Media, Law & Policy

The New York State Senate and Assembly passed legislation this June that advances the establishment of technology commercialization clinics at universities across the state, modeled after the successful Technology Commercialization Clinic (TCC) program, launched and based at Syracuse University College of Law.

Deborah A. Freund, distinguished professor of public administration and economics at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has been appointed the 15th president of Claremont Graduate University (CGU). Freund will be the first woman to serve as CGU president and will formally take office in the fall.

Sam and Carol Nappi have given a $250,000 gift in support of the Cold Case Justice Initiative.

After several months of moderation, U.S. federal immigration prosecutions have returned to the high levels of last summer, according to an analysis of data by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC).

The Newhouse School presented seven awards at the fourth annual Mirror Awards luncheon honoring excellence in media industry reporting.

The Mirror Awards luncheon June 10 will be covered live via Twitter.

The Maxwell Policy Research Symposium, to be held June 10-11 at Syracuse University, will address the issue of long-term care insurance and services in the United States.

The number of cases awaiting resolution before the Immigration Courts reached a new all time high of 242,776 matters at the end of March 2010, according to TRAC.

According to an analysis of Justice Department data by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), the dramatic post 9/11 surge in prosecutions that the government categorized as terrorism has undergone a four-fold decline.

The Newhouse School of Public Communications will host a major media conference this June in New York City.