Hostages of Credit: The Imprisonment of Debtors in the Khedival Period
Omar Cheta, assistant professor of history, contributed a chapter titled “Hostages of Credit: The Imprisonment of Debtors in the Khedival Period” to the book “The Oxford Handbook of Modern Egyptian History” (Oxford Academci, 2024).
See related: Law, Middle East & North Africa
Two Maxwell Seniors Named 2024 Syracuse University Scholars
Alana Coffman (international relations, citizenship and civic engagement) and Iona Volynets (international relations, history) were among those named 2024 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor the University bestows.
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Khalil Weighs In on Sen. Schumer’s Plea for Israel to Forge a Ceasefire, Mideast Crisis on WABC-TV
“It is unprecedented in part because of who Senator Schumer is. He’s not only the Senate majority leader, he’s a democrat, but he’s also the highest-ranking Jewish official, the first Jewish Senate majority leader. So there’s a number of aspects here that are really important to and that add weight to what he’s saying,” says Osamah Khalil, professor of history.
Faulkner Discusses New York State’s Adultery Law in Washington Post Article
Laws criminalizing adultery are on the books in a handful of other states but are rarely enforced. In most cases, they were put on the books at a time when adultery was among the only ways to obtain a divorce, according to Carol Faulkner, professor of history.
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Mellon Foundation Names Tessa Murphy a New Directions Fellow
The honor comes with funding for training for qualitative analysis of archival information in her research of people who were enslaved in British Crown Colonies.
See related: Awards & Honors, Colonialism, Grant Awards, Latin America & the Caribbean
Maxwell History Alumna to Share Career, Advocacy Experiences During April 17 Talk
Sandhya Bathija leads the communications efforts for Campaign Legal Center in Washington, D.C.
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In New Book, Khalil Explores Post-Vietnam Failures in US Domestic and Foreign Policies
Osamah Khalil, professor of history and chair of the International Relations Undergraduate Program, has written “A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad from Kennedy to Biden” (Harvard University Press, 2024).
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History Professor David Bennett’s Ties to Men’s Basketball Program Span Generations
He’s been in attendance for the home coaching debuts of the last five Syracuse head coaches.
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New Degree Program Explores the Intersection of Law, Society and Policy
The interdisciplinary integrated learning major offered at the Maxwell School capitalizes on faculty expertise and widens student career pathways.
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Romano Provides Comprehensive Account of Venice History From Its Origins to the Present in New Book
Dennis Romano, professor emeritus of history, has written “Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City” (Oxford University Press, 2024).
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Jess Hogbin Awarded the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Fellowship
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Diem Discusses Monastic Rules of Love in the Middle Ages on Monk’s Whispers Podcast
Love in a monastery? Can this be? Albrecht Diem, professor of history, examines the monastic rules of the time to explore how friendship, love and sexual attraction were discussed between monks in the 9th-century Reichenau monastery.
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Syracuse University Students Represent China at Model United Nations Conference
The delegation was led by Maxwell students Lily Collins, Alana Auchmoody and Chenglu Jiang.
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Khalil Comments on Secretary of State Blinken’s Latest Middle East Trip in Al Jazeera Article
With little indication that the U.S. will attempt to assert leverage over Israel, Blinken’s latest trip to the Middle East is fundamentally “performative,” says Osamah Khalil, professor of history. “There is a face-saving domestic consumption element for [the Biden administration] and a separate face-saving element to allow Israel to claim some kind of victory,” he says.
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Khalil Discusses US Support for Israel in Newsweek and Vox Articles
“As this continues over the next few weeks, you’re going to see even greater distance between the U.S. and its allies, and the U.S. and Israel increasingly isolated,” says Osamah Khalil, professor of history and chair of the International Relations Undergraduate Program.