Media, Law & Policy
President Obama nominates SU Law distinguished lecturer for Holocaust Memorial Council
President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint Menachem Z. Rosensaft to serve on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.
The NewsHouse: Environmentalist Majora Carter urges local action
The green activist recounts a career of making change in her South Bronx neighborhood.
Law school representatives to visit campus to connect with SU students
On Thursday, Sept. 30, Syracuse University Career Services will host Law School Day from 5-7 p.m. in the Panasci Lounge of the Schine Student Center.
Levey Lecture Series begins with Arnold & Porter LLP managing partner Sept. 23
As part of its Sherman F. Levey Distinguished Lawyer Lecture Series, the College of Law will host alumnus Richard Alexander L’82 on Thursday, Sept. 23.
Writer, director Rod Lurie to visit Newhouse School Sept. 23-24
Writer/director Rod Lurie will visit the Newhouse School on Thursday, Sept. 23, and Friday, Sept. 24, to discuss and present an advance screening of his film “Straw Dogs,” a remake of the original.
McMahon talk focuses on folk arts as ‘significant social capital’
Felicia “Faye” McMahon, associate research professor in the Department of Anthropology at Syracuse University, has been invited to coordinate ”Many Faces, Many Stories, Many Traditions” at Le Moyne College, Sept. 25.
‘Barack Obama and 21st Century Politics’ breaks down revolutionary movements behind president’s campaign
A new book by Horace Campbell looks at the economic, political, and social forces that converged to form Obama’s electoral revolution.
South Asia Consortium awarded $1.7 million grant
The Maxwell School of Syracuse University has announced that the Cornell-Syracuse South Asia Consortium has been awarded a $1.737 million, four-year renewal grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
Newhouse students, alumni help make a wish come true
Local resident Jake Penny, 14, has always dreamed of writing and starring in his own movie. That dream became a reality this summer with the help of students and alumni from the Newhouse School’s Television-Radio-Film (TRF) department.
TRAC: Asylum denial rates at 25-year low
According to a new analysis of Justice Department data by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), immigration judges are declining substantially fewer requests for asylum.