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Campus & Community

James Brower, Professor of Earth Sciences for 33 Years, Dies

Thursday, June 7, 2018, By News Staff

James Clinton Brower, 83, of Jamesville, passed away April 9 at his home. Born June 27, 1934, in New Rochelle, he was the son of Irving and Mavis Deans Brower. While growing up, he lived in many areas of the…

Campus & Community

Enshrined in Language

Thursday, May 17, 2018, By Rob Enslin

When the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL) bestowed the annual Gerlinde Ulm Sanford Award on Erma Martin in April, it marked the first time the coveted prize went to a non-academic. Which is just fine with Gail Bulman G’96, the award’s founder….

Campus & Community

2018-19 Remembrance Scholars Named

Monday, May 7, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee has chosen the 35 students who will be the 2018-19 Remembrance Scholars. The scholarships were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing…

Washington Post

“Quietly Revolutionary,” The TV Legacy of Bob Newhart

Sunday, April 29, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Newhouse professor and TV expert Robert Thompson recently spoke with the Washington Post about “The Bob Newhart Show.” Even 40 years after it has left the airwaves, the show still influences many others, with Thompson calling it “quietly revolutionary.” For a…

Radio Australia

Has Digital Age Altered Perception of Reality?

Friday, April 27, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

In this ever-updating digital age, some are wondering whether we’re losing our grip on what’s real and what isn’t. Radio Australia wrote a piece on this line of thinking, quoting pop culture expert, Trustee Professor and director of the Newhouse Bleier…

Politico

The Apprentice and The Presidency: What Carried Over

Friday, April 27, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Before he sat in the White House, President Trump occupied another desk- the one of judge, jury and executioner in his TV show ‘The Apprentice.’ Now, nearly a decade and a half after the show premiered, people are comparing Trump’s…

Campus & Community

135 Faculty, Staff Honored for Years of Service to the University

Monday, April 23, 2018, By News Staff

A total of 135 faculty and staff were honored on Friday, April 20, for their significant years of service to Syracuse University  marking the start of a new tradition and the return of a former tradition. A new tradition began…

Telegraph Herald

‘Roseanne’ Could Pave Way for Reboot Influx

Monday, April 16, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Initial concerns surrounding the blue-collar support of President Trump in the new ‘Roseanne’ reboot have since subsided after the show’s immediate rating success. Even more so, this may become a new trend within the TV industry. Media expert and director…

Washington Post

Bochco’s Legacy Lives on in Hit Shows

Tuesday, April 3, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Television writer and legend Steven Bochco passed away Sunday at the age of 74. Known for his cop dramas like ‘Hill Street Blues’ and ‘L.A. Law,’ the writer was memorialized in a Washington Post article, which quoted Newhouse Professor and…

Moneyish

Why Celeb Documentaries are in Fashion

Sunday, April 1, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

With documentaries like HBO’s ‘Andre the Giant’ and ‘Being Serena,’ we are seeing a new wave of ventures premiering more and more documentaries based on the lives of celebrities. Why is this? For Moneyish, Newhouse professor and director of the…