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‘Quarantine Is Not One Size Fits All: The Case of Mexico’
Gladys McCormick is an associate professor of history and the Jay and Debe Moskowitz Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations at the Maxwell School. McCormick co-authored an op-ed piece for the Center for Strategic and International Studies examining Mexico’s policy of containing…
ECS Students Team Up With Public Health and Anthropology Faculty to Develop COVID-19 Symptom Tracking App
As hospitals and the health care system work to handle the influx of COVID-19 cases, many people who are diagnosed with the virus are advised to quarantine at home and monitor their own symptoms. Health care professionals check in with…
Ten Syracuse University Students, Alumni Receive 2020-21 Fulbright Student Awards
Next year, Emma Ettinger ’17 plans to work on a master’s degree in Shakespeare and creativity in the United Kingdom. Gwendolyn Burke ’20 plans to teach English and American culture to students in Vietnam. Leah Garlock ’16 hopes to encourage…
“The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at SU Focusing On The Future”
Cory Meyers, Maxwell’s Director of Graduate Enrollment, was interviewed by WSYR’s Bridge Street for the segment. “The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at SU Focusing On The Future.” Meyers and the enrollment team have been focusing on ways…
‘What Trump Can Do Now to Rescue America’s Factories and Farms’
Mary Lovely is a professor of economics in the Maxwell School. As federal, state and local officials race to contain the spread of COVID-19, intense efforts have begun to address the mounting economic damage of the virus, including a $2…
‘Too Early to Celebrate Africa’s Low COVID-19 Case Numbers’
Jok Madut Jok is a professor of anthropology in the Maxwell School. Some global leaders have issued dire warnings about Africa’s impending COVID-19 crisis. However, at the same time they have downplayed the fact that the virus has not made significant impact…
Military-Connected Student of the Month: Graduate Student Chris Giglio
For many, joining the military is as much a matter of family tradition as it is a commitment to serve. For Syracuse graduate student and third-generation Naval officer Chris Giglio, it was also a matter of building on a personal…
Chinese-American Students Face Backlash Amidst Coronavirus Hysteria
Yingyi Ma, associated professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by CGTN America for the story “Professor Yingyi Ma talks about the anxieties facing Asian American students during the COVID-19 scare.” In the video, Ma discusses the backlash…
Open For Business: Mexican Government Fails to Enforce Social Distancing
Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history in the Maxwell School, authored an opinion piece in The Hill ‘The Mexican government’s response to COVID-19 is insufficient and was quoted by Bloomberg for the story, “ North America’s Best Restaurant Remains Open…
Bernie Sanders’ Potential Weakness: The Cost of His Agenda
Leonard Burman, Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the Atlantic story “The Sixty Trillion Dollar Man,” In the article, Burman explains Senator Bernie Sanders proposed agenda, and put the cost of implementation…