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Keck's new book published

In Judicial Politics in Polarized Times, Professor Thomas Keck reviews several widespread narratives about contemporary courts and argues that, while all of these stories capture the significance of judicial politics in polarized times, each one, in and of itself, can be misleading. Read more.

"Is it fair to tax capital gains at lower rates than earned income?"

In a new Wall Street Journal column, Professor Len Burman says "no," that doing so "misdirects resources and hurts tax progressivity."

Mitra appears on Bloomberg TV India

Professor Devashish Mitra recently appeared on Bloomberg TV India where he answered the question "What can India's Finance Minister do to spur investments and create jobs in the country?"

"Let’s Make the Deal with Iran"

University Professor and Phanstiel Chair Sean O'Keefe recently co-authored an op-ed piece for Politico Magazine. In the piece, the authors argue that lawmakers must put aside partisan infighting or else "America may lose an important opportunity to enhance its security and influence world history for the better."

Humphrey Fellows to visit the Maxwell School

Beginning on February 23, Syracuse University's Maxwell School will welcome 38 Humphrey Fellows from 27 countries and 14 U.S. host campuses for a week-long workshop, Leadership and Governance During Times of Crisis.
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Coplin featured in New York Times article on collegiate athletes and academics

Professor William Coplin was featured in the New York Times article, "Football Major, Basketball Minor?" In the article, Coplin argues that the skills learned through sports are more valuable to employers than classroom knowledge.

Hou publishes edited volume on local government budget stabilization

Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs, has published an edited volume, Local Government Budget Stabilization: Explorations and Evidence, a sequel to Hou's (2013) authored book State Government Budget Stabilization: Policy, Tools, and Impacts.Read more.

New York State Health Foundation Healthy Neighborhood Funds Initiative

The Near Westside of Syracuse is one of six communities selected to participate in the New York State Health Foundation's (NYSHealth) Healthy Neighborhood Funds initiative. The initiative will provide funding and support to help the communities become healthier, more active places for residents. Read more.

Van Hollen to speak at maternal health conference in Nepal

Cecilia Van Hollen, associate professor of anthropology, has been invited by Oxfam India to participate in the South Asia Consultation on Maternal Health: Regional Dialogue and Way Forward conference in early February in Kathmandu, Nepal. Read more.

SU recognized with prestigious honor

Syracuse University has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction for the 2013-14 academic year, one of only 12 institutions in New York State. The University has been on the Honor Roll with Distinction every year since the award was first created in 2006. Read more.

"Billionaires battle for the Internet in space"

University Professor and Phanstiel Chair Sean O'Keefe was quoted in a recent CNN article that investigates the race to launch hundreds of Internet-signal satellites into space. O'Keefe says "the big catch has always been the capital cost necessary to build the infrastructure and get it up there."

Faricy on the State of the Union Address

Christoper Faricy, assistant professor of political science, discussed Obama's second-to-last State of the Union speech with SU News.

Banks appears on NPR

INSCT Director William Banks recently appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio discussing "The State of Terrorism Today," and explains how national security agencies are adapting to ever-changing threats.

"How the Paris attacks change our political conversation"

In a CNBC story, Dean Steinberg predicts that the terrorist attacks in Paris "will slow momentum for curbs on the NSA and the FBI."

"World-Class Partnership"

Maxwell's partnership with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a D.C.-based nonprofit think tank that is regarded as one of the world's preeminent international policy institutions, was featured in the Fall/Winter 2014 edition of Syracuse University Magazine.

"Give and trade"

In a recent op-ed piece for The Indian Express, Professor Devashish Mitra explores the recently approved Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), which aims to remove red tape in customs procedures in all 160 World Trade Organization member countries.

Elman op-ed on academic freedom and hate speech

Appearing under the Editors' title "Moving on from Controversy, " The News-Gazette of Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, has published an op-ed by Miriam F. Elman. The op-ed was featured in print as a Guest Commentary in the newspaper's Sunday December 21 issue, and was also posted to the newspaper's online edition. Read more.

Maxwell faculty, students play role in creation of Harriet Tubman National Park

A recent Syracuse University news story details the role that Anthropology Professor Douglas Armstrong and his students have played over the past decade in studying the archeology and history of Tubman's residence, farm and the Home for the Aged. Read more.

Mitra recognized as influential scholar

Economics Professor Devashish Mitra has been named by India Today as one of three scholars influencing the direction of the Indian economy. Read more.

New journal article from Andrew London looks at elderly Blacks and health insurance

Sociology Professor Andrew London's latest co-authored journal article "Falling Through the Cracks: Lack of Health Insurance Among Elderly Foreign- and Native-Born Blacks" has been published in the Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. Read more.

"If Lincoln’s a metro area, then let’s study it that way"

In an op-ed published by the Lincoln, Nebraska, Journal Star, Geography Professor Anne Mosher takes issue with the 2014 Nebraska Metro Poll, saying that it may "actually mislead policymakers and planners who intend to use the information to legislate and institute change."

Banks quoted in Washington Post article

In the article "CIA unlikely to lose power in wake of interrogation report," INSCT Director William Banks argues that even in the face of alleged CIA abuses and dishonesty while dealing with terrorism suspects "nothing will change. The CIA is right there, in every place the United States is in," conducting lethal drones strikes and paramilitary operations and gathering intelligence.

Turkish women’s rights beyond Islamists and secularists

Professor Yuksel Sezgin, director of the Middle East Studies Program, writes in the Washington Post that despite some positive legislative initiatives in Turkey, the country continues to be one of the worst places in the world to be a woman.

