Media, Law & Policy
Orange Shines Bright on Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ List
While 2020 has been a challenging year as the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, the entrepreneurial spirit of Syracuse University is strong, as evidenced by the University’s presence on the recently released Forbes Magazine “30 Under 30” listings of…
Maxwell Alumna Mallie Prytherch G’19 Named as a 2021-22 Schwarzman Scholar
Mallie Prytherch G’19, an alumna of the master of public administration program in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, was named today as a Schwarzman Scholar. She is Syracuse University’s second Schwarzman Scholar; the first, Kyle Rosenblum ’20,…
‘The Swamp That Needs Draining Now: It’s the Immigration Backlog ICE Created Through Indiscriminate Deportations’
Austin Kocher, a research assistant professor and faculty fellow in the Transactional Research Access Clearinghouse, wrote an op-ed for the Daily News titled “The swamp that needs draining now: It’s the immigration backlog ICE created through indiscriminate deportations.” Kocher’s research…
Syracuse University, College of Law Sign Agreement with Uzbekistan Institutions to Assist Uzbek Disability Rights Capacity Building
Syracuse University and the College of Law have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with three institutions from the Republic of Uzbekistan to strengthen academic ties with the republic, share expertise on disability rights and collaborate to create a disability…
Students, Faculty to Use Immersive Media to Explore the Complicated History—and Future—of Syracuse’s I-81
The construction of Interstate 81 in the 1960s cut through the city of Syracuse, leaving a wound that still pains the community five decades later. With newly secured funding from the Journalism 360 initiative, a team of Newhouse School students…
Syracuse Law Review and SUNY Upstate Hold Writing Contest on ‘COVID-19 Lessons Learned’
Syracuse Law Review—an academic journal published by Syracuse University College of Law—and SUNY Upstate Medical University are holding a writing contest open to all graduate students of Syracuse University and SUNY Upstate Medical University. Graduate students are encouraged to write…
‘Biden Transition: We Can’t Afford Time To Humor Trump’
In a recent commentary for Breaking Defense, Sean O’Keefe, University Professor in the Maxwell School, noted the opening of President Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address in 1981, where the Republican observed that the peaceful and orderly transfer of national authority…
Martin Bandier ’62 to Establish Marquee Scholarship Program for Students Pursuing Careers in the Music Industry
Legendary music publishing executive and Life Trustee Martin Bandier ’62 has made a substantial gift to establish the most prestigious scholarship program available to students aspiring to careers in the music industry. The gift, the latest in support of Forever…
Student Reporters Played Critical Role in WAER 88.3 FM’s Election Coverage
In keeping with the tradition of producing community-focused, quality journalism for Central New York, the news team at WAER 88.3FM, Syracuse University’s Public Radio Station, produced 48 stories related to the 2020 election in the final two months of the…
Middle East Expert Available to Discuss Troop Withdrawal, Iran
If members of the press are looking for insight and historical perspective on how the withdrawal of U.S. troops impacts the Middle East, and/or the report that President Trump considered attacking Iran to stop its growing nuclear program, Middle East…