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Frankie Bailey, University at Albany - Justice and Multiculturalism In The 21st Century

Bob Barrett — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:45:00 +0000

Last week the State University of New York at Albany School of Criminal Justice held their spring symposium.

Rick Mathews - Director of the National Center for Security and Preparedness

Joe Donahue — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:10:00 +0000

Rick Mathews is the Director of the National Center for Security & Preparedness and Program Director of the NY State Preparedness Training Center.

He joins us to talk about yesterday's events in Boston, MA.

Rick Mathews, the National Center for Security and Preparedness at SUNY Albany - Terror in Boston

Brian Shields — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:26:25 +0000

For more on the events today in Boston, WAMC’s Brian Shields spoke with Rick Mathews, the director of the National Center for Security and Preparedness at the University at Albany. He began by asking him if at this early stage he believes the explosions were the work of domestic or foreign terrorists.

Susannah Sheffer, Project Director at Murder Victims' Families for Human Rights at SUNY Albany

Joe Donahue — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:12:00 +0000

Susannah Sheffer, Project Director at Murder Victims' Families for Human Rights, will be speaking tonight at SUNY Albany’s School of Criminal Justice about her new book: Fighting for Their Lives: Inside the Experience of Capital Defense Attorneys.

The book tackles such questions as: How do attorneys who represent clients facing the death penalty cope with the stress and trauma of their work? Through conversations with twenty of the most experienced and dedicated post-conviction capital defenders in the United States.

What it is like for these capital defenders in their last visits or phone calls with clients who are about to be taken to the execution chamber? Or the next mornings, in their lives with their families, in their dreams and flashbacks and moments alone in the car?

Today’s event is at 5:30 at Husted Hall Amphitheatre.

UAlbany Connecting With Communities

Dave Lucas — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:54:23 +0000

The University at Albany has embarked on a program to strengthen its connections with the community.

UAlbany President Dr. Robert Jones "public engagement" initiative builds on a similar program that advanced the concept at the University of Minnesota, where Jones served most recently as Senior Vice President and spent a total of 33 years in academic and administrative leadership positions.

"Day After Day: The Diaristic Impulse" at the SUNY Albany University Art Museum - Audio Tour

Sarah LaDuke — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:35:00 +0000

Day after day: The Diaristic Impulse is the exhibition currently on display at the University Art Museum at the State University of New York University at Albany. The show explores the obsessive desire to record day-to-day activities, document private worlds, or chart the passage of time.

Corinna Ripps Schaming is the Associate Director and Curator at the University Art Museum. Here she takes us on a tour of the show and speak about some of the work on display.

"Day After Day: The Diaristic Impulse" at the SUNY Albany University Art Museum

Joe Donahue — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:12:00 +0000

The University Art Museum at the State University of New York University at Albany is currently showing Day After Day: The Diaristic Impulse. The exhibition explores the personal and immediate act of documenting day to day life – in ways that only the artistic mind could manage.

Janet Riker, Director of The University Art Museum, joins us to tell us more.

Also joining us – Ed Schwarzschild - associate professor at the University at Albany, SUNY, and a fellow at the New York State Writers Institute. A short story by Ed entitled “For the Record” is included the exhibition catalog. Tonight, Ed and fellow author Scott Hutchins will give a reading at the museum at 7pm.

Justice & Multiculturalism in the 21st Century at UAlbany

Joe Donahue — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:35:00 +0000

The UAlbany School of Criminal Justice is sponsoring "Justice & Multiculturalism in the 21st Century," a year-long project that will examine issues of justice and diversity through collaborations among scholars, students, and the community. The school's aim is to create opportunities for engagement with diverse populations across the University and throughout the Capital Region. Included in the project will be lectures, a film series, and panel discussions, culminating with a national symposium in the spring. Dr.

Obama to Visit Albany High-Tech Center with Cuomo

Tristan O'Neill — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:14:00 +0000

President Barack Obama is preparing to deliver a speech on the economy that will use the backdrop of a high-technology facility in Albany that grew out of a partnership with private enterprise and bipartisanship.

Beside him through much of Tuesday's visit will be Governor Andrew Cuomo. In his campaign in 2010, Cuomo made jobs and the economy part of his "new Democrat" theme. Cuomo has also shows a Democratic executive can work closely with Republicans, something the president has struggled with in Washington.

President Obama Will Visit Capital Region Tomorrow

Ian Pickus — Mon, 07 May 2012 11:36:31 +0000

The president will visit New York’s Capital Region on Tuesday, but his destination has shifted. WAMC’s Ian Pickus reports…

President Obama had been slated to visit the $4.6 billion GolbalFoundries chip plant in Malta when word of his stop first trickled out last week, but the Commander-in-Chief will now head to the University at Albany’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering instead.