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Pop Culture Expert on the Influence of Hugh Hefner on America
With the passing of the famed Hugh Hefner, many remembered his place in American culture, and his influence on so many. Newhouse Trustee Professor and Director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture Robert Thompson commented on this…
Is Trump the Only Invincible Tweeter?
While Twitter has the power to remove any tweets deemed inappropriate, one man seems to get a pass with every post he fires out: President Trump. Twitter has defended their actions on the site, and Newhouse Professor and Director of…
Syracuse Symposium to Present Historian Lisa Kirschenbaum, Artist Vivek Shraya
Lisa Kirschenbaum will discuss “Belonging to the International: Gender, Sexuality and Communist Identity during the Spanish Civil War,” while Vivek Shraya will will kick off a two-day symposium titled “Embodied Beings: Exploring the Politics of ‘Queer’ in South Asia.”
Alumni Board Announces New Directors
The Syracuse University Alumni Association Board of Directors has announced the addition of four new directors. Effective July 1, Jennifer Dandrea ’05, Karen (Au) Frank ’03, Melissa Richards-Person ’89 and Jason Yaley ’05, G’06 are directors on the SUAA Board. The…
IVMF Goes Global: Sharing Best Practices with International Partners at Canadian Conference
As part of the growing portfolio of international partnerships, Nicholas Armstrong, Institute for Veterans and Military Families senior director of research and policy, along with Gilly Cantor, program evaluation manager, presented “Adapting the Collective Impact Model to Veterans Services: The…
Innovation Orange: Assistant Professor Evan Weissman
Assistant Professor of Food Studies Evan Weissman (from both Falk College and the Maxwell School) conducts research on a topic that impacts every human being: the food system. Weissman’s background is in studying land-use pressure and farmland preservation From the…
Department of Drama presents ‘Crazy For You’
The Department of Drama presents “Crazy For You” from the legendary songbook of George and Ira Gershwin. This Tony Award-winning musical takes a passion for theater and the desire to be loved and infuses them with the toe-tapping stylings of the…
Cohen Argues Against Cotton’s DREAM Comments
Senator Tom Cotton has gone on record, saying that if amnesty is allowed in the DREAM Act, “it will be the single biggest amnesty in the history of the United States.” While he argues this case, Maxwell Professor Elizabeth Cohen…
Trump’s NASA Nominee was Smart Move, says Expert O’Keefe
Many concerns have met the President’s nominee for NASA Administrator. While his political background deters some, Maxwell Professor Sean O’Keefe writes an op-ed in The Hill on why this may actually be a benefit to the position. “But if history…
SUArt Galleries Director Domenic Iacono to Step Down in June
Domenic Iacono, longtime director of the Syracuse University Art Galleries, announced that he will step down from his position at the University as of June 30, 2018. Iacono arrived at Syracuse University in 1977 as the registrar of the Syracuse…