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Message from the Comptroller Regarding Paper Paychecks
All paper paychecks dated Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, and continuing until further notice will be delivered through campus mail to each employee’s campus department. As a reminder, anyone with a NetID and password has the ability to set up direct…
Light Work Launches 2021 With Aaron Turner Solo Exhibition
Light Work will exhibit more than 20 works by Arkansas-based photographer Aaron Turner in its first main gallery show of 2021. “Aaron Turner: Black Alchemy, Backwards/Forwards” will be on view in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery through March 4, 2021….
‘Impeachment and Deplatforming Aren’t Enough to Move Forward’
Whitney Phillips, assistant professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, authored an op-ed for WIRED titled “Impeachment and Deplatforming Aren’t Enough to Move Forward.” Phillips is an expert on media literacy, mis- and…
New Paper Questions the Safety and Reward of Investing in Business Development Companies
A new paper by Syracuse University Professor Joseph Warburton offers compelling new evidence of the risk of business development companies (BDCs). Warburton, who holds dual appointments as professor of law in the College of Law and professor of finance in…
“Cobb, Gwinnett end 287(g) immigration programs, work to build trust.”
Austin Kocher, research assistant professor with the Transactional Research Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) in the Newhouse School, was quoted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for the story “Cobb, Gwinnett end 287(g) immigration programs, work to build trust.” Kocher, who specializes in immigration…
Application Cycle Now Open for the Tillman Scholar Program
The Pat Tillman Foundation (PTF) unites and empowers remarkable military service members, veterans and spouses as the next generation of public and private sector leaders committed to service beyond self. PTF has opened the application process for the Tillman Scholar…
Faculty Invited to Enter a ‘Brave Space’ to Learn Tools for Facilitating Challenging Conversations
When Jeanine Irons attended an international conference a few years ago, a fellow participant asked her why the room was set up the way it was—with two seats in the front facing the audience. The woman told Irons that the…
Carrie Mae Weems interviewed for “In Conversation”
Carrie Mae Weems, University Artist in Residence, was interviewed about her work on the PBS program “In Conversation.” Weems recently created a public messaging art series, called Resist COVID, Take 6!, focused on spreading messages of community and best health…
Schine Student Center Through the Years
As we usher in a new era at the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center, take a look back at the building’s memorable moments.
Robert Thompson interviewed for Boston Public Radio
Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor of radio, television and film and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the Newhouse School, was interviewed recently on Boston Public Radio. Thompson, an expert on popular culture, commented on the…