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“Eyeing Ukraine, Putin Huddles In A Tight Hawkish Circle”
Brian Taylor, professor of political science in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for the Radio Free Europe story “Eyeing Ukraine, Putin Huddles In A Tight Hawkish Circle.” Taylor, an expert on Russian politics, explained that historically it has been difficult…
Crucial Conversations Series to Be Offered Through Women in Leadership Initiative
The popular Crucial Conversations Series will be offered this semester through the Women in Leadership (WiL) initiative. The seven-week, in-person class will begin on Friday, Feb. 25, and run through April 8. Participants must attend for all seven weeks. Register…
“Sarah Palin’s Anti-New York Times Crusades Crashes and Burns”
Roy Gutterman, associate professor of magazine, news and digital journalism in the Newhouse School and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, was quoted in the Daily Beast story “Sarah Palin’s Anti-New York Times Crusades Crashes and Burns.” Gutterman,…
LaunchPad Hosts Hult Prize Competition
Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad will host the Hult Prize competition on Friday, March 4, from 2 p.m to 4 p.m, at the LaunchPad in Bird Library. The prestigious global business competition began as a partnership between the Hult Business…
Libraries Participating in Open Access Pilot
On Feb. 3, Syracuse University Libraries became a participating institution in the open access pilot agreement between NERL and Elsevier. Syracuse University Libraries is one of 13 NERL libraries, a consortium of America’s leading research institutions, participating in a novel…
Lender Student Fellows Think Globally, Act Locally to Ease Struggles for Underrepresented Population
An interest in social as well as reproductive justice. A desire to deepen connections between a university and the community in which it’s located. Reducing the struggles of female refugees and their children. It’s true the current cohort of Lender…
“Judge will toss Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against New York Times.”
Roy Gutterman, associate professor of magazine, news and digital journalism in the Newhouse School and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, was quoted in the NY Daily News story “Judge will toss Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against New…
Professor Awarded Honorary Doctorate for Contributions to Linguistic Theory, Turkish Linguistics
Jaklin Kornfilt, professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL), was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Cyprus for her contributions to theoretical and Turkish linguistics. The honorary doctorate is the highest honor conferred by the…
“In 1902, a remarkable and charitable house opened in a part of Southwest D.C. known as Bloodfield”
Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn, professor of history in the Maxwell School, was quoted in The Washington Post story “In 1902 a remarkable and charitable house opened in a part of Southwest D.C. known as Bloodfield.” Lasch-Quinn, author of the book “Black Neighbors:…
Falk Professor Roopnarine Leads International Discussion on Benefit of Childhood Play
Born into poverty in Guyana, a country roughly the size of Idaho in the northeastern corner of South America, Jaipaul Roopnarine had to contend with hunger, neighborhood violence and other adverse early childhood experiences. As a way of escaping this…