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Arts & Culture

Book Memorializes Symposium in Tribute to Late, Great African Writer Chinua Achebe

Monday, August 7, 2017, By Cyndi Moritz

In 2014, the Department of African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences held a daylong conference to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe’s landmark novel “Arrow of God.” The symposium featured some of the…

New York Times

Rick Burton: L.A. is a Winner Again With Recent Olympics Announcement

Thursday, August 3, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Rick Burton, David B. Falk Endowed Professor of Sport Management, was quoted in a New York Times story “Los Angeles Makes Deal to Host the 2028 Summer Olympics.”

LA Times

iSchool Professor Jason Dedrick on the LCD Panel Plant by Foxconn

Thursday, July 27, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

iSchool Professor Jason Dedrick talks to the LA Times about Foxconn opening a plant to build LCD panels in Wisconsin

The Wall Street Journal

Professor Jason Dedrick Explains the Impact of Foxconn’s Wisconsin Plant

Thursday, July 27, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

iSchool Professor Jason Dedrick is interviewed by The Wall Street Journal about Foxconn building a new plant in Wisconsin. According to the article “if Apple lost competitive ground to rivals, it could put some of Apple’s high-paying U.S. jobs in…

Business & Economy

Professor Jason Dedrick on Foxconn’s New Wisconsin Plant

Thursday, July 27, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Technology expert and iSchool Professor Jason Dedrick offers insight on the news that Foxconn is opening a new plant in Wisconsin. “Foxconn’s announced $10 billion investment looks like good news for Wisconsin. If completed, it would create a significant number…

Wired

Professor Jason Dedrick Quoted on the News of Foxconn Opening a Plant in the U.S.

Thursday, July 27, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

iSchool Professor Jason Dedrick is interviewed by Wired for the article The Tech Skills Gap Will Test Foxconn’s New Wisconsin Factory.  

Arts & Culture

Spanish Professor Explores Contemporary Latin American Performances

Thursday, July 27, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

While on research leave in South America, Gail Bulman, associate professor of Spanish in the College of Arts and Sciences, delved deeply into the performances of Latin American theater, its history, artists and live presentations. Her latest research explores how…

Frederick Carriere

Research Professor, Political Science

Syracuse University Professor: Other Nations Begin to Fill the Void Left by the American Retreat Off the Global Stage

Thursday, July 6, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Syracuse University Economics Professor and Chair of the International Relations program at the Maxwell School Mary Lovely is available to talk to media about the future of global leadership during the G20 summit. “President Donald Trump’s recent decision to withdraw from the…

Nourishing Millions podcast

Catherine Bertini Talks About Education Creating Opportunities for Women in Agriculture

Wednesday, June 21, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Catherine Bertini was a guest of the podcast Nourishing Millions to discuss  challenges that face women living in low- and middle-income countries today. Her interview appears on podcast episode two entitled “From the Farm to the Schoolhouse.”