Media, Law & Policy
College of Law Dean Hannah Arterian to Step Down as Dean
Dean of Syracuse University College of Law and Professor of Law Hannah Arterian today announced that after 13 years of service, she will complete her term as dean on Aug. 1. She will be on leave, focusing on research and…
Walter Broadnax to be MPA Convocation Speaker
Walter Broadnax, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Public Administration and International Affairs at the Maxwell School, will deliver the keynote address at this year’s M.P.A. Convocation. A faculty member at Maxwell since 2008, he has had a long and distinguished career…
2015 Mirror Awards Winners Announced
Winners in the ninth annual Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting were announced today at a ceremony in New York City, hosted by the Newhouse School. Savannah Guthrie, co-anchor of “Today” and NBC News chief legal correspondent,…
Aging Studies Institute hosts Aging Families/Changing Families International Conference
Aging studies scholars from around the world convened at Syracuse University June 3-6 for the Aging Families/Changing Families International Conference hosted by the Aging Studies Institute and the International Sociological Association (ISA) Research Committees on Aging and Family. More than…
Newhouse Senior Wins 2015 Student Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence
The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) has awarded Newhouse senior Helena Battipaglia the Overall Excellence award in the first-ever Student Edward R. Murrow Awards. Battipaglia, who is studying broadcast and digital journalism with a minor in political science, won…
Video Assignment Encourages Newhouse Students to Tell Their Own Tales
The purpose of the assignment is twofold, Assistant Professor Corey Takahashi says: it forces the students to tell their own story and create a finished product that can be a great marketing tool in the highly competitive job market.
‘Campbell Conversations’ radio program wins two major awards
“The Campbell Conversations,” a public affairs interview radio program hosted by Maxwell School Political Science Professor Grant Reeher, has won two major awards: a first place from the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association in the Best Interview category…
Singleton Authors New Book
Theresa Singleton, associate professor of anthropology in the Maxwell School, is the author of a new book, “Slavery behind the Wall, An Archaeology of a Cuban Coffee Plantation,” published by University Press of Florida. In this, her third book, she…
Hromadzic Publishes ‘Citizens of an Empty Nation’
Azra Hromadzic, assistant professor of anthropology in the Maxwell School, has published a new book, “Citizens of an Empty Nation: Youth and State-Making in Postwar Bosnia-Herzegovina” (University of Pennsylvania Press), an ethnography that investigates the internationally directed postwar intervention policies…
Election 2016: Creating a ‘Roadmap’ for Next Administration
As U.S. presidential candidates focus their attention on the November 2016 election, a select group of academics, government leaders and other stakeholders is concentrating on what happens after the win.