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Maxwell and Whitman Schools Launch 2 New Graduate-Level Dual Degree Programs
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs are launching two new dual degree programs: the master of public administration (M.P.A.) combined with the master of business administration (MBA) and the master of…
Maxwell Professor Herrold Awarded Fulbright to Study Grassroots Community Change in Serbia
Increasingly around the world, citizens are tapping local resources and volunteerism to organize social change outside of established norms and institutions. The distinct ways people mobilize and sustain those initiatives are what Catherine Herrold will study with her recently announced…
Syracuse University to Award 4 Honorary Degrees at 2022 Commencement
A pioneering researcher in life sciences and biotechnology; a visionary leader in higher education and distinguished scholar; an innovative leader in health care and philanthropist; and an outstanding public administrator and a champion of democracy will be awarded honorary degrees…
Researchers Examine COVID’s Toll on NYC Children’s Health, Education
Amy Ellen Schwartz, professor of economics and public administration and international affairs, is one of two principal investigators for a five-year research project to examine how, over time, COVID-19 has affected children’s health and education in New York City. Maxwell…
Feeding the Next Generation
Less than an hour’s helicopter flight northwest of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is the town of Anse Rouge, where the coastal landscape is a patchwork of squares, white mounds and tropical vegetation. Salt farming is the subsistence livelihood that Haitians…
“The problem with home care.”
Jun Li, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the McKnight’s Long-Term Care News story “The problem with home care.” Li recently completed research about those who go into home care, finding…
Increases to SNAP Funding Left Out of Current Aid Bill
Colleen Heflin, Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by North Country Public Radio (NPR): SNAP increases, left out of current aid bill, could reduce food insecurity and help economy Heflin encourages policymakers to…
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…
Maxwell School Hosts Public and International Student Advisor Workshop
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs partnered with the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) to host a Public and International Student Advisor (PISA) Workshop for 28 advisors from upstate New York on Aug. 14. With…
Former U.S. ambassador and former director of World Food Program will lead symposium on America’s role in the world
Two members of the faculty from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, along with student representatives of the College Republicans and College Democrats, will discuss and debate “America’s Role in the World” during a symposium on Tuesday, Oct. 28,…