Media, Law & Policy
Entertainment industry manager Ed London ’49 to speak Sept. 22
Ed London ’49, a member of the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Advisory Council and retired managing partner of Gelfand, Rennert and Feldman in New York City, will speak on Thursday, Sept. 22, at 6:45 p.m. in the…
Newhouse professor launches blog, Twitter feed to assist journalists in digital age
Barbara Croll Fought, associate professor of broadcast and digital journalism in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, has launched Ready Reporter, a blog and Twitter feed. Featuring tips for reporters, Ready Reporter comprises two to three Twitter posts a…
Newhouse School’s Tully Center launches Free Speech Zone
The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications’ Tully Center for Free Speech has launched Free Speech Zone, an open venue for interactive commentary, news and analysis of issues at or near the intersection of free speech, media law and policy,…
TRAC: Immigration Court backlog climbs, criminal cases fall
The number of cases awaiting a resolution before the Immigration Courts reached a total of 285,526 at the end of July 2011. According to the very latest data obtained and analyzed by Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), that…
Syracuse University recognizes Constitution Day
To recognize national Constitution Day (Sept. 17, 2011, celebrated on Sept. 20 because it falls on a weekend this year) Syracuse University will provide free, pocket U.S. Constitutions and voter registration forms at E.S. Bird Library (ground floor), and the…
Maxwell School’s Transnational NGO Initiative to host leadership institute
Leaders from a range of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will converge at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University Sept. 14-20 to attend the inaugural Transnational NGO Leadership Institute 2011, which will prepare participants to take the…
IJPM announces lectures by Supreme Court journalist Lyle Denniston
The Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics and the Media (IJPM) at Syracuse University will recognize Constitution Day (Sept. 17) with a public lecture on “The Dynamism and Activism of the Roberts Court” by SCOTUSblog writer Lyle Denniston….
Law school representatives visit campus to connect with SU students
Students thinking about going to law school have a unique opportunity to connect with representatives from more than 70 nationally recognized schools at Law School Day on Thursday, Sept. 22. Law School Day will take place in tents on the…
Bankruptcy Clinic added as eighth clinic at Syracuse University College of Law
The new Bankruptcy Clinic at Syracuse University College of Law is an extension of the award-winning Pro Bono Bankruptcy Program started in 2009. Each clinic student will be assigned at least one bankruptcy client, and will supervise a team of…
PR exec Bill Doescher G’61 to visit Newhouse Sept. 20
Bill Doescher G’61, president and CEO of The Doescher Group, will visit the Newhouse School on Sept. 20 as a guest of the public relations department. He will present “Embracing Change: 50 Years in Public Relations” at 7 p.m. in…