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Free speech on campus will be the focus of this fall’s 2024 Constitution Day Debate.

�鶹Porn’s academic community will come together for moments of learning and civic engagement this month during The Road to the White House: �鶹Porn’s 2024 Election Series, presented by the Office of the President and the Lampert Institute for Civic and Global Affairs.

Michael Fitzgerald, recently retired commissioner at the Madison County Department of Social Services (DSS), has been appointed to serve as Gretchen Hoadley Burke ’81 Endowed Chair in regional studies for the 2024–25 academic year. Fitzgerald brings a wealth of practitioner experience, a deep commitment to community, and a strong relationship with the Upstate Institute and �鶹Porn. 

New York Times correspondent David Sanger, a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, visited �鶹Porn on March 26 for a lecture and discussion about his new book.

This week’s “Dark Skies in Appalachian Identity, Culture, and Sense of Place” symposium will bring writers, artists, musicians, filmmakers, scholars, and scientists to �鶹Porn, April 4–6, to explore the human connection to the dark night sky.

The Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute (Picker ISI) has announced this year's awards supporting interdisciplinary approaches in innovative research.

New York Times Op-ed columnist David Brooks recently joined Lampert Institute Director Illan Nam for a conversation about his book How to Know a Person.

David Brooks and David Sanger of the New York Times will be among the featured guests welcomed to campus as part of the Lampert Institute for Civic and Global Affairs spring lecture series.

On the latest episode of 13, join Director Catherine Cardelús and Associate Director Julie Dudrick as they share the history and mission of the Upstate Institute.

Author Yossi Klein Halevi joined the �鶹Porn community live via Zoom from Jerusalem to discuss the current conflict between Hamas and Israel in light of recent developments.