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Q&A with Chancellor’s Citation Recipient Connie Orlando ’89
Constance “Connie” Orlando ’89, head of programming for Black Entertainment Television (BET), will receive a Chancellor’s Citation at this week’s Coming Back Together reunion. She previously was the senior vice president for specials, music programming and news at BET. In…
Three Top Broadcasters Earn WAER Hall of Fame Honors
Syracuse University public radio station WAER honored three distinguished alumni during its Hall of Fame Ceremony on Sept. 13 in the Newhouse School. The occasion marked the 70th anniversary of WAER as a campus radio station. Scott MacFarlane ’98 (Emmy…
CBT Celebrity Classic Brings Former Student-Athletes Back Together
The first Coming Back Together Celebrity Classic brought former student-athletes and fans together for a fun evening of remembering and reminiscing.
Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Begins Today with Parade, Opening Ceremony
The Office of Multicultural Affairs, in collaboration with campus partners, will host Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month (LHHM) starting today. The 12th annual program features a variety of events that highlight different aspects of Latino/Hispanic culture including lectures, music performances, festivals, art…
Climate Change is Strengthening Forest Fires
Anastasia Selby, an MFA candidate in the College of Arts and Sciences, fought wildfires for seven years in the 2000s. She knows how a fire of massive proportions can start from a singular spark from a vehicle. Being a veteran…
Militia Men in Charlottesville Not Supremacists,
As alt-right protesters and other counter demonstrators flooded the streets in Charlottesville, Virginia last month, another group made its presence known, and garnered a large amount of concern online. This was the militia men, a group of heavily-armed men with…
What Happened to Acid Rain?
It used to be a problem at the forefront of many minds. Now, it’s an honest question to ask; what happened to the threat of acid rain? It’s ties to climate issues remain abundant, and true, but has seemingly been…
Presidential Candidates Set Stage For 2020
Despite being over three years away from election day, it is never too early for potential candidates to start jostling for position. The Director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute Grant Reeher spoke with The Hill about this topic, though…
The Road to Intellectual Freedom
Renowned classical scholar and author, Michele Valerie Ronnick will present “14 Black Classicists: The Politics of American Learning” on Thursday, Sept. 21, at 5:30 p.m. in Bird Library’s Peter Graham Scholarly Commons (Room 114). The lecture is part of the 2017…
Maxwell Announces New Montgomery Gruber Professor, O’Hanley Faculty Scholars
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs announced Andrew Wender Cohen as the new Dr. Walter Montgomery and Marian Gruber Professor of History. Dr. Walter Montgomery ’67 BA (P.Sc.) and his wife, Marian Gruber, established the professorship out of…