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Jelani Cobb on Race, Politics and the News
Jelani Cobb spoke about the current state of journalism, among other topics, Tuesday night (Feb. 12) in Hendricks Chapel. Cobb is a staff writer for The New Yorker, an NPR commentator and the Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism at…
Award-Winning Journalist and New Yorker Writer Jelani Cobb to Discuss Race, Politics and News
As part of this semester’s University Lectures series, acclaimed author, educator and journalist Jelani Cobb will speak about race, politics and the news on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The event—co-sponsored by the College of Arts…
College of Law’s Disability Law and Policy Program To Host Leading Human Rights Scholars as Part of CUSE Grant Project
The College of Law’s Disability Law and Policy Program (DLPP), through a Syracuse University Collaboration for Unprecedented Success and Excellence (CUSE) Grant, will host a lecture series throughout 2020 on the Effectiveness of Human Rights Treaties. The speakers include: Catalina…
Professor Lane Receives American Anthropological Association Honors
Falk College professor of public health Sandra D. Lane received the 2019 George Foster Award for Practicing Medical Anthropology in recognition of outstanding contributions to applying theory and methods in diverse contexts that demonstrate a significant impact on policy. The…
Knight Foundation Funds Research on Paid Political Ads on Social Media
Research that sheds light on messaging in the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign ads on social media has received funding support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The Foundation has awarded $148,000 to support Illuminating 2020, a project spearheaded…
U.S. Navy Leadership Shake-Ups: The Influence of American Politics
Sean O’Keefe, University Professor at the Maxwell School, co-authored the New York Times opinion article “We Led the Navy. Trump Does Not Share the Military’s Values,” and was interviewed by NPR’s 1A program and MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell for stories about…
Inaugural Political Training Bootcamp Jumpstarts Public Careers for Veterans
During Veterans Day week, 18 retired military service members convened at Syracuse University for the Veterans Program for Politics and Civic Engagement (VPPCE), created exclusively for veterans and military family members pursuing public office or political careers. A collaboration between…
When Art Meets Politics: Women’s Reproductive Rights
Lori Brown, Professor in the School of Architecture, was featured in a story about upcoming exhibitions on the Harvard Graduate School of Design website. Brown’s portion of the exhibition, Don’t Mess with Texas, incorporates a series of essays and maps…
Newly Renamed Syracuse University Institute for Security Policy and Law Expands Mission Toward Emerging Technologies, Intelligence Community
Syracuse University Institute for Security Policy and Law (SPL) is the new name for the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT), a collaboration between the College of Law and the Maxwell School. Founded by Professor of Law Emeritus William…
Social Work Students Explore Lead Poisoning of Children at Policy Forum
On Nov. 1, students in the School of Social Work in Falk College explored one of today’s major public health threats: lead poisoning of children in New York state and specifically, in Syracuse. Each year an estimated 1,800 children are…