The Buffalo News interviewed Emeritus Professor of English Roger Stephenson, PhD, for a June 23 story about the late Chef Anne Burrell ’91. Stephenson taught Burrell in the late 1980s and early 1990s when she was a student at Canisius, studying English and communication studies. Burrell went on to earn fame as a television chef on the Food Network. She taught home cooks how to make restaurant-style dishes on the Emmy-nominated show “Secrets of a Restaurant Chef” and later coached amateur cooks on the long-running series “Worst Cooks in America.” Burrell died Tuesday, June 17. She was 55. Also quoted in the story is Kate Schilentz, a 2004 Canisius graduate and food journalist. Click here to read the story.
The Editorial Board of The Buffalo News credited Canisius University’s Teacher Residency Program for helping to strengthen the region’s teacher pipeline. The June 20 opinion piece explained how the program provides a pathway to longtime employment in this essential field. The article went on to say, “In these uncertain budgetary times, the folks running this critical teaching program are relieved to be independent of federal funding so districts can continue to rely on this pipeline of well-trained, prepared teachers.” Click here to read the full story.
Julia Anna Golebiewski, PhD, weighed in with The Buffalo News about whether the region’s job market will be able to hold up amid uncertainty caused by the Trump administration’s tariff policies. In the June 18 story, the associate professor of economics and finance indicated the local market has become more uncertain as businesses and consumers still don’t know just how much the tariffs will cost them. Click here to read more.
The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) invited President Steve Stoute to share a reflection on his recent week-long service encounter in El Salvador, as part of the Ignatian Colleagues Program (ICP). ICP is a formation program run by AJCU for leaders in higher education. President Stoute’s reflection appeared in the June 13 edition of AJCU Higher Ed News and can be read here.
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