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‘My Heritage Defines and Guides Me:’ Students Discuss Importance of Celebrating Latine Heritage Month
What does it mean to be a descendant of Latine, Latinx, Latino, Latina and Hispanic heritage and trace your cultural roots to a Spanish-speaking community in Latin America, Central America, South America or the Caribbean? It’s nearly impossible to come…
Robertson Fellows Aspire to Serve as Foreign Service Officers
Interested in careers in the foreign service, Zoe Prin and Forrest Gatrell took advantage of internships and other opportunities as undergraduates that exposed them to the inner workings of government, policymaking and service from differing vantage points. While Gatrell obtained…
Maxwell’s Johannes Himmelreich Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Grant
Johannes Himmelreich, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received a $73,670 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for a forthcoming two-year project titled “Good Decisions:…
PAIA Doctoral Student Receives Grant for SNAP Research
Clay Fannin, a doctoral student in the Maxwell School’s Department of Public Administration and International Affairs, has received a $25,000 grant from Tufts University to support his dissertation research on the impacts of COVID-era changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
Maxwell School Joins Volcker Alliance to Bring Next Generation Leadership Corps to University
Continuing its nearly 100-year legacy of inspiring and cultivating a new generation of public service-minded professionals, the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs has partnered with the Volcker Alliance to offer a new program to undergraduate students campuswide. The…
Experts Say Federal Agency or Global Organization Should Govern AI, New Survey Co-sponsored by Two University Institutes Finds
A new survey co-sponsored by two Syracuse University institutes finds that a majority of computer science experts at top U.S research universities want to see the creation of a new federal agency or global organization to govern artificial intelligence (AI)….
Johanna Dunaway Named Research Director for the Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship
Johanna Dunaway was among a trio of researchers who looked at voting patterns in communities of shuttered newspapers in 2018 and found evidence that the decline in local print media has contributed to political polarization in the United States. Published…
How I Spent My Summer Vacation: The Important Role of Internships
Final exams. Research papers. Group presentations. Surviving the end of an academic year can be a challenging exercise for students. With their final assignments and exams completed, no one would blame these students for wanting to recharge their batteries and…
Shana Kushner Gadarian Named Maxwell School’s Associate Dean for Research
Shana Kushner Gadarian has been appointed the incoming associate dean for research at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. A member of the school’s faculty since 2011, she is professor and chair of political science and the Merle…
Ryan Griffiths Receives NSF Grant to Research Global War Patterns
Ryan Griffiths, professor of political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received a $442,321 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in support of his research on global war patterns. Griffiths is the principal investigator…