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Maxwell School honors new graduates at 2017 MPA Convocation
Rothbart, Schwartz article on financial implications of public quality disclosure published in PFR
Lopoo wins 2017 Birkhead-Burkhead Award
Leonard M. Lopoo, professor of public administration and international affairs and director of the Maxwell School’s Center for Policy Research, is the 2017 recipient of the Birkhead-Burkhead Teaching Excellence Award and Professorship. The Birkhead-Burkhead Award and Professorship is an annual award that recognizes outstanding teaching in PAIA.
Banks weighs in on Jeh Johnson testimony on Bloomberg Law
William C. Banks, professor of practice of public administration an international affairs, says it is up to individual states to reveal the extent to which their systems have been intruded upon. He adds that a federalized system with wide stratification of election officials bound to the county level makes the system resilient and harder to damage.
Hou weighs in on China's property tax in Financial Times
"I like to stay on the optimistic side to assume that though this seems to have stalled on the surface, ground work has never stopped," says Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs. "The Chinese style is, once something is announced, everything has been already done."
Popp wins AERE award for paper on induced innovation and energy prices
Van Slyke discusses privatization, public-private partnerships in Politico
"Trump’s proposal — at least what we know of it so far — reveals a plan that rests not on privatization but on public-private partnerships," writes David M. Van Slyke, dean of the Maxwell School.
Bifulco paper on place based scholarship and urban revitalization published in EEPA
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Banks discusses Greg Gianforte with Business Insider
William Banks discusses the legality of a congressman serving in Congress if convicted of assault. Banks tells that the U.S constitution does not stop " a convicted member of Congress from continuing to serve, even for felony convictions, short of treason."
Heflin study on food insecurity, childhood health and cognitive development published in JFI
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New Laditka Fund supports social science undergrads
A new scholarship, funded by alumni Sarah Laditka '94 M.A./'95 Ph.D. and Jim Laditka '98 M.P.A./'02 Ph.D. (PA), provides scholarships for undergraduates in all the social sciences, with preference to first-generation college students and others from under-represented groups. "Our Maxwell educations opened many doors for us. We hope the students who are supported by this scholarship will have similar opportunities,” the Laditkas said in a joint statement.
Maxwell celebrates graduates, faculty at Commencement Weekend 2017
“For more than 90 years, the way forward for our country has come from the prestigious Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and it has been embodied by Syracuse University professors," said civil rights lawyer Vernon E. Jordan Jr., in his Commencement Address at the Syracuse University All University Commencement.
Dennison weighs in on hospital regulations on Syracuse.com
What is obstruction of justice? Banks explains in Time article
"You can't get in the way or do anything to impede an investigation that has already been launched and if you do you may suffer criminal penalties,” says William C. Banks, professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
Banks speaks to Bloomberg Radio about Sally Yates’ testimony
"We got confirmation that the White House counsel was told in no certain terms by Yates that indeed there was a serious problem with the veracity of Michael Flynn's statements, and those statements were being repeated by other White House officials, including the Vice President," said William Banks, professor of public administration and international affairs and director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism.
Steve Hagerty '93 MPA sworn in as Mayor of Evanston, Illinois
Steve Hagerty ’93 M.P.A., a businessman in Evanston, Illinois, was recently elected mayor of that city, running as a first-time candidate for public office.
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Banks speaks to media after the firing of FBI Director James Comey
In the current charged political environment, a national commission might be the only path to a new approach acceptable to both parties. “Trump couldn’t stand in the way of that” if Congress moves in that direction, says William C. Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs.