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Professor of Sociology and the Gerald B. Cramer Faculty Scholar of Aging StudiesRobert Thompson quoted by Christian Science Monitor Regarding Resurgence of Live Musicals on TV
“These are real classics,” he says of the shows chosen so far. “‘[The] Sound of Music,’ ‘The Wiz,’ ‘Peter Pan,’ ‘Grease’ – these are not exactly experimental musicals. These are big mainstream hits that already have been pre-sold by their position in the culture.” said Thompson.
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Director, Bleier Center for Television & Popular Culture; Trustee Professor of Television, Radio and FilmProfessor Tej Bhatia Gives Plenary Addresses at Two Conferences
Tej K. Bhatia, professor of linguistics in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of South Asian Languages, has given plenary addresses at two distinguished conferences this fall. The first was at the 2016 Indo-French International Conference on Hindi…
English Department Establishes Memorial Fellowship
Joseph Hughes liked big words—so much so that his brother often consulted a dictionary while talking to him. “Joe was a bright man with a promising future,” he told the Daily Orange shortly after Hughes’ untimely death at age 32….
University Lectures Hosts Humans of New York Founder, Pulitzer-Winning Authors
The 16th season of the University Lectures will continue in the spring semester with Jhumpa Lahiri (“Interpreter of Maladies”), Sonia Nazario (“Enrique’s Journey”) and Brandon Stanton.
Maxwell’s Tanner Lecture Hosts Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter
Since 2012, the Tanner lectures have provided the Maxwell School with the opportunity to bring prominent civic actors to the campus and speak on issues of ethics, citizenship and public responsibly. On Oct. 14, the Tanner lecture hosted former Philadelphia…
Newhouse Student Organizes Reporters Without Borders Syracuse Chapter
As an aspiring journalist, Newhouse School student Elijah Shama has made an early start in his fight for freedom of press. Shama, a sophomore pursuing broadcast and digital journalism, has organized the Syracuse University chapter of Reporters Without Borders, an…
Crowston, Sawyer Take Best Paper Award at ASIS&T
School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty members Kevin Crowston and Steven Sawyer, along with colleague and former iSchool professor Rolf Wigand, were presented with a Best Paper Award by the Association for Information Science and Technology’s Social Informatics special interest…