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Maxwell School Announces Samantha Power as Graduate Convocation Speaker
Pulitzer-Prize winning author and foreign policy scholar Samantha Power will deliver the Maxwell School’s graduate convocation address on Friday, May 10, at Hendricks Chapel. The convocation at 10 a.m. in Hendricks Chapel is open to all members of the Syracuse…
Video: Immigration Reform Discussed at Maxwell School
‘Politics of the Middle East and Media Bias’
A panel discussion featuring Beirut Daily Star columnist Rami Khouri ’70, G’98 The misunderstanding of current events in the Middle East created by media coverage that may be biased will be the topic of a panel discussion sponsored by the…
Maxwell School Faculty Member Honored with Award Established in His Name
The “Larry D. Schroeder Award for Excellence in Ph.D. Research” is established in honor of Maxwell School exemplary teacher and mentor.
Maxwell School Professor Named to National Postal Service Reform Panel
Walter D. Broadnax, Distinguished Professor at the Maxwell School, has been appointed to a panel leading an independent review of a plan to breathe new life into the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) through public-private partnership. The review was commissioned by…
‘Big Data’ and Politics to be Focus of Feb. 11 Event at Newhouse
Big Data may have given the winning party the edge in the last presidential election, and it may be the future of campaigning. Find out why at Big Data Day on Monday, Feb. 11. The event, hosted by the “Navigate…
Singleton to Receive Archaeology Award
Theresa Singleton, associate professor of anthropology in the Maxwell School, has been selected to receive the 2014 J.C. Harrington Award from the Society for Historical Archaeology. The award, established in 1981, is the highest honor that the organization bestows and…
New book makes a case for why the U.S. is still on top and how it can stay there
Is the United States losing its dominant place in the world? In recent years there has been a growing “declinist” sentiment that the U.S. has lost legitimacy and power around the world due to a series of events—from the rise…
Getting to Know: Cultural anthropologist Cecilia Van Hollen
While studying the lives of women living with HIV in South Asia, Maxwell School associate professor Cecilia Van Hollen recalls speaking with a young mother in Tamil Nadu, the southeastern state in India. “When neighbors ask me why I am…
‘Taxes in America: What Everyone Needs to Know’ a valuable primer to better understand tax debate
While the U.S.’s financial future may seem uncertain, the heated debate surrounding the “fiscal cliff” has made one thing clear: many Americans lack a basic understanding of how the U.S. tax system works. Those looking to brush up on tax…