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Telling the Stories of War, Sebastian Junger Speaks With Newhouse’s Military Visual Journalism Students
Among some of the most prolific writers of the last century, a handful experienced the hardship of telling the stories of war. John Steinbeck, Martha Gellhorn, Jack London and Ernest Hemingway; all covered the harrowing and dangerous world that exists…
Climate Investor Tom Steyer Tells Students, ‘We Can’t Accept People Shirking Their Responsibility’
In a December 2010 article, Fortune magazine called California billionaire Tom Steyer the “jolly green banker.” During a talk at the Maxwell School last week, Professor Jay Golden asked Steyer to share why he retired from his lucrative career as…
Class of 2023 Falk Scholars: ‘I Am Forever Grateful to Those Who Have Made These Last 4 Years So Special’
Fourteen members of the Class of 2023 have been named Falk College Scholars—the highest academic award conferred by the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics on graduating seniors. Falk Scholars represent undergraduate students who display academic excellence, exceptional campus…
Air Force ROTC Cadet Emily Weaver ’24 Continues Family Tradition of Service
According to the Department of Defense, interest in military service is on the decline among the nation’s youth, especially those who are qualified for military service. Only 9% indicated they would likely serve in the military; such a low percentage…
Intellectual Property Law Expert Reacts to Canadian Digital Content Bill C-11
Canadian lawmakers passed a measure this month that aims to promote more Canadian cultural content on digital video and streaming platforms like YouTube, Netflix and Disney+. Known as Bill C-11 or the Online Streaming Act, the rules would govern these…
VPA Staff Member Dillon Hupp Wins Nearly $22K on ‘Jeopardy!’
On the afternoon of Jan. 4, Dillon Hupp accepted a job offer from Syracuse University as its new associate director of development in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA). On the evening of Jan. 4, Hupp received a…
A&S Graduate Student Advocates for Access to Unsanitized History of Kenya and Beyond
Joy Nyokabi Karinge was home in Kenya when she discovered that her grandfather had been tortured, detained and disenfranchised by the British for his part in the Mau Mau war in Kenya, a Kenyan revolt against British colonial rule in…
Calling All Faculty and Staff Artists! Submit Your Original Creative Works to ‘On My Own Time’
The University is pleased to announce the return of its participation in “On My Own Time”—a celebration of local visual arts that highlights the often-unsung artists who create art on their own time. 2023 is the 50th anniversary of this…
Bloom Social Scholarship Recipient Salma Silvas Seeks to Support Aging and Dying Community
In her distinguished career as a social worker, Jane Rockberger Bloom devoted her life to improving the lives of refugees who settled in the U.S. Bloom, a 1969 Syracuse University alumna and engaged Falk College Advisory Board member, died in…
The King’s Coronation: a historical oddity?
Next week, the world will watch the coronation of King Charles III, but what is the ceremony’s purpose? Alan Allport, Syracuse University history professor at the Maxwell School, said the coronation is a “historical oddity.” “The fact that British monarchs…