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Bertini receives honorary degree
Bertini receives honorary degree
As part of Bryant University's 150th Commencement exercises, professor Catherine Bertini was bestowed with an honorary degree from the university. Bertini was recognized for her service as executive director of the UN World Food Program, where she transformed the WFP into the world’s largest humanitarian organization. Read more.
PAIA’s professor William D. Duncombe passes away
PAIA’s professor William D. Duncombe passes away
Professor was well known as both a teacher and scholar on education finance, property taxes, public budgeting, and financial management. Read more.
2013 Maxwell School Graduate Convocation
2013 Maxwell School Graduate Convocation
The 2013 Maxwell School Graduate Convocation was held on May 10 in Hendricks Chapel. Raymond Kaniu,'13 MA (IR), delivered the Maxwell Convocation Speech, and Samantha Power, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and former assistant to the president, gave the keynote address. Read more.
New Boroujerdi book on Islamic political thought published
New Boroujerdi book on Islamic political thought published
Political Science professor Mehrzad Boroujerdi's new book Mirror for the Muslim Prince: Islam and the Theory of Statecraft examines the issues of statecraft and governance in Islamic political thought in Arab, Persian, South Asian, and Turkish traditions. Read more.
Maxwell students awarded Remembrance Scholarships
Maxwell students awarded Remembrance Scholarships
Twelve undergraduate Maxwell students are among the 35 students selected as 2013-14 Remembrance Scholars by the Syracuse University’s Remembrance Scholar Committee. Read more.
Steinberg media interviews in Seoul and New Delhi
Steinberg media interviews in Seoul and New Delhi
During a recent trip to Asia, Dean Steinberg was interviewed by the Business Standard (India), The Economic Times (India), and Yonhap News (Republic of Korea). He weighed in on the importance of India and Pakistan supporting Afghan growth, on China's recent confrontations with India and Japan, and on North Korea and Kim Jong-un. Read more.
Amanda Claypool wins prestigious Boren Award
Amanda Claypool wins prestigious Boren Award
Amanda Claypool ('13 BA) has been awarded a highly competitive Boren undergraduate scholarship to study Arabic in Jordan during 2013-14. She graduates with a triple major in international relations, political science, and history, and a minor in Middle Eastern studies. Read more.
2013 Moynihan Award winner announced
2013 Moynihan Award winner announced
Tina Nabatchi, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs, is the winner of this year's Daniel Patrick Moynihan Award for Teaching and Research, which was established by the former Senator and Maxwell professor to recognize an outstanding non-tenured faculty member. Read more.
Three Maxwell faculty members receive Meredith Awards
Three Maxwell faculty members receive Meredith Awards
Geography Professor John Western has been named a Meredith Professor;  Assistant Professor of Political Science Jonathan Hanson and Assistant Professor of Sociology Gretchen Purser receive Meredith Teaching Recognition Awards. Read more.
2013 Maxwell Public Administration Award Winner
2013 Maxwell Public Administration Award Winner
Linda Lorraine (Hesselrode) Smith ’70 MPA will receive the prestigious award at the annual Public Administration Convocation on June 28. Read more.
Lerner Center collaboration receives Excellus funding
Lerner Center collaboration receives Excellus funding
The Near West Side of Syracuse has a new diabetes support project involving Nojaim Brother's Grocery Store, St. Joseph's West-Side Family Health Center, the YMCA of Greater Syracuse, the Near West Side Initiative, and Maxwell's Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion. Read more.
Student team makes Maxwell proud at National Model UN conference
Student team makes Maxwell proud at National Model UN conference
The 2013 Maxwell Model United Nations team was recently honored as a Distinguished Delegation at the National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference in New York City. On April 23, the participating Model UN students will host a panel discussion detailing their experiences at the conference. Read more.
Kriesberg establishes endowment for constructive conflict studies
Kriesberg establishes endowment for constructive conflict studies
The Maxwell School's Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration (PARCC) has received a major gift from Professor Emeritus Louis Kriesberg to endow the Louis Kriesberg Family Fund for Constructive Conflict Studies. Read more.
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