Maxwell Alumni Events

Attend an educational or social event, in person or online.

Reconnect with your former classmates while you deepen your knowledge about an emerging issue, develop a new skill, or re-engage with your Maxwell network. With upcoming events on campus, online and in cities around the world, there are myriad opportunities to get involved.

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Are You Confused Yet? Making Sense of Today’s Changing Health Landscape

March 10, 2026, 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. EDT

Lubin House, NYC 11 E. 61st St. New York, NY, U.S.

Join Dean David M. Van Slyke and our panelists for a conversation examining some of the most significant—and often most confusing—health policy changes and recommendations shaping the U.S. today.
USA @ 250: Making Americans - Immigration in American History

March 16, 2026, 12:45 p.m.-2:05 p.m. EDT

Virtual

This session will be led by Osamah Khalil, professor of history and chair of the International Relations Undergraduate Program.
USA @ 250: The Eugenic Origins of Federal Family Planning Policies in the United States

March 23, 2026, 12:45 p.m.-2:05 p.m. EDT

Virtual

This session will be led by Leonard Lopoo, professor, chair and associate dean of public administration and international affairs and Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics.
USA @ 250: Indigenous Persistence

March 30, 2026, 12:45 p.m.-2:05 p.m. EDT

Virtual

This session will be led by Heather Law Pezzarossi, assistant professor of anthropology.
USA @ 250: A Peculiar Empire - US Foreign Policy

April 06, 2026, 12:45 p.m.-2:05 p.m. EDT

Virtual

This session will be led by Osamah Khalil, professor of history and chair of the International Relations Undergraduate Program.
Paul Volcker Lecture in Behavioral Economics: Alison Buttenheim

April 09, 2026, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT

Eggers Hall, Strasser Legacy Room, 220

Alison Buttenheim (University of Pennsylvania) will present the eleventh annual Paul Volcker Lecture, titled “Better, Sooner, Stronger: Chasing behavioral science impact through design.”
USA @ 250: Public/Private Partnerships in the US

April 13, 2026, 12:45 p.m.-2:05 p.m. EDT

Virtual

This session will be led by David Van Slyke, dean of the Maxwell School and professor of public administration and international affairs.
USA @ 250: Polarization and Politics

April 20, 2026, 12:45 p.m.-2:05 p.m. EDT

Virtual

This session will be led by Shana Gadarian, professor of political science, associate dean for research and Merle Goldberg Fabian Professor of Excellence in Citizenship and Critical Thinking.
USA @ 250: Democratic Decline in Comparative Perspective

April 27, 2026, 12:45 p.m.-2:05 p.m. EDT

Virtual

This session will be led by Thomas Keck, professor of political science and Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics.

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