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Business & Economy

Professor Robert Ashford’s ‘Inclusive Capitalism’ Gains International Support

Wednesday, September 27, 2017, By Martin Walls

According to Robert Ashford, Bond Schoeneck & King Distinguished Professor in the College of Law, “In the time needed to read this article, the wealthiest 1 percent of the American people will have acquired more capital wealth with the earnings of…

LA Times

Pop Culture Expert on the Influence of Hugh Hefner on America

Wednesday, September 27, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

With the passing of the famed Hugh Hefner, many remembered his place in American culture, and his influence on so many. Newhouse Trustee Professor and Director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture Robert Thompson commented on this…

Health & Society

Syracuse Symposium to Present Historian Lisa Kirschenbaum, Artist Vivek Shraya

Wednesday, September 27, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Lisa Kirschenbaum will discuss “Belonging to the International: Gender, Sexuality and Communist Identity during the Spanish Civil War,” while Vivek Shraya will will kick off a two-day symposium titled “Embodied Beings: Exploring the Politics of ‘Queer’ in South Asia.”

Campus & Community

Alumni Board Announces New Directors

Wednesday, September 27, 2017, By John Boccacino

The Syracuse University Alumni Association Board of Directors has announced the addition of four new directors. Effective July 1, Jennifer Dandrea ’05, Karen (Au) Frank ’03, Melissa Richards-Person ’89 and Jason Yaley ’05, G’06 are directors on the SUAA Board. The…

Veterans

IVMF Goes Global: Sharing Best Practices with International Partners at Canadian Conference

Wednesday, September 27, 2017, By Stephanie Salanger

As part of the growing portfolio of international partnerships, Nicholas Armstrong, Institute for Veterans and Military Families senior director of research and policy, along with Gilly Cantor, program evaluation manager, presented “Adapting the Collective Impact Model to Veterans Services: The…

Arts & Culture

Department of Drama presents ‘Crazy For You’

Wednesday, September 27, 2017, By Joanna Penalva

The Department of Drama presents “Crazy For You” from the legendary songbook of George and Ira Gershwin. This Tony Award-winning musical takes a passion for theater and the desire to be loved and infuses them with the toe-tapping stylings of the…

Campus & Community

Search Underway for Director of Renée Crown University Honors Program

Tuesday, September 26, 2017, By News Staff

The College of Arts and Sciences has opened a national search for the next director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program. The college is actively seeking expressions of interest and nominations for this position. An all-University program administered by…

Business & Economy

Award-Winning Author, VP of Mozilla, Speaks at Bird Library Sept. 28

Tuesday, September 26, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Experienced marketing executive, futurist and award-winning author Alex Salkever will speak about his new book, “Driver in the Driverless Car,” on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library. The event is co-sponsored…

Health & Society

Kaya Oakes to Present Borgognoni Lecture Oct. 9

Friday, September 22, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

People under 50 increasingly distrust institutions and “don’t like the ways in which politics and religion get tied together,” says Kaya Oakes, an author, journalist and writing teacher at the University of California, Berkeley. She will deliver the Joseph and…

Media, Law & Policy

We Need to Ensure That Facebook Does Not Contribute to Unraveling Democracies

Friday, September 22, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Syracuse University social media expert Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, reacts to statements by Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO and founder of Facebook, on turning over Russian-linked ads to Congressional investigators looking at…