A Night for Maxwell

In honor of Maxwell's 90th anniversary the School recently hosted a gala event in Washington, celebrating our history, unveiling plans for the coming decade, and awarding the Moynihan Spirit of Public Service Award to FEED founder Lauren Bush Lauren. Read more and see videos from the event

Van Hollen writes piece for World AIDS Day

Cecilia Van Hollen wrote a piece entitled Closing the Gap in India for the Stanford University Press blog. In the post, Van Hollen discusses how shortages of antiretroviral therapies could jeopardize India's race to eradicate AIDS.

Maxwell alumna Kathleen Hochul is NY State lieutenant governor-elect

Kathy Hochul '80 BA (PSc), a former U.S. congresswoman who represented New York's 26th congressional district from 2011 to 2013, has been elected lieutenant governor of New York State. She will take office on January 1, 2015. Read more .

New book from Thomas Keck explores judicial review and politics

Thomas Keck, associate professor of political science and Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics, is the author of a new book, Judicial Politics in Polarized Times (University of Chicago Press, 2014). Read more .

O’Keefe ’78 MPA appointed University Professor, Phanstiel Chair

Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina has announced the appointment of Sean O’Keefe ’78 MPA as University Professor at Syracuse University and the Howard G. and S. Louise Phanstiel Chair in Strategic Management and Leadership at Maxwell.

Middle Eastern Studies Program names new director

Karin Ruhlandt, interim dean of The College of Arts and Sciences, and James Steinberg, dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, are pleased to announce that Assistant Professor of Political Science Yüksel Sezgin has been named director of the Middle Eastern Studies Program (MESP) at Syracuse University. Read more.

South Asia Center receives major grant

The South Asia Center has been awarded a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant renews the center’s designation as a National Resource Center and provides funding for graduate and undergraduate students, course development, Hindi language training, among others. Read more.

"Assessing Iranian Nuclear Negotiation Strategy" event covered by national media

"Assessing Iranian Nuclear Negotiation Strategy," an address by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman, was featured in numerous media outlets this past week. The event was hosted by Maxwell's Moynihan Institute and held at CSIS in Washington, D.C. on October 23. Read more.

Gadarian piece published in The Washington Post

Research from political scientist Shana Gadarian's forthcoming co-authored book, “Anxious Politics: Democratic Citizenship in a Threatening World," provides insight into the public's current anxiety over Ebola. Read more.

The Ebola Conspiracy Theories

Professor Michael Barkun was quoted in a recent New York Times article on conspiracy theories about the ebola outbreak. In the article, Barkun says "Diseases in particular are suited to conspiracy because they are invisible and invisibly transmitted. Our senses can’t tell us exactly how the danger spreads. The theory has an answer for what mystifies and frightens.”

Purser wins award for new book about on-demand labor

Gretchen Purser, assistant professor of sociology, has won the 2014 International Book Award from the California Series in Public Anthropology (University of California Press) for her manuscript Labor On Demand: Dispatching the Urban Poor. Read more.

Former Associate Dean passes away

Astrid Merget, a two-time Maxwell School alumna and a former associate dean of the School, died on Monday, October 13, after a long illness. Read more.

"An oath to leave a greater city: At SU, for Maxwell's 90th, revisiting the 'soul of the place'"

Maxwell's 90th anniversary celebration, the Oath of the Athenian City-State, and the #ToMeCitizenship social media campaign were the focus of a recent Post-Standard article by Sean Kirst. Read more.

Gadarian op-ed published in The Washington Post

In the op-ed piece, "How sensationalist TV stories on terrorism make Americans more hawkish," assistant professor Shana Gadarian argues that "media competition means that journalists and editors have incentives to use emotionally powerful visuals and story lines to gain and maintain ever-shrinking news audiences."

Hou publishes book on property tax in local economies

Yilin Hou has published a new book, Local Property Tax In China: History, Pilots and Prospects, that explores whether it is feasible to adopt the local property tax in transitional economies like China. Read more.

Elman, Bennett, and Kapiszewski receive $177,060 from National Science Foundation and Multi-Method Research

The Center for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry is the host of the Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry (IQMR). IQMR has been awarded $177,060 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the 2015, 2016, and 2017 institutes and authors workshops. Read more.

Bretschneider wins NASPAA award

Professor Stuart Bretschneider has been awarded the William Duncombe Excellence in Doctoral Education Award by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) for his outstanding contribution to doctoral student success, going above and beyond expected performance. Read more.

Maxwell School awarded $1 million grant to develop programs connecting academics and policymakers

The Carnegie Corporation of New York has named Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs as one of five institutional recipients of $1 million, two-year grants through its initiative “Rigor and Relevance: Bridging the Academic-Policy Gap.” Read more.

Syracuse University Marks 25th Anniversary of Fall of Berlin Wall with Three-Month-Long Commemoration

Syracuse University is commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall with a three-month-long series of events and activities, including lectures, screenings, a digital story contest, and a reenactment of the building and tearing down of a replica of the wall. Read more.

SoldierSocks forms advisory board

SoldierSocks, a Connecticut-based organization founded by Chris Meeks '92 BA (PSc & Econ), announced the formation of a Board of Advisors - including faculty members Bill Smullen and Bob Murrett - to provide counsel on ways to better serve and assist members and veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. Read more.

Ma writes op-ed piece for China Daily

In "Being Chinese away from China," Yingyi Ma relays experiences of Chinese students studying abroad and how many of them find themselves "reborn" after having rediscovered the meaning of being Chinese while being away from home.

Dean Steinberg awarded prestigious Kruzel Award for Public Service

Dean James Steinberg has won the prestigious Joseph J. Kruzel Memorial Award for Public Service from the American Political Science Association. The Kruzel Award is given to a scholar with a distinguished career in national security affairs, both as an academic and a public servant. Read more.

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