Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

Legacy Families Reflect on Welcome Week and What It Means to Be Orange

We asked five pairs of siblings—each including one who already graduated and one who is just starting their Orange journey—to reflect on their Welcome Week
John Boccacino Sept. 3, 2025
Legacy Families Reflect on Welcome Week and What It Means to Be Orange

IDJC Welcomes Fall 2025 Visiting Fellows Nathaniel Rakich and Miranda Spivack

The Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship (IDJC) has named Nathaniel Rakich and Miranda Spivack as visiting fellows for fall 2025. The IDJC Visiting Fellows
Genaro Armas Aug. 29, 2025

Maxwell’s Baobao Zhang Awarded NSF CAREER Grant to Study Generative AI in the Workplace

Baobao Zhang, associate professor of political science and Maxwell Dean Associate Professor of the Politics of AI, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early
Jessica Youngman Aug. 29, 2025
Maxwell’s Baobao Zhang Awarded NSF CAREER Grant to Study Generative AI in the Workplace

Expert Available: 80th Anniversary of V-J Day

September 2, 1945, marks the formal surrender ceremony aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay—known as V-J Day—a pivotal moment that not only ended WWII
Vanessa Marquette Aug. 29, 2025

La Casita ‘Corpórea’ Exhibition Explores Identity, Healing, Human Form

The themes of healing, identity and community through the lens of the human body are the focus of a new exhibition at La Casita Cultural
Diane Stirling Aug. 28, 2025
La Casita ‘Corpórea’ Exhibition Explores Identity, Healing, Human Form

New CCE Office and Programming Aims to Fuel Engagement for More Students

This fall, the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is opening a new Civic and Community Engagement (CCE) Office that will enhance and expand
Cort Ruddy Aug. 27, 2025
New CCE Office and Programming Aims to Fuel Engagement for More Students

In Memoriam: Life Trustee Michael Bill ’58

The student-athletes who pass through the entry of the football locker room in the John A. Lally Athletics Complex will be carrying on the legacy
Eileen Korey Aug. 26, 2025

Maxwell Welcomes International Professionals for Anti-Drug Trafficking Program

Twenty distinguished leaders from around the world will soon convene at the Maxwell School for an intensive, three-week academic program to cultivate technical expertise and
Jessica Youngman Aug. 25, 2025
Maxwell Welcomes International Professionals for Anti-Drug Trafficking Program

University’s Human Dynamics Programs Realign to Strengthen Collaboration and Community Impact

Over the summer, four academic disciplines focused on preparing students as professionals in the human, health and social services fields (formerly housed in the David
News Staff Aug. 25, 2025
University’s Human Dynamics Programs Realign to Strengthen Collaboration and Community Impact

Heartfelt Gift Recognizes Accomplished Alumna and 3 Generations of Orange

William Pelton and Mary Jane Massie have created the Barringer Pelton Public Service Graduate Scholarship to honor their niece, Jody Barringer '95, L'98, G’08 (M.P.A.),
Jessica Youngman Aug. 21, 2025
Heartfelt Gift Recognizes Accomplished Alumna and 3 Generations of Orange

Charlotte Ebel ’25, Ayla Ray ’27 Receive Phi Kappa Phi Awards

An alumna and a student have received awards from Phi Kappa Phi (PKP), the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic
Kelly Homan Rodoski Aug. 18, 2025
Charlotte Ebel ’25, Ayla Ray ’27 Receive Phi Kappa Phi Awards

Renowned Health Economist Joins Maxwell as Moynihan Chair

Does taxing soda reduce how much people purchase and consume it? Do restaurant patrons make healthier choices when calories are listed on menus? Are GLP-1
Jessica Youngman Aug. 15, 2025

5 Things to Know About New Student Convocation Speaker Andrea-Rose Oates ’26

Oates shares her favorite memories from her first year on campus, discusses her life-changing summer internship with NBCUniversal and gives her advice to the new
John Boccacino Aug. 13, 2025
5 Things to Know About New Student Convocation Speaker Andrea-Rose Oates ’26

New $1M Gift to Build Bridges and Create Global Map to Enhance Democracies

With a new $1 million gift from The Reynolds Foundation, researchers at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs hope to create a new
Eileen Korey Aug. 12, 2025
New $1M Gift to Build Bridges and Create Global Map to Enhance Democracies

Expert Available for New Tariffs on India

This week, the White House announced that it was doubling tariffs to 50% on imports from India, due to the country buying oil from Russia.
Ellen Mbuqe Aug. 8, 2025

Maxwell School Honors Alumnus Elliot Stamler ’60 With Cramer Horizon Award

The latest recipient of the Maxwell School’s Cramer Horizon Award has embodied the ideals of its namesakes, Gerald ’52, H’10 and Daphna Cramer, through his
Jessica Youngman Aug. 7, 2025
Maxwell School Honors Alumnus Elliot Stamler ’60 With Cramer Horizon Award

Q&A: Reflecting on the 80th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings, Lasting Impact

August marks 80 years since atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki—on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945—quickly bringing an end
Vanessa Marquette Aug. 4, 2025
Q&A: Reflecting on the 80th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings, Lasting Impact

Mihm Recognized for Fostering ‘Excellence in Public Service for the Next Generation’

Chris Mihm, adjunct professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received the 2025 Arnold Steigman
Jessica Youngman July 23, 2025