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Maxwell Dean David M. Van Slyke Interviewed about Fundraising in the Age of Trump

Thursday, March 23, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Maxwell Dean David M. Van Slyke, professor of public administration and international affairs and the Louis A. Bantle Chair in business and government policy, was interviewed by NPR Morning Edition about progressive groups enjoying an increase in fundraising since Trump’s…

Campus & Community

Governing Procedures, Capital Project Needs Assessment Process and Summer Construction Planning Among the Agenda Items during Second CFAB Meeting

Thursday, March 23, 2017, By News Staff

The members of the Campus Facilities Advisory Board (CFAB) assembled on Wednesday, March 22, at the Office of Campus Planning, Design and Construction for the board’s second meeting since it was announced on Jan. 26. The CFAB, co-chaired by Michele…

Campus & Community

Council Develops Survey for International Students

Thursday, March 23, 2017, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University’s Internationalization Council has developed an online survey for all undergraduate and graduate international students to solicit feedback on their experiences, perceptions and interactions with the University prior to and throughout their academic career here. The survey can be…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Symposium to Present Conservation Ecologist Eric Sanderson March 30-31

Thursday, March 23, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong look at “Place” with a visit by an expert in ecosystem and landscape ecology. Eric Sanderson, senior conservation ecologist of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), will present “The Welikia Project: Discovering a Natural Sense of…

Health & Society

Professor Tom Dennison on AHCA Repeal and Replace

Wednesday, March 22, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

The House of Represenatives is expected to vote on the American Health Care Act — the GOP’s bid to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act — on Thursday, March 23. Professor Tom Dennison, an expert in health care, offers insight…

Thomas H. Dennison

Professor of Practice Emeritus, Public Administration and International Affairs
Campus & Community

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. to Deliver Syracuse University’s 2017 Commencement Address

Wednesday, March 22, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Vernon E. Jordan Jr., civil rights activist, business executive and attorney, will deliver the 2017 Commencement address at the ceremony for Syracuse University on Sunday, May 14, at the Carrier Dome. Jordan will also be awarded an honorary degree, a…

Health & Society

Panel Discussion and Free Screening of the Documentary ‘A Plastic Ocean’

Wednesday, March 22, 2017, By News Staff

Sustainability Management and student groups Students of Sustainability and Green Peace SU will be hosting a panel discussion on plastic pollution at 5:30 p.m. followed by a free screening of “A Plastic Ocean” at 6:45 p.m. on March 29 in…

Media, Law & Policy

Fall Rhetoric and Popular Culture Course to Focus on President Donald Trump

Wednesday, March 22, 2017, By Erica Blust

The fall 2017 course CRS 360: Rhetoric and Popular Culture in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS) will focus on President Donald Trump and the current intersection of politics and popular culture…

The Wall St. Journal

Professor Yilin Hou on China and Property Taxes

Tuesday, March 21, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Yilin Hou, Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs, was quoted in a Wall Street Journal story titled “China Kicks Property Tax to the Curb—For Now” Hou, who has extensively studied the possibility of a property tax in China, says…