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Professor Bill Banks on the news that the senate has changed the rules of filibustering Supreme Court nominees
Professor of Law William Banks offered commentary on the news that the Senate has changed rules on filibustering Supreme Court nominations, thus bypassing any planned filibustering of Judge Neil Gorsuch. “The Senate (like the House) retains the power to establish…
Q&A: Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities
While for many students, spring marks a winding down of the academic year, it also marks the start of the application process for valuable scholarship and fellowship opportunities. Jolynn Parker serves as director of Syracuse University’s Center for Fellowship and…
Peter Cronin Named Vice President for Development
A highly accomplished institutional advancement officer with more than 30 years of experience in higher education has been named Syracuse University’s new vice president for development. Peter Cronin, who has spent the last three decades conceptualizing, leading and managing comprehensive…
Brand experts warn Raiders about dangers of knock-off Vegas gear
The Raiders will soon relocate to Las Vegas, but until they do, they’ll continue to be known as the Oakland Raiders.It could be three years before the move is finalized and the Raiders play their first regular-season game in Las…
Summer Linguistics Boot Camp Immerses Students in African Luyia Languages
Students interested in learning more about the field of linguistics—and delving deep into a set of African languages—are encouraged to enroll in a new summer course, Linguistics Boot Camp. Under the direction of Assistant Professor Christopher Green, students will review…
Phonologist Documents Tonology, Syntax of Distinctive Kenyan Languages With NSF Grant
Last year, Christopher Green, assistant professor of linguistics, spent a month in Kenya with colleagues at Kenyatta University and members of the Luyia ethnic group to continue to explore and better understand the richness of their languages. Green spent many…
SBIR/STTR Federal Grant Opportunities Workshop on April 21
Learn how to access over $2 billion in annual grant opportunities. The Blackstone LaunchPad is sponsoring a SBIR/STTR Federal Grant Opportunities workshop on April 21 from 1–3:30 p.m., in the Blackstone LaunchPad and Peter Graham Scholarly Commons on the first…
Professor Rick Burton Discusses North Carolina’s Latest Bathroom Bill
Rick Burton, David B. Falk Endowed Professor of Sport Management, was quoted in an NBC News story “Even After Repeal, HB2 Controversy Could Cost North Carolina.”
Alumnus Honored for Entrepreneurship in Making Bagels an American Staple, Philanthropy
Marvin Lender ’63 has many wonderful memories about his family’s bagel bakery while growing up. Lender remembers the times he would stand at a bench making bagels by hand—a skill that could take up to a year to learn—in the…
Hank Greenwald: A Great Syracuse Alumnus, a Broadcasting Giant, on the Hope of Opening Day
Opening day has always mattered to Hank Greenwald ’57. In his early childhood in Detroit, just after World War II, he felt the electricity when his hometown Tigers opened the baseball season at the legendary ballpark known then as Briggs…