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Lerner Center Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
As it marks its fifth anniversary, the Maxwell School’s Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion is taking stock of its growth and accomplishments—an impressive list that includes collaboration and needs assessment in the local community, specific outreach and information projects…
What Hillary Clinton Needs to Accomplish at the DNC (Q&A)
Hillary Clinton has a long road ahead. The Democratic presidential nominee (as of today’s nominating roll call vote at the Democratic National Convention) is running even with Republican candidate Donald Trump in some polls, and some supporters of former rival…
Iconic Lincoln Statue on Campus Gets an Upgrade
Abraham Lincoln has watched over the Maxwell School courtyard for nearly half a century. To ensure permanence for this iconic bronze statue’s resting place, the base is getting an upgrade with long-lasting natural stone.
Q&A: One-Year Anniversary of Nationwide Marriage Equality
June 26 marked one year since the U.S. Supreme Court announced its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which guaranteed the right to marry to LGBT couples throughout the United States. Aaron Hoy is a doctoral candidate in sociology in…
David Van Slyke Named Dean of Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
His appointment was approved unanimously by the Board of Trustees’ Executive Committee and is effective on July 1.
Deans Clarke, Steinberg Leave Lasting Legacy
As the school year wraps up, College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Dean Ann Clarke and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Dean James Steinberg are concluding their time leading their respective schools. But their impact as leaders…
Pellow Named Faculty Advisor of the Year by Arts and Sciences, Maxwell
Deborah Pellow, professor and undergraduate director in the Department of Anthropology, has been named Faculty Advisor of the Year for the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. “Dr. Pellow is a fierce…
Robert Rubinstein, William Horrace Named Distinguished Professors
Robert Rubinstein, professor of anthropology, and William Horrace, professor of economics and chair of the Department of Economics, both in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the College of Arts and Sciences, have been named Distinguished Professors…
Kenneth Baynes Appointed Tolley Professor in Humanities
Kenneth Baynes, professor of philosophy and political science in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, has been appointed the 2016-18 William P. Tolley Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities. Named for the Syracuse chancellor emeritus, the…
Maxwell Model UN Team Awarded Top Honors at NYC Conference
For the third year in a row, the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs received top honors for “Outstanding Delegation” at the annual Model UN Conference in New York City. The team, composed of 20 undergraduate students, won the…