Maxwell School Councils

Faculty Council

The purpose of the Faculty Council of the Maxwell School is to provide the faculty with a group of representative peers to act on its behalf in certain circumstances including, (a) to critically examine the merits of ideas about and proposals for the School brought to it by the dean and others, (b) to participate on its own initiative in developing and revising polices for consideration by the faculty and appropriate academic officials of the School, and (d) to appoint the members of the Committee on Scholarship and Research.

In accordance with the Maxwell Faculty Bylaws, three members of the Council are elected annually to staggered three-year terms.

Maxwell faculty members with business for the Council's attention should contact the Council Chair, Devashish Mitra at dmitra@syr.edu, or any member of the Council.

Maxwell Faculty Council Meetings

The Maxwell Faculty Council meets as a full council once a month. Maxwell Faculty Council documents, including meeting minutes, may be found on the G drive folder named “Maxwell Faculty Council-kjbliss-S19”.

Look for MAX-Filer --> Collab --> Maxwell Faculty Council-kjbliss-S19. If you have questions about how to connect to the Maxwell Faculty Council G drive, contact Maxwell's ICT team at service@maxwell.syr.edu.

Faculty Council Members

Mona Bhan

Professor, Anthropology Department

Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies

Director, Extraction, Environment and Citizenship Working Group

327 Eggers Hall
315.443.4198 | mobhan@syr.edu

Chair

Dimitar Gueorguiev

Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Political Science Department

Advisory Board Member and Senior Research Associate, East Asia Program

100E Eggers Hall
315.443.8678 | ddgueorg@syr.edu

Peng Gao

Professor and Chair, Geography and the Environment Department

144 Eggers Hall
315.443.2607 | pegao@syr.edu

Paul M. Hagenloh

Associate Professor, History Department

405B Maxwell Hall
315.443.7626 | phagenlo@syr.edu

Radha Kumar

Associate Professor, History Department

Senior Research Associate and Advisory Board Member, South Asia Center

514 Eggers Hall
315.443.5875 | rkuma100@syr.edu

Prema Kurien

Professor, Sociology Department

Director, Senior Research Associate and Advisory Board Member, South Asia Center

Senior Research Associate, Sovereignty, Order and Conflict Working Group

317 Maxwell Hall
315.443.1152 | pkurien@syr.edu

Yüksel Sezgin

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Director, Middle Eastern Studies Program

Research Affiliate, South Asia Center

100F Eggers Hall
315.443.4431 | ysezgin@syr.edu

Abdulaziz Shifa

Associate Professor, Economics Department

117 Eggers Hall
315.443.3802 | abshifa@syr.edu

Emily Wiemers

Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

O’Hanley Faculty Scholar

Faculty Associate, Aging Studies Institute

320C Lyman Hall
315.443.3749 | eewiemer@syr.edu

Staff Council

Mission: The Maxwell Staff Council will serve the staff by providing enrichment opportunities, supporting initiatives that cultivate a positive work environment, facilitating communication, and advocating on behalf of the staff.

Visit the Maxwell Staff Council Answers page for more information.