Media, Law & Policy
College of Law Taps Alumnus and Entrepreneur Luke Cooper L’01 as 2022 Commencement Speaker
College of Law has announced that alumnus and Fixt founder and corporate executive Luke Cooper L’01 will serve as its Commencement speaker on May 6, 2022. Cooper is CEO of Latimer Ventures, a partner at San Francisco-based Preface Ventures and…
Industry Partnership Allows Newhouse Students to Learn and Work at a New, Cutting-Edge Media Campus
A professional partnership between the Newhouse School and Great Point Studios will support a unique learning and working experience for television, radio and film (TRF) students at a new, cutting-edge media enterprise. Lionsgate Studios, located just outside New York City in…
Faculty Student Research Team Will Examine Media Portrayal of Native Americans
Representations of indigenous populations in the news media is the focus of a funded research project spearheaded by Hector Rendon, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School. The project, to be conducted from January to May, is funded by…
Syracuse Law Announces the Deborah and Sherman F. Levey ’57, L’59 Endowed Scholarship
The College of Law and Deborah Ronnen, of Rochester, New York, announce the creation of the Deborah and Sherman F. Levey ’57, L’59 Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship, as part of the Forever Orange campaign, builds on and memorializes the enduring…
College of Law Honors December LL.M. Graduates and Exchange Students
At the conclusion of the fall 2021 semester, five LL.M. students graduated from the College of Law. These graduates, from Brazil, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, join more than 200 foreign-trained lawyers from around the world who are now College of…
Maxwell Professor Wins Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Book Prize
Catherine Herrold, associate professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School, has been awarded the Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Book Prize for her book, “Delta Democracy: Pathways to Incremental Civic Revolution in Egypt and Beyond” (Oxford University…
IAPP, Syracuse College of Law Partner to Present Inaugural Kurt Wimmer IAPP Westin Scholar Award
The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), the largest and most comprehensive global information privacy community and resource, today announces its partnership with Syracuse University College of Law to present the new annual Kurt Wimmer IAPP Westin Scholar Award in…
College of Law, Community Partners Win Innovation Award for Race and Justice in Central New York Series
The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Committee for Bar Leaders of New York State has announced that the Bond, Schoeneck & King Series on Race and Justice in Central New York (CNY) is the 2021 winner of the NYSBA…
Threats to Environmental Law with Upcoming Supreme Court Hearing
Last week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a set of cases challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases. The justices’ decision in this pending case, West Virginia v. EPA, would have a huge impact on environmental law…
COVID Misinformation and How to Stop It
The Surgeon General just released a toolkit to help people fight misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. It is geared specifically for people to talk about misinformation within their close circles of friends and family. Social media researcher Jenny Stromer-Galley, professor at…