Public Administration and International Affairs Department News, Media Commentary and Research

In Memoriam: Montgomery Meigs, Retired General and Former Bantle Chair

Montgomery C. Meigs, a retired four-star general who commanded U.S. Army forces in Europe and served as the Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business and Government Policy at the Maxwell School, died on July 6, 2021, in Austin, Texas. He was 76.
July 29, 2021

See related: In Memoriam, Veterans

Feeding the Next Generation

Catherine Bertini has guided many students to the World Food Programme, the United Nations organization honored with a Nobel Peace Prize. 
July 27, 2021

See related: Awards & Honors, Food Security, Student Experience, Study Abroad

A Call to be ‘Audacious and Bold’

Maxwell's advisory board has a vital role in guiding the School's efforts in diversity, equity and inclusion.
July 20, 2021

See related: Civil Rights, Race & Ethnicity

Popp cited in New York Times article on green jobs

David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs, is included in the New York Times article, "Building Solar Farms May Not Build the Middle Class."
July 16, 2021

See related: Climate Change, Economic Policy, Energy, Labor, Sustainability, United States

Linking Policy Design, Change and Outputs

Saba Siddiki, Chris Koski
July 14, 2021

See related: Energy

Michelmore weighs in on Child Tax Credit payments in BBC, MarktetWatch

July 13, 2021

See related: Child & Elder Care, Parenting & Family, State & Local, United States

Alumni Spotlight: Into the Fray

Carolyn Bourdeaux ’03 Joins Congress Days Before Capitol Riot
July 12, 2021

See related: Congress, Elections, Government, U.S. Elections

Wilcoxen, CEF team release report on 80×30 clean electricity standard

Charles Driscoll, Kathy Fallon Lambert, Peter Wilcoxen, Armistead Russell, Dallas Burtraw, Maya Domeshek, Qasim Mehdi, Huizhong Shen & Petros Vasilakos
July 11, 2021

See related: Climate Change

Michelmore featured in WAER article on changes to Child Tax Credit

Katherine Michelmore, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, was featured in the WAER article, "Could New Child Tax Credit End Poverty for Many US Children? SU Expert on Impact." 
July 6, 2021

See related: Child & Elder Care, Parenting & Family, Taxation, United States

Rothbart study on charity care provision and nonprofit hospital performance published in JPART

Michah W. Rothbart & Nara Yoon
July 5, 2021

Rothbart examines hospitals' responses to policy changes in new study

Michah W. Rothbart & Nara Yoon
July 5, 2021

Hamersma study on health insurance, children's mental health published

Sarah Hamersma & Jinqi Ye
June 30, 2021

Money in the Bank

“The amount of subsidy required to do financial services for the poor is quite small compared with universal education or vaccinating everyone in a country,” says Bob Christen, founder of the Boulder Institute of Microfinance, and a professor of practice at Maxwell. “It’s all about giving people the formal tools to protect themselves from vulnerabilities and achieve their goals.”

June 25, 2021

See related: Economic Policy, Income, United States

Wolf Study on Minimum Wage, Infant Mortality Featured on CNY Central

A study by Douglas Wolf, Gerald B. Cramer Professor of Aging Studies, was featured in the CNY Central article "New SU study shows that raising the minimum wage could save lives." 
June 23, 2021

See related: Health Policy, Longevity

Schwartz quoted in EdSurge article on challenges of student mobility

"It’s not like kids are moving from Boston to Chicago to LA and then back again,” says Amy Ellen Schwartz, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Affairs. "Kids for whom housing instability is a problem, many of them are moving around in the same urban area."
June 23, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, U.S. Education, United States

Grads set to make the world greater, better and more beautiful

The Maxwell School closed its 2020-2021 academic year the same way it met the complications of the COVID-19 pandemic: a mix of health precautions, expanded technology and commitment to tradition. That meant a prerecorded graduate convocation and faculty farewells via video. Maxwell’s May 22 graduate convocation also included speeches and award presentations, capped with recitation of the Athenian Oath.
June 22, 2021

See related: Awards & Honors, Student Experience

Maxwell scholars publish book on public policy and the life course

Janet M. Wilmoth and Andrew S. London
June 21, 2021

See related: Health Policy

Banks discusses Department of Justice secret subpoenas on Bloomberg Law

On the latest Bloomberg Law podcast episode, Professor Emeritus and national security law expert William Banks discussed the controversy over revelations the Justice Department under former President Donald Trump had secretly subpoenaed records from House Democrats, former White House Counsel Don McGahn and members of the media. 
June 21, 2021

See related: Government, Law, Political Parties, United States

Laurence promoted to professor of management at the University of Michigan

Gregory Laurence ’04 M.A.I.R. is now a professor of management at the University of Michigan-Flint School of Management. He has also been named director of graduate studies, Center of Japanese Studies, at Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus.
June 2, 2021

See related: Promotions & Appointments

Michelmore study on college pricing, student choices published in American Economic Review

Susan Dynarski, CJ Libassi, Katherine Michelmore & Stephanie Owen
June 1, 2021

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