Media, Law & Policy
‘It’s a Hard Call’: Professor Sabrina Butler Discusses Process Addictions, Smartphones and School Bans
Across the United States, school administrators, parents, and students—as well as public health officials, attorneys, and teachers unions—are debating whether or not to limit or even ban the use of smartphones and similar devices in schools “from the first to…
History Ph.D. Candidate Honored With Guggenheim Scholars Award
History Ph.D. candidate Ian Glazman-Schillinger has been awarded a prestigious Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Emerging Scholars award to continue his dissertation research on late 20th-century hate movements. Glazman-Schillinger, in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is one of…
The Honorable Langston C. McKinney L’71 Courtroom Dedication to be Held on Oct. 30
On Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 4:30 p.m., political, legal and civic leaders from across the state will gather at the Honorable James C. Tormey, III Criminal Courts Building at 505 South State Street, Syracuse, for the dedication of The Hon….
College of Law’s 8th Annual Supreme Court Preview Discussion Is Nov. 1
The College of Law will hold its eighth annual Supreme Court Preview on Friday, Nov. 1, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Gray Ceremonial Courtroom in Dineen Hall. Robert Parker, chief of the Criminal Division’s Appellate Section at the…
IDJC’s ElectionGraph: Surge in Negative Ads After Summer Assassination Attempt
The number of negative ads on Facebook and Instagram in the U.S. presidential race surged after a July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump despite calls from both major parties to tone down heated rhetoric, according a new ElectionGraph…
Lamis Abdelaaty Awarded the 2024 Montonna Fund
Lamis Abdelaaty, associate professor of political science and director of undergraduate studies, has received this year’s award from the Ralph E. Montonna Endowed Fund for the Teaching and Education of Undergraduates. Awarded by the Maxwell School, the Ralph E. Montonna…
Grammy Award-Winning Artist Laufey Performs at LA Launch Party for University’s New Bandier Music Business Master’s Program
Grammy Award-winning artist Laufey captivated the crowd at an invite-only launch party for 鶹ƵUniversity’s new music business master’s program at Spotify Studios in Los Angeles. Laufey performed “From the Start” and other hits from her decorated album “Bewitched” at…
Selina Gallo-Cruz Honored as O’Hanley Faculty Scholar
Selina Gallo-Cruz, associate professor of sociology, is the latest Maxwell School faculty member to be named an O’Hanley Faculty Scholar. She was selected in recognition of her outstanding teaching and scholarship. Gallo-Cruz will hold the title for three years and…
University Unveils ‘Newhouse Family Plaza’ as Newhouse School Celebrates 60th Anniversary
The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications welcomed Donald Newhouse and his family back to 鶹ƵUniversity to mark the school’s 60th anniversary with an afternoon full of celebratory events highlighted by the renaming of the plaza in between the…
Newhouse School Launches Bandier Music Business Master’s Program
The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications is offering a new master’s degree in music business, expanding on the success of the prestigious undergraduate program in the recording and entertainment industries. Both degree programs are named after Martin Bandier ’62,…