPA Administrator (2001 – 2003) and former New Jersey governor, will deliver the keynote address at Tanner Day at Maxwell, a series of lectures and panel discussions focused on the “Future of Citizenship and…

Campus & Community

Q&A with Chancellor’s Citation Recipient Connie Orlando ’89

Friday, September 15, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Constance “Connie” Orlando ’89, head of programming for Black Entertainment Television (BET), will receive a Chancellor’s Citation at this week’s Coming Back Together reunion. She previously was the senior vice president for specials, music programming and news at BET. In…

Campus & Community

Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Begins Today with Parade, Opening Ceremony

Friday, September 15, 2017, By Rachel Friedman

The Office of Multicultural Affairs, in collaboration with campus partners, will host Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month (LHHM) starting today. The 12th annual program features a variety of events that highlight different aspects of Latino/Hispanic culture including lectures, music performances, festivals, art…