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Campus & Community

History-maker at University College: Single Mom, Odds Set Against Her, Flies Past Barriers

Friday, February 24, 2017, By Sean Kirst

Tani Huddleson finds strength by remembering the hardest point. She was barely 16, a single mother with a newborn child in Mattydale, a gritty working community just north of Syracuse. She had dropped out of high school to care for…

Campus & Community

University Presents Record-Breaking Amount to United Way from Employee Fundraising Campaign

Friday, February 24, 2017, By News Staff

During halftime at Wednesday night’s men’s basketball game, Syracuse University presented the United Way with a record-breaking dollar amount—$240,000—raised through its annual employee fundraising campaign. Just prior to the check presentation, United Way President Frank Lazarski was also recognized by…

Arts & Culture

Sharif Anael-Bey to Speak for Sankofa Lecture Series

Thursday, February 23, 2017, By Briana Rinaldo

The Office of Program Development and the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) are hosting author Sharif Anael-Bey ’95 for the Sankofa Lecture Series. His presentation—“Black History Month Relevant?”—is Monday, Feb. 27, at 6 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons,…

Campus & Community

Update: Duct Bank Restoration Project Taking Place on South Campus

Tuesday, February 21, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Work continues today (Wednesday, February 22) on South Campus to restore duct banks along Skytop Road. Some of the work may be visible from the roadway and could impede traffic between the tennis courts and the Inn Complete. Construction across…

Voice of America

Associate Professor Roy Gutterman on Leaks and the Free Press

Monday, February 20, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Roy Gutterman, associate professor at the Newhouse School and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, was interviewed by Voice of America for the story “What Are ‘Leaks’ That So Anger President Trump?”

Health & Society

Falk College Students Host Makeup Drive for Transgender Community March 2

Thursday, February 16, 2017, By News Staff

The Department of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) in the Falk College is hosting a makeup drive to benefit the Syracuse-area transgender community on Thursday, March 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Schine Student Center. The drive…

Media, Law & Policy

Head of Fact Checking for The New Yorker Magazine Will Speak at Newhouse Feb. 22

Wednesday, February 15, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Peter Canby, a senior editor and the head of fact checking at The New Yorker magazine, will visit the Newhouse School on Wednesday, Feb. 22. “A Conversation with Peter Canby,” moderated by Newhouse associate professor of magazine Jim Shahin, will…

Arts & Culture

Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez to Speak Tonight

Tuesday, February 14, 2017, By Liam Sullivan

On Feb. 14, the Zeta Epsilon chapter of Lambda Theta Alpha, in collaboration with Lambda Sigma Upsilon, is hosting an event titled “Universal Woman—Brown Girl: Storytelling Through Resistance.” The event will begin at 7 p.m. in the Schine Underground and…

Talking Points Memo

Associate Professor Margaret Susan Thompson on White House Leaks

Tuesday, February 7, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science in the Maxwell School, was quoted in a Talking Points Memo story, “You’re Not Crazy, The Leaks Coming Out Of The Trump Admin Really Are YUGE.”

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School to Participate in Groundbreaking Training Initiative on Drone Journalism

Tuesday, January 31, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School of Public Communications will be one of four schools nationwide to host an innovative new program to train journalists in the use of drones, or unmanned aerial systems, for news coverage. The program was developed by the…