Maxwell School News and Commentary
Filtered by: Awards & Honors
Maxwell Student Named Class of 2024 Senior Class Marshal
The Student Experience Division announced the selection of Lucio Maffei, a junior majoring in political philosophy as a Class of 2024 Senior Class Marshal. He will spend his senior year serving as one of the all-University representatives for his class and conclude his experience by leading the student procession during the 2024 Commencement ceremony.
See related: Awards & Honors, Student Experience
Four Maxwell Seniors Named 2023 University Scholars
Chelsea Brown (citizenship and civic engagement), Dara Drake (policy studies), Maggie Sardino (citizenship and civic engagement) and Alesandra "Sasha" Temerte (economics) were among those named 2023 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor the University bestows.
See related: Awards & Honors
Maxwell Celebrates Four Exceptional Alumni at Annual Awards of Excellence
Alumni Bernard Rostker G’66, G’70, Sean Callahan G’98, L’98, Deniece Laurent-Mantey ’09 and Juan Carlos Izaguirre G’06, G’07 will be celebrated at the event on April 27 in Washington, D.C.
See related: Awards & Honors
Art Museum Faculty Fellow Heather Law Pezzarossi Weaves Indigenous Baskets Into Lesson Plan
The assistant professor of anthropology has provided her students with a unique research opportunity.
See related: Archaeology, Awards & Honors, Native American, Student Experience, United States
Yingyi Ma Named an American Council on Education Fellow
As a fellow, Ma, professor of sociology, will receive customized leadership training and mentorship.
See related: Awards & Honors
Tessa Murphy Named Humanities Faculty Fellow for Research on Histories of Enslaved People
The associate professor of history is working on a book and publicly accessible database of people who were enslaved in British Crown colonies in the Caribbean.
See related: Awards & Honors, Colonialism, Latin America & the Caribbean, Race & Ethnicity
Abdelaaty Receives ISA Ethnicity, Nationalism & Migration Studies Section’s Distinguished Book Award
"Discrimination and Delegation: Explaining State Responses to Refugees" (Oxford University Press, 2021), written by Associate Professor of Political Science Lamis Abdelaaty, received the Distinguished Book Award from the International Studies Association's Ethnicity, Nationalism, & Migration Studies section.
See related: Awards & Honors, Middle East & North Africa, Refugees
Thomas Perreault Receives Fulbright Specialist Award
The professor of geography and the environment will spend part of the summer researching peatlands and helping develop a doctoral program in Chile.
Taylor Hamilton ’18 MPA/MA (IR) to Spend a Year in Asia as a Luce Scholar
The Maxwell School alum aspires to work as an urbanist and spatial equity advocate.
See related: Awards & Honors, East Asia, Race & Ethnicity, Social Justice, South Asia, State & Local, Urban Issues
Mandela Washington Fellowship Returns to the Maxwell School in Summer 2023
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is proud to announce its selection as an institute partner for the 2023 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Beginning in mid-June, the Maxwell School will host 25 of Africa’s bright, emerging public management leaders for a six-week Leadership Institute, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
See related: Awards & Honors