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A&S Professor to Serve as President of Rhetoric Society of America
Gwendolyn Pough, dean’s professor of the humanities and professor of women’s and gender studies in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), will serve a six-year term as president-elect, president, and past-president, of the Rhetoric Society of America (RSA), beginning in July…
Panelists to Discuss Aktion T4 and Contesting the Erasure of Disability History During Virtual Event Oct. 18
Three queer Jewish disabled writers and artists each discuss their work on Aktion T4, a prime crucible of disability history, during a Zoom virtual event on Monday, Oct. 18, from 3-4:15 p.m. ET. Aktion T4 was a eugenics project in…
What to Expect with President Trump’s Speech on the Government Shutdown
Kendall Phillips, professor of communication and rhetorical studies at Syracuse University, is available to discuss President Trump’s primetime speech on the partial government shutdown. Prof. Phillips taught a class about the rhetoric of President Trump and popular culture and offered four…
Assistant Professor Patrick Berry Discusses New Book and Teaching Literary Skills in Prisons
As his new book “Doing Time, Writing Lives: Refiguring Literacy and Higher Education in Prison,” has hit shelves, assistant professor and chair of the writing and rhetoric program Patrick Berry was featured in an Inside Higher Ed article. He discussed…
Rhetoric at the UN, Similar to The Apprentice?
Kendall Phillips, professor of communication and rhetorical studies at Syracuse University, who is also teaching a class this semester on President Trump and popular culture, is available for comment on the recent speech by President Trump at the United Nations. “It…
Dana L. Cloud Quoted in Story on How to Win Any Type of Argument
Dana L. Cloud, professor and director of graduate studies in the department of communication and rhetorical studies, was quoted by Glamour magazine for the article “How to Win Any Type of Fight in 7 Strategic Steps.”