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Arts & Culture

Incoming Drama Major Alethea Shirilan-Howlett ’24 Debuts First Full-Length Play on YouTube on Sunday

Friday, June 5, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Growing up, Alethea Shirilan-Howlett ’24, a senior at Jamesville-DeWitt (J-D) High School and an incoming first-year drama major (theater management track) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, dreamed of being an actress. After attending a pre-college arts program…

Campus & Community

Bea González to Retire After 36 Years of Creating Opportunity for Syracuse University Students, Connecting the University with the Greater Community

Wednesday, June 3, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

When Bethaida “Bea” González came to Syracuse at age 3 from her birthplace of Cayey, Puerto Rico, her family settled in an apartment on Adams Street, on the periphery of the Syracuse University campus. She had no way to know…

Health & Society

Burton Blatt Institute, UK University Begin Study of Inclusive Public Spaces and Accessibility of Streets

Wednesday, May 27, 2020, By News Staff

The Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University has begun a collaboration with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom focusing on groundbreaking research into the accessibility of public spaces and the social justice problems resulting from an exclusionary infrastructure….

Campus & Community

Members of the University Community Honored with 2020 Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence

Wednesday, May 27, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Several members of the Syracuse University community have been honored with Chancellor’s Citations for Excellence as part of the 2020 One University Awards. The Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence recognizes members of the University community who have made invaluable contributions to…

Media, Law & Policy

Dean Van Slyke Appointed by US Secretary of Defense to Defense Business Board Task Force

Wednesday, May 27, 2020, By Jessica Smith

As the first academic scholar appointed to the Defense Business Board, Maxwell Dean David M. Van Slyke joins a select group of business executives appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Defense to help make the department stronger and more efficient….

Professor Nina Kohn writes “Nursing homes need increased staffing, not legal immunity”

Saturday, May 23, 2020, By Lily Datz

Nina Kohn, the David M. Levy Professor of Law and Faculty Director of Online Education at the College of Law, wrote a commentary for The Hill titled “Nursing homes need increased staffing, not legal immunity.” In her piece, Kohn states…

AP News

“First commercial space taxi a pit stop on Musk’s Mars quest”

Saturday, May 23, 2020, By Lily Datz

Sean O’Keefe, University Professor at the Maxwell School of Citizen and Public Affairs, and W. Henry Lambright, Professor of Public Policy at the Maxwell School, were interviewed by the AP for the article “First commercial space taxi a pit stop…

National Press Club

“Covering Coronavirus”

Wednesday, May 20, 2020, By Lily Datz

Lynne Adrine, director of the Newhouse DC Graduate Program, was quoted by the National Press Club for the story “Covering Coronavirus.” The article covers tips, best practices and programs for journalists while covering the COVID-19 pandemic. Adrine says that a…

Health & Society

Southeast ADA Center Launches Disability and COVID-19 Portal

Thursday, May 14, 2020, By News Staff

The Southeast ADA Center (SEADA), a project of the Burton Blatt Institute and a member of the ADA National Network, has launched the Disability and COVID-19 Portal. The portal, in development since mid-March, began as a way for the SEADA…

Media, Law & Policy

Finalists Announced in 2020 Mirror Awards Competition

Monday, May 11, 2020, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications today announced the finalists in the 2020 Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting. Winners will be announced June 11 at mirrorawards.syr.edu. The finalists, selected by a group of journalists and…