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Newhouse School Establishes Scholarship Program in Memory of Late Dean Lorraine Branham
Mark J. Lodato, dean of the Newhouse School, announced the establishment of the Lorraine Branham Scholarship Program. Used primarily to recruit and support Newhouse students from socioeconomically disadvantaged populations and other underrepresented groups, the program will provide under-resourced, talented students…
Support in Times of Grief and Mourning
The Syracuse University community mourns the loss of two students, Trevor Daley Pierce ’24 and John “Jack” Lundin ’24. Pierce, a first-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Lundin, a first-year student in the S.I. Newhouse School…
Nikole Hannah-Jones Is the Next Guest of the University Lectures Series
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of The New York Times’ acclaimed “The 1619 Project,” will be the next guest of the University Lectures series on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. She will be interviewed by Rawiya Kameir,…
A Woman of Many Firsts: Focusing on Philanthropy
Joyce Hergenhan’s professional career was filled with firsts. The young woman who graduated from Syracuse University in 1963 advanced quickly in her career, first in journalism and then corporate communications, often the first female in executive positions. She rose quickly…
Newhouse Professor Embraces Technology to Deliver Interactive Hybrid Instruction
Associate Professor Barbara Fought has taught an online course for the past five years through the Newhouse School’s online master’s communications program. Her familiarity with digital learning helped her move her other courses online in the spring during the University’s…
18th Annual Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival Is Online for 2020
The 18th annual Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival (SUHRFF) is online from Sept. 24-26 due to COVID-19 restrictions. The film festival is part of Syracuse Symposium 2020-21: FUTURES and is presented by the Syracuse University Humanities Center in the…
Syracuse University Ranked No. 16 on Hollywood Reporter’s Top 25 American Film Schools List
The Hollywood Reporter has ranked Syracuse University No. 16 on its 2020 list of Top 25 American Film Schools. The University moved up two spots from 2019, when it was ranked No. 18. This is the eighth consecutive year the…
University Lectures 20th Season Showcases Actor/Activist Wilmer Valderrama, ‘1619 Project’ Creator Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renowned Designer Thom Filicia
The University Lectures series celebrates its 20th season this fall with three stellar speakers: actor, producer, singer and activist Wilmer Valderrama (“That ’70s Show,” “NCIS”) on Sept. 22; Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of The New York Times’…
Giving Back and Creating Opportunities: Gifting Textbooks for First-Generation Students
For Shelly Lotman Fisher ’80, a Syracuse University education came with lots of textbooks…and a whole lot more. “I loved every minute of my time there. I grew both educationally and as a person,” she explains. “It really helped give…
Newhouse Professors Receive Funding for Work on Technology to Combat Fake News
Two professors from the Newhouse School have received an $830,958 subcontract agreement for the development of technology to detect manipulated media and combat the spread of fake news. Stephen Masiclat, professor and director of new media management and director of…