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Media, Law & Policy

Aileen Gallagher Named Editor of EducationShift

Wednesday, March 1, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Newhouse School associate professor of magazine Aileen Gallagher has been named education editor of EducationShift, MediaShift’s journalism education vertical. Upon Gallagher’s appointment, outgoing editor Kathleen Bartzen Culver wrote, “Aileen… has a true passion for what we do… I know she…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Announces Its 2017/18 Season

Tuesday, February 28, 2017, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage Artistic Director Robert Hupp has announced the plays selected for the 2017/18 season. The six plays are “The Three Musketeers,” “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” “The Wizard of Oz,” “Next to Normal,” “A Raisin…

Media, Law & Policy

Mike Tirico ’88 Returns to Newhouse, Talks Journalism, Sports, First Amendment

Friday, February 24, 2017, By News Staff

“That was fun last night,” sportscaster Mike Tirico ’88 said as he greeted students Thursday morning, referring to Syracuse men’s basketball’s win over Duke the previous night. “That’s why sports matters.” Tirico visited the Newhouse School’s Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium to…

Arts & Culture

George Saunders’ First Novel, ‘Lincoln in the Bardo,’ Debuts at No. 1 on New York Times Bestseller List

Friday, February 24, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

For an author, you are truly in an enviable position when fans and book critics alike anxiously await your next creation. So it is for College of Arts and Sciences’ English professor George Saunders. Especially now, with the publication of…

Media, Law & Policy

SU Panel of Experts to Discuss President Trump’s Immigration Executive Order

Wednesday, February 22, 2017, By Martin Walls

Action by President Donald J. Trump on immigration policy has been swift. Just a week after his inauguration, Trump issued an executive order (EO) temporarily halting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries. It was immediately met with popular protests, scholarly analysis,…

Mediashift

Jennifer Grygiel Authors Piece on Enabling Students to Identify Bias in Product Development

Friday, February 17, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Jennifer Grygiel, Assistant Professor of Communications, wrote an article for Mediashift “How to Enable Students to Identify Bias in Product Development.”

Media, Law & Policy

School of Education, Newhouse Co-Host NYC Lecture by Expert on Media Literacy Feb. 15

Monday, February 13, 2017, By Jennifer Russo

British media educator David Buckingham will speak on critical thinking in the digital media age in The Douglas Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Series at 91 Horatio in New York City Wednesday, February 15. Buckingham, an Emeritus Professor at Loughborough…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses Most Recent Immigration Issues via University Senate’s Open Forum

Wednesday, February 8, 2017, By News Staff

At the Syracuse University Senate’s open forum on Wednesday, Feb. 8, Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly provided updates on a number of important issues and University initiatives. The provost also fielded and addressed several questions from students, faculty and…

Arts & Culture

Carver Reading Series Continues with Author Alexander Chee

Tuesday, February 7, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

The 2016-17 Raymond Carver Reading Series continues on Wednesday, Feb. 15, with Alexander Chee, the Spring 2017 Don McNaughton Reader in the College of Arts and Sciences. He will participate in a Q&A at 3:45 p.m. and will read from…

Arts & Culture

Wayne Franits Named Distinguished Professor

Thursday, February 2, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

Wayne Franits, professor of art history in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Distinguished Professor by Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly. The distinction is one of the University’s highest honors for faculty members, bestowed upon…