Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
Tuesday, February 11th, 2020
Dr. Jelani Cobb speaks at Syracuse University
In the current era of 24-hour news cycles and a first-class library at everyone’s fingertips, it’s good to occasionally pause and get a proper perspective. Last night Columbia University Professor and New Yorker writer Jelani Cobb said our political climate has become increasingly filled with pernicious thinking and antagonistic rhetoric. In addition to discussing the advantages and disadvantages of technology as a tool (to organize or to spread disinformation) he gave the SU community a short history lesson to remind us about the founder’s aims and the fragility of consensus.
Tags:20/20, Hendricks Chapel, Jelani Cobb, Syracuse University, The New Yorker, University Lecture Series
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Friday, April 20th, 2018
Sharon F. Owens, Deputy Mayor of the City of Syracuse discussed the national search for a police chief at today’s F.O.C.U.S. meeting. The process continues in May with profiling candidates and retaining a search firm. By September finalists will be selected, and the new chief is scheduled to start on the job in December.
Tags:2018, Deputy Mayor, F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse, Sharon Owens, Syracuse, Syracuse Police Department
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Sunday, January 28th, 2018
Angela Rye, political commentator and attorney was the featured speaker for the 33rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at Syracuse University.
Tags:2018, Angela Rye, BET, Carrier Dome, Celebration, Dr. Martin Luther King, Politics, State of the Union, Syracuse University
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