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Orange Central Attendees Hear Plans to Celebrate Maxwell’s Centennial

Dean David M. Van Slyke shared some of the Maxwell School’s centennial plans during a reception in the Strasser Legacy Room. Maxwell’s Orange Central festivities also included an open house in the Strasser Commons and a gathering for the policy studies community.

‘We Left Everything Because Life was More Precious,’ says Visiting Scholar from Ukraine

Since fleeing Kyiv at the start of the Russian invasion, Tetiana Hranchak has found community and continued her work in the Maxwell School.

Maxwell School Joins Volcker Alliance to Bring Next Generation Leaderships Corps to University

The program will provide training and experiential learning for future public servants across Syracuse’s schools and colleges.

Maxwell School Announces Recent Faculty Additions

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is pleased to welcome several new faculty members.

Maxwell School Ranks #1 for Public Affairs in 2024

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is ranked #1 overall in a survey of its peers and is highly ranked in ten subspecialties, according to the 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Public Affairs School rankings.

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A Conversation with George Washington

This first collection of portraits from the "Americans Who Tell the Truth" collection by artist Robert Shetterly are being displayed in the foyer outside the Maxwell Auditorium, in Maxwell Hall, to elicit a conversation about citizenship.

Explore Maxwell’s Washington, D.C., headquarters at CSIS

Maxwell’s D.C.-based facilities at the Center for Security and International Studies are a perfect launching point for networked, effective leaders prepared with the knowledge, skills and connections to get things done.

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We continue to follow the advice of local public health officials in regards to in-person events. Please check Syracuse University’s Stay Safe website for the latest safety protocols before coming to campus or other in-person venues.

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December 11, 2023

Maxwell School – Master of Public Administration Program Curriculum Overview (Virtual Session)

Virtual

6:00PM-7:00PM

December 12, 2023

East Asia Program’s “Bringing East Asia to the SU Classroom Series”

Maxwell Hall, 108

2:00PM-3:20PM

December 13, 2023

CANCELLED - Hindi-Urdu Culture and Conversation Table

Eggers Hall, 341

12:45PM-2:00PM

I am Maxwell.

I knew that I was interested in going into environmental work, but I was missing that natural sciences foundation. ESP has given me the qualitative and quantitative foundation that I needed...The faculty members were amazing in encouraging me and helping me make it all work.”

Lauren McNamara ’21 B.A. / ’22 M.P.A.

Undergraduate triple major: international relations; economics; environment, sustainability and policy

Read about Lauren’s experiences at Maxwell