Media, Law & Policy
Teaching the Global Power of Sport, Olympics Through a Communication Lens
Historically, the Olympics have provided countless memorable athletic achievements—the Miracle on Ice men’s hockey team upsetting the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York; the Dream Team capturing gold at the 1992 Summer Olympics in…
IDJC’s ElectionGraph Launches Searchable Database, New Report Tracking ‘Inauthentic Influencers’
A new searchable database allows the public to examine groups running social media ads that mention U.S. presidential candidates, including secretly coordinated pages that are running identical videos or messages. The work is the result of comprehensive research through the…
Remembering a Maxwell Torchbearer: Michael O. Sawyer
While many have helped to shape the Maxwell School’s first 100 years, perhaps no one person embodies the spirit, mission and purpose of the school as thoroughly as beloved alumnus and professor Michael O. Sawyer. Sawyer spent almost his entire…
Maxwell’s First Female Full-Time Professor Was an ‘Indomitable Presence’
Marguerite J. Fisher G’42 joined the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs faculty in August 1943, as war raged across the globe. While the war necessitated women’s entry into the workforce, roles remained limited. Fisher, the first female promoted…
IDJC Launches New Poll With Ipsos That Tracks Attitudes Toward Civic Engagement, Democracy
University’s Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship (IDJC), in partnership with Ipsos, is launching a new poll that measures attitudes toward civic engagement, democracy and news and information. Each wave of findings from the Syracuse University-Ipsos American Identity poll is…
Alumna Pia Rogers to Offer Keynote at MPA Convocation
A long, distinguished career has taken Army Colonel Pia W. Rogers L’01, G’01 to assignments around the globe and led to her current position at the Pentagon. On Friday, June 28, she we will return to where her professional journey…
Second Edition of Disability Law and Policy Released for the Upcoming 34th Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act
Burton Blatt Institute Chairman and University Professor Peter Blanck’s 2nd edition of “Disability Law and Policy” was released in honor of the 34th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). “Disability Law and Policy provides an overview of the…
Terence J. Lau L’98 Named Dean of the College of Law
Syracuse University today announced that Terence J. Lau L’98 has been named the 13th dean of Syracuse University’s College of Law. The appointment, which begins Aug. 5, was approved by the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees. “We are…
What if D-Day Had Never Happened?: The Enduring Significance of the Allied Invasion of Europe 80 Years On
Eighty years ago this week the epic invasion of Allied air and ground forces swept across the Normandy peninsula to help defeat Adolf Hitler and his German war machine during World War II. A battle of more than 150,000 Allied…
College of Law Introduces Two Groundbreaking Intercollegiate Trial Advocacy Competitions
The College of Law will host two first-of-its-kind intercollegiate trial advocacy competitions in the 2024-2025 academic year. The new competitions are the National Military Trial Competition and the Syracuse Deposition Competition, bringing the total of hosted Syracuse Law competitions to…