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SU in the News: Tuesday, July 12
Christian Science Monitor quotes Newhouse School’s Robert Thompson on News of the World scandal in U.K.
Herbig, Van Aken named New York Foundation for the Arts fellow, finalist
Two faculty members in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Art have been named recipients of the 2011 New York State Council on the Arts’ (NYSCA) Artist Fellowship Program by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA).
Rubinstein appointed to steering committee of the Peacebuilding Systems Project
Robert Rubinstein, professor of anthropology and international relations in the Maxwell School, has been appointed to the five-member steering committee of the Peacebuilding Systems Project, a program of the Alliance for Peacebuilding.
Monahan named interim associate dean of Falk College Research Center
Professor Deborah J. Monahan will lead the research efforts of the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics effective July 1. In the role as interim associate dean of research, Monahan will direct faculty research, scholarship and entrepreneurship…
Bailey named IT director for Whitman School
Kevin J. Bailey of Syracuse has been named director of information technology for the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University.
Mehrzad Boroujerdi named president-elect of the International Society for Iranian Studies
Mehrzad Boroujerdi, associate professor of political science in the Maxwell School, is president-elect of the International Society for Iranian Studies.
Taylor writes ‘State Building in Putin’s Russia’
Brian Taylor, associate professor of political science in the Maxwell School, wrote “State Building in Putin’s Russia” (Cambridge University Press).
Junko Therese Takeda writes ‘Between Crown and Commerce’ on early Mediterranean economy
Junko Therese Takeda, assistant professor of history in the Maxwell School, wrote “Between Crown and Commerce: Marseille and the Early Modern Mediterranean” (Johns Hopkins University Press).
Mountz receives Meridan Book Award
Alison Mountz, associate professor of geography in the Maxwell School, received the Meridian Book Award from the American Association of Geographers for Seeking Asylum: Human Smuggling and Bureaucracy at the Border
McPeak to lead international team seeking to reduce climate change conflicts in Africa
John McPeak, associate professor of public administration in the Maxwell School, will lead an international team seeking to reduce climate-change related conflicts between herders and farmers in Africa