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The Trials and Tribulations of a Thirteen Year Conservatorship
Jonathan Martinis, senior director for law and policy at the Burton Blatt Institute was interviewed for The New Yorker article “Britney Spears’s Conservatorship Nightmare.” Martinis provides context for the lack of rights given to those in conservatorships, saying, “The rights…
Trump’s First Amendment Lawsuit Against Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube
Roy Gutterman, associate professor of magazine, news and digital journalism in the Newhouse School and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, was quoted by Yahoo News for the story “Trump is using an unusual legal argument in his…
Syracuse University’s First NIH S10 Grant Funds State-of-the-Art Microscope
For the first time in Syracuse University’s history, a department has received a prestigious S10 Instrumentation Grant from the National Institutes of Health. The S10 program, which supports the purchase of high-tech instruments to enhance research of NIH investigators, funded…
Should Michael Flynn Be Tried By The UCMJ? Syracuse Professor Weighs In
Mark Nevitt, associate professor in the College of Law, was quoted in the Washington Post story “Why the Pentagon isn’t heeding calls to prosecute Michael Flynn under military law.” Nevitt, a former military lawyer, said, ‘most of the instances in which…
Will President Biden Be Denied Communion? Syracuse Professor Weighs In
Margaret Thompson, associate professor of history and political science in the Maxwell School, quoted in The Hill story “Bishops to debate banning communion for president.” Thompson commented on the controversy over whether or not President Biden should be denied communion…
What Maya Angelou’s Poetry Teaches Us About Leadership
Mike Haynie, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation and IVMF founder and executive director, wrote commentary for USA Today entitled “How business leaders can prepare for work life after the pandemic: Read Maya Angelou.” Haynie spoke about leadership, saying,…
Syracuse Stage Expands Artistic Leadership Team
Syracuse Stage Artistic Director Robert Hupp has announced an expansion of the senior artistic staff. As of Sept. 1, veteran New York based director Melissa Crespo will become the theater’s associate artistic director. Kyle Bass, who currently holds that position,…
‘Does ‘Faith-Based’ Include People Without a Religious Faith?’
Does “faith-based” include people without a religious faith? Mark Brockway is a faculty fellow in religion and political science at Syracuse University. Brockway wrote a research-based piece for The Washington Post’s politics blog, Monkey Cage, in which he discusses how…
‘The US Withdraws From Afghanistan After 20 Years of War: 4 Questions About This Historic Moment’
As assistant dean for Washington programs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Mark R. Jacobson oversees year-round academic programs for the school’s D.C. headquarters at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Dean Jacobson is a foreign…
Separate Construction Projects to Temporarily Close College Place, Smith Drive
Two campus construction projects beginning next week will involve the temporary closure of College Place, due to crosswalk replacement work, and Smith Drive, due to the installation of Machinery Hall chilled water service. College Place Closure Campus Planning, Design and…