Media, Law & Policy
Carla Villarreal Lopez L’17: A Rising Career in International Disability Rights
Before arriving in Syracuse to pursue a master of laws degree, Carla Villarreal Lopez L’17 was already an experienced human rights lawyer. In her native Peru she served as a commissioner at the Ombudsman’s Office, as well as a professor…
Boris Johnson = Donald Trump? Not Really
Now that Boris Johnson has been elected the leader of the Conservative Party and the new prime minister of the United Kingdom, Glyn Morgan, associate professor of professor science at the Maxwell School, offered some reactions on how Prime Minister Boris…
Committee Members Appointed in Search for the Next Dean of the Newhouse School
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost Michele G. Wheatly today announced the members of a search committee for the next dean of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, following the death of Dean Lorraine Branham on April 2….
Free Speech Expert on Contemporary Standards of Offensive Language
Free speech expert Roy Gutterman, Director of the Tully Center for Free Speech and professor of newspaper and digital journalism at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School, is available to discuss to recent decisions on Iancu v. Brunetti and FMI v. Argus Leader handed down by the…
Newhouse Students Win RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Awards
The Radio and Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) recognized three Newhouse students in its 2019 Student Edward R. Murrow Awards competition. Elissa Candiotti ’18 (broadcast and digital journalism) won the Murrow Award for Excellence in Audio Reporting for her NCC…
College of Law Alumnus Frank Ryan L’94 Named US Chairman of DLA Piper
College of Law alumnus Frank Ryan L’94 has been named the next U.S. chairman of multinational law firm DLA Piper, the 4th largest law firm in the world, with offices in more than 40 countries. In his new position, Ryan…
Unless Designers and Users Intervene, Expect More Missteps in an AI World
A recent report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) paints a troubling future for artificial intelligence in terms of promoting dominant gender norms. UNESCO’s report maintains digital assistants like Alexa and Siri create a model of…
Newhouse Junior Selected for Bustle Diversity Internship
Shannon Stubbs, a junior in the magazine, newspaper and digital journalism (MND) program, has been selected for an internship created via a partnership between the Newhouse School and Bustle Digital Group to provide opportunities in publishing for students of color. The…
The Stand Connects Newhouse Students with Local Community
As The Stand director Ashley Kang tells the story, the project that would define 10 years of her professional life began in 2007, when now-retired professor Steve Davis wanted to get his news reporting students off campus. “All these students…
College of Law Names Advocacy Honors Society after Professor Emeritus Travis H.D. Lewin
The College of Law has named its student-run advocacy competition organization the Travis H.D. Lewin Advocacy Honors Society. In doing so, the college honors the faculty member who was instrumental in creating what was, in the early 1970s, a groundbreaking…