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A Journalist to Watch: Shane Harris Talks Scandal, Surveillance, and the State of Reporting

by Angela Montefinise, Public Relations Office
June 10, 2011

It’s not every day that a former national security advisor recognizes you, taps you on the shoulder, and apologizes for not returning your calls.

But that’s exactly what happened to journalist Shane Harris in March 2004 at a small, invitation-only discussion on homeland security at Syracuse University. Harris was scheduled to discuss the media’s role in homeland security. John Poindexter, the former National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan, was also scheduled to attend.

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Dancing in the Dark: Experiencing Dance Without Sight

by Angela Montefinise, Public Relations Office
March 18, 2011

I must be out of my mind. What the heck am I doing here, on a Saturday afternoon, blindfolded inside a Staten Island library, grasping the shoulders of a total stranger in front of me? This is truly insane.

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The Research Fellowship that Uncovered a New Story of 19th Century New York

by Angela Montefinise, Public Relations Office
February 15, 2011

University of Missouri Ph.D. candidate Steven Carl Smith was sitting in a coffee shop near campus when he got the e-mail that changed his life as a young historian.

It was from The New York Public Library, informing him that he had received one of 21 fellowships to do short-term research at its landmark Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street.

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Enabling Social Change with Social Media: An Interview with Toby Daniels, Founder of Social Media Week

by Angela Montefinise, Public Relations Office
February 2, 2011

Toby Daniels is a proud, self-proclaimed enabler.

The founder of Social Media Week (which is happening in nine cities, with an opening reception at NYPL, its global event partner) has worked tirelessly for years to bring social media tools into the hands of individuals, businesses, and non profits.

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