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Hurst-Wahl to Keynote Rockland Library Association Conference
“Creating Sparks That Light Our Profession” is the topic of the keynote address that School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty member Jill Hurst-Wahl will present when she keynotes the Library Association of Rockland County, N.Y.’s bi-annual conference. Titled, “Let The…
Wang Awarded NSF Grant to Study Online Privacy Models, Decision Tools
School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant Professor Yang Wang has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to conduct research on mental privacy models and the way those models may influence the privacy decisions and behaviors of online users….
AMC Networks Head Josh Sapan to Receive Dressler Award at Ninth Annual Mirror Awards Ceremony
Josh Sapan, president and CEO of AMC Networks, will be honored with the Fred Dressler Leadership Award at the ninth annual Mirror Awards ceremony June 11. Presented by the Newhouse School, the award is given to individuals or organizations that…
Chancellor Appoints Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence
Acting on a recommendation from the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Sexual Violence Prevention, Education and Advocacy, Chancellor Kent Syverud today appointed 30 members of the campus community to a standing Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence. “The members of this…
How University Union Makes It Happen
The most impressive part of Mayfest and Block Party is not the lineup of performers, but the process it takes to assemble them.
Scott Barrett Named Maxwell School’s Associate Dean for Strategic Communications and External Affairs
Scott Barrett has been named associate dean for strategic communications and external affairs at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He will assume his new position on May 8. Barrett has led all aspects of fundraising, as well as…
SBA Administrator Announces Funding to Support Expansion of Services to Vets
Maria Contreras-Sweet, the 24th administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and a member of President Obama’s Cabinet, held a press conference at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) on Tuesday, April 21, to announce that the…
Hinchman, Chandler-Olcott named co-editors of Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
The International Literacy Association (ILA) has announced the appointment of Kelly Chandler-Olcott and Kathleen A. Hinchman as new co-editors of The Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (JAAL), the leading peer-reviewed journal for educators of literacy learners ages 12 and…
Maxwell Hosts Symposium on South Asian Politics April 24
The Maxwell School continues its 90th anniversary celebrations with a symposium titled “Contemporary Politics in South Asia.” On Friday, April 24, The Cornell-Syracuse South Asia Consortium (SAC) will feature presentations by Johns Hopkins University (JHU) professors Walter Andersen and Touqir…
Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back: Relay for Life
“After I graduate, my first goal is to work for the American Cancer Society,” says sophomore public policy major Kathryn Miller, an 11-year veteran of Relay for Life. Miller first heard about Relay for Life when she was only in…