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Maxwell Holiday Exchange to Benefit Cancer Center, Veterans
The 17th Annual Maxwell School Holiday Exchange is taking place until Wednesday, Dec. 11, with all proceeds to benefits the Upstate Cancer Center, in memory of all those affected by cancer in the Maxwell community, and the Clear Path for…
‘Works of Late Chosŏn Dynasty Korea’ Project Awarded Major Grant
George Kallander, associate professor of history, has received a three-year, $290,000 grant from the Academy of Korean Studies to lead a project, ‘Works of Late Chosŏn Dynasty Korea,’ to translate four important historical Korean texts into English. As the project director,…
Maxwell Students Organize to Aid Typhoon Survivors
Two weeks ago, super Typhoon Haiyan, called the most powerful storm to make landfall in recorded history, severely battered the central Philippines with never-before-seen torrential winds and storm surges. Its effects have been described as catastrophic. A group of students…
Q & A: David Van Slyke on Signing up for Affordable Care Act
David Van Slyke is the Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business and Government Policy in the Department of Public Administration and International Affairs in the Maxwell School. His latest book, “Complex Contracting: Government Purchasing in the Wake of the U.S….
Maxwell, Center for Strategic and International Studies to Collaborate
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C., have launched a far-reaching collaboration that will provide a host of new educational, research and career development opportunities for students…
‘The Politics of Guns’ at the Maxwell School
Matt Bennett, senior vice president and co-founder of Third Way, a think tank that addresses America’s challenges with modern ideas aimed at the center, will speak at the Maxwell School about “The Politics of Guns.” His talk will be held…
Van Slyke Named to Bantle Chair at Maxwell School
Award-winning teacher and researcher David M. Van Slyke has been named to fill the Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business and Government Policy at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Van Slyke, a professor of public administration and…
Monmonier Speaks in Germany
On Oct. 4, Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography, was an invited speaker at Deutscher Geographentag 2013, held in Passau. Germany. He spoke on “The ‘Critical Turn’ in Cartography: New Direction or Unsafe Lane Change.”
Sen. Gillibrand to Speak at Maxwell on Workplace Proposals
United States Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will speak at the Maxwell School on Monday, Oct. 14, as part of the State of Democracy Lecture series. The talk begins at 1:15 p.m. in 220 Eggers Hall, the Public Events Room. Gillibrand’s talk,“The…
When Accidents Happen
Professor Christopher DeCorse had made the trip from Bunce Island in Sierra Leone to nearby Papel Island over the span of many years as part of his research work. But one day last June, the journey’s end turned into a harrowing experience.