Johanna Dunaway Named Research Director for the Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship
The political scientist and media scholar will engage colleagues and students in nonpartisan, evidence-based research to foster dialogue in the public’s interest.
See related: Government, Media & Journalism, Promotions & Appointments, Washington, D.C.
Shana Kushner Gadarian Named Maxwell School’s Associate Dean for Research
In her new role, Gadarian will help students and faculty develop their research projects and secure funding to advance scholarly pursuits.
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Ryan Griffiths Receives NSF Grant to Research Global War Patterns
The professor of political science will focus on historical trends of intrastate and interstate battles since the 18th century.
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Executive Master’s Student Named Eisenhower USA Fellow
The fellowship supported Heather C. Fischer’s recent trip to Malaysia and Thailand to study forced labor in global supply chains.
See related: Awards & Honors, Human Rights, Labor, Southeast Asia, Student Experience, Trade
Daniel McDowell Testifies Before Congressional Subcommittee, Joins Atlantic Council
The Maxwell School associate professor of political science has been sought for the expertise he shared in his recent book, ‘Bucking the Buck.’
See related: Economic Policy, International Affairs, Promotions & Appointments
Ethan Coffel Receives NSF Award to Study Climate and Agriculture
The funding will enable the Maxwell School assistant professor to build on his study of the crop-climate feedback cycle.
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Maxwell School Announces 2023 Faculty Promotions
Six faculty members were granted tenure and promoted to associate professor and three were promoted to professor.
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Two More Prizes Awarded to Tessa Murphy’s ‘Creole Archipelago’
The book garnered the Elsa Goveia Book Prize and the 2022 Mary Alice and Philip Boucher Book Prize.
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Awards & Honors, Race & Ethnicity
Dimitar Gueorguiev Named Maxwell School Scholar in US-China/Asia Relations
The position was created with a gift by Syracuse University alumni Yang Ni and Xiaoqing Li to strengthen connections between Maxwell faculty and scholars in China and Asia.
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Michael Williams Honored with NATO-Fulbright Security Studies Award
He will spend four months conducting research and teaching in Brussels, Belgium.
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Margarita Estévez-Abe Named McClure Professor of Teaching Excellence
The associate professor of political science specializes in comparative political economy and will oversee the MAX courses.
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Students, Faculty Receive Spring 2023 SOURCE and Honors Research Grants
The awards support undergraduate research projects.
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Farhana Sultana Addresses European Parliament
The Maxwell School professor participated in a conference on climate and sustainability.
Kallander Analyzes Significance of Wild and Domestic Animals to Korea, Northeast Asia in New Book
George Kallander, professor and director of graduate studies for the history department, has written his third book, “Human-Animal Relations and the Hunt in Korea and Northeast Asia” (Edinburgh University Press, 2023).
Junko Takeda and Merril Silverstein Named Chairs at Maxwell School
Takeda is leading the citizenship and civic engagement program on an interim basis, while Silverstein has taken the helm of the Sociology Department.
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RIDGE Partnership Grant Supports Maternity Health Research
Associate Professor Sarah Hamersma and graduate student Mitch McFarlane will use the $75,000 grant to investigate the impacts of SNAP food assistance on maternal and infant health.
See related: Food Security, Grant Awards, Income, Nutrition, Parenting & Family, Student Experience
Maria Zhu Awarded the 2023 Montonna Fund
The assistant professor of economics received the honor for her work teaching undergraduate students.
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Azadeh Tajdar Joins Maxwell as Inaugural Cramer Family Professor of Practice in Community Impact
Seated in citizenship and civic engagement, the professorship was created with a generous gift by the Gerald and Daphna Cramer Foundation.
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In Memoriam: Life Trustee Allan D. Sutton ’55 BA (PSc)
Through his generosity to Syracuse University, he had a profound impact on the reputation of the Department of Philosophy and advanced the careers of some of the nation’s brightest philosophy scholars. Sutton passed away on May 31, 2023, in his home in Rancho Santa Fe, California, at the age of 90.
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MPA Student’s Asphalt Mural Brightens Syracuse City Hall
Jessica Whitley ’18/’23 M.P.A. says her colorful design represents the city’s past, present and future.
See related: Awards & Honors, New York State, Student Experience