Media, Law & Policy
Capstone Thesis Prepares History Alumna for a Journalism Career
While finishing her bachelor’s degree in history, Amy McKeever researched Pulitzer and Nobel prize-winning writer Saul Bellow and the New York intellectual community for her capstone thesis. The assignment “was my first real exposure to an intense research project and…
A Gift to Create Agents of Change in Visual Storytelling
When Xin Liu was awarded an Alexia grant more than 30 years ago, it accelerated her career in ways she could not have imagined as a child growing up in China. Today, with her extraordinary $2 million gift to the…
Maxwell Student Delegation Honored at Model UN Conference
A 15-member Maxwell School delegation was honored at the National Model United Nations Conference recently held in Washington, D.C. The delegation represented the Russian Federation during the annual high-profile simulation of international diplomacy. They were honored with a Distinguished Delegates…
Maxwell Alum Launches ‘Dream Job’ Pairing Geography, Drones and Data in Washington, DC
As a sophomore at Syracuse University, two things happened that would shape Andy Paladino’s future: he took his first geography class at the Maxwell School, and he bought a drone. Paladino ’18 focused his studies on geographic information systems (GIS),…
Democracy Was on the Ballot, Candidates Matter and Other Lessons From the Midterm Elections
The contentious 2022 midterm elections are not quite finished—next week’s runoff in the race for the Georgia Senate seat pits Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock against Republican Herschel Walker—but following a grueling campaign season, the American people went out and cast…
Alumnus Says M.P.A. Provided a Global Perspective, Preparing Him for Career With the World Bank
In Peru, Hugo Brousset ’13 pursued his keen interest in social issues throughout his education and early career—from undergraduate studies in anthropology, to a master’s degree in public policy, to four years working with a government-connected national organization on anti-poverty…
Veteran Political Journalist Margaret Talev Named Kramer Director of Syracuse University Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship Institute
The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications today announced the appointment of veteran political journalist Margaret Talev as the Kramer Director of the Syracuse University Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship Institute. Talev will be based in Washington, D.C., and report to…
DC Attorney Credits Her Maxwell Mentor for Successful Career in International Human Rights
In 2011, when Zuleika Rivera came to Syracuse from Puerto Rico for her undergraduate studies, she planned to pursue political science as a step toward the law career and social justice work she’d long envisioned, and she also hoped to…
Newhouse Junior Aims for Career in Refugee Policy Advocacy
Yasmin Nayrouz is a junior, studying public relations in the Newhouse School and English in the College of Arts and Sciences. This October, she received the Voyager Scholarship from the Obama Foundation, awarded to students who bridge divides and work to solve…
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Holds Oral Arguments at College of Law
The College of Law will host the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in the Melanie Gray Memorial Courtroom, Dineen Hall, Thursday, Oct. 27, from noon to 1:30 p.m. During the live oral argument, a three-judge panel will hold…