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Campus & Community

Message from Chancellor Kent Syverud and Dean David Van Slyke

Monday, September 13, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: This weekend marked the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. It was a time to reflect on the senseless loss of life, the heroism of many and how that event shaped our country and the…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse University Humanities Center Announces 2021-22 Syracuse Symposium

Monday, September 13, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

“Timely and timeless” is how Vivian May, director of the Syracuse University Humanities Center, describes “Conventions,” the theme of this year’s Syracuse Symposium. In the political sense, she says a convention can be a gathering or convening, as in political…

Time Magazine

Mark Jacobson authors “The U.S. Turned Away Jewish Refugees in 1939. We Must Not Repeat History With Afghans Fleeing the Taliban.”

Friday, September 10, 2021, By Lily Datz

Mark Jacobson, assistant dean for Washington, D.C. programs in the Maxwell School, wrote an opinion piece for Time Magazine titled “The U.S. Turned Away Jewish Refugees in 1939. We Must Not Repeat History With Afghans Fleeing the Taliban.” Jacobson, a…

Associated Press

Biden, Dems push Civilian Climate Corps in echo of New Deal.

Thursday, September 9, 2021, By Lily Datz

David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School, was quoted by the Associated Press for the article “Biden, Dems push Civilian Climate Corps in echo of New Deal.” Popp, who studies environmental economics, explains the…

Health & Society

Lender Center Fellowship Offers Students an Opportunity to ‘Work Locally, Think Globally’

Tuesday, September 7, 2021, By Matt Michael

About three years ago, Seyeon Lee was invited by CenterState CEO, an economic development organization in Syracuse, to help design a women’s wellness center on the North Side of the city. Lee, an associate professor of environmental and interior design…

CNN

The Effects That 9/11 Created On Travel Will Last Forever

Saturday, September 4, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Sean O’Keefe, University Professor at the Maxwell School, was quoted by CNN for the piece, “How 9/11 changed travel forever.” O’Keefe, former chair of aerospace and defense company Airbus, stated, “At the White House, I was a member of the National…

Media Tip Sheets

Merkel Prepares to Step Down With Legacy of Tackling Crises

Thursday, September 2, 2021, By News Staff

The AP wrote, “Angela Merkel will leave office as one of modern Germany’s longest-serving leaders and a global diplomatic heavyweight, with a legacy defined by her management of a succession of crises that shook a fragile Europe rather than any…

Spectrum News

Syracuse Pride: President Biden and Governor Hochul Both Attended Syracuse University

Tuesday, August 31, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Margaret Thompson, associate professor of history and political science in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for the Spectrum News Capital Tonight story “Biden, Hochul both earned degrees at SU.” Thompson commented on the recent appointment of Governor Hochul and President Biden’s history…

WJLA-TV

The Dangers of Individuals Evacuating Afghanistan

Tuesday, August 31, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Kristen Patel, Donald P. and Margaret Curry Gregg Professor of Practice in Korean and East Asian Affairs in the Maxwell School, spoke with WJLA-TV (Washington, D.C.) for the story “Lawmakers warning bad actors could try to infiltrate evacuees from Afghanistan.”…

Media Tip Sheets

What Went Wrong? Intelligence Expert Available to Discuss Afghanistan

Monday, August 30, 2021, By Matt Michael

The U.S. intelligence community is being accused of a massive intelligence failure, which led to the chaotic withdrawal of troops in Afghanistan. And now there’s a question of whether the dissolution of U.S. intelligence on the ground will make it…