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Contact a Graduate Program

The Maxwell School offers a rich mix of professional and academic programs for students with diverse interests and backgrounds. We encourage you to explore each academic department’s unique admission requirements. If you would like to know more, reach out to the appropriate program contact(s) below.

If you have general questions about the Maxwell School, please email MaxEnroll@syr.edu and we will be glad to assist!

Anthropology

Robert A. Rubinstein

Distinguished Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Anthropology Department

Professor, International Relations

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

405A Maxwell Hall
315.443.3837 | rar@syr.edu

Economics

Yoonseok Lee

Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Economics Department

Melvin A. Eggers Economics Faculty Scholar

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

426 Eggers Hall
315.443.9529 | ylee41@syr.edu

William C. Horrace

Distinguished Professor and Director of Master's Studies, Economics Department

Research Affiliate, Center for Policy Research

311 Maxwell
315.443.9061 | whorrace@syr.edu

Geography and the Environment

Jonnell A. Robinson

Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Geography and the Environment Department

Co-Director, Community Geography

Senior Research Associate, Center for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry

215C Lyman Hall
315.443.4890 | jdallen@syr.edu

History

General Inquiries: history@syr.edu

George L. Kallander

Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, History Department

Director, East Asia Program

313A Maxwell Hall
315.443.4832 | glkallan@syr.edu

Political Science

General inquiries: polsci@syr.edu

Christopher Faricy

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Hicker Family Professor of Renewing Democratic Community

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

316 Eggers Hall
315.443.8828 | cgfaricy@syr.edu

Public Administration and International Affairs

General Inquiries: MaxEnroll@syr.edu

Executive Master of Public Administration online: admissions@onlinempa.syr.edu

Margaret E. Lane

Assistant Director, Executive Education Department

215 Eggers Hall
315.443.8708 | melane02@syr.edu

Contact Margaret for graduate admission questions related to Maxwell’s executive degrees (Executive M.P.A. and Executive M.A. in international relations) in Syracuse, N.Y. and Washington, D.C. Margaret is also your contact for stand-alone Certificates of Advanced Study that do not require matriculation to a degree-bearing program including: Data Analytics for Public Policy, Health Services Management and Policy, Leadership of International and Non-Governmental Organizations, and Public Leadership and Management.

Social Science

General Inquiries: Tammy Salisbury (mtsalisb@syr.edu)

Renée de Nevers

Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Chair, Social Science Ph.D. Program

Associate Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Political Science Department

351 Eggers Hall
315.443.2252 | denevers@syr.edu

Sociology

Selina Gallo-Cruz

Associate Professor and Graduate Director, Sociology Department

Research Co-Director, Advocacy and Activism

Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration

304 Maxwell Hall
315.443.3079 | srgalloc@syr.edu

General Graduate Enrollment Inquiries

Cory Meyers

Director, Graduate Enrollment

211 Steele Hall
315.443.3959 | cjmeyers@syr.edu

Emily Rutherford

Associate Director of Admission, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

215 Eggers Hall
315.443.2319 | earuther@syr.edu

Contact Emily for graduate admission questions related to Maxwell’s traditional, full-time master’s programs and joint degrees: M.P.A., M.A. in International Relations, Public Diplomacy and Global Communications (joint with Newhouse), M.S. in Sustainable Organizations and Policy (joint with Whitman), and all dual degrees with M.P.A. and M.A.I.R.

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