School Policies and Healthy Kids
Inarguable Legacy
A new faculty scholars program, which recognizes top teachers with a special emphasis on lower-division, team-taught, interdisciplinary courses, is named the Robert D. McClure Professors of Teaching Excellence, named Bob McClure, former associate dean and current professor at the Maxwell School.
See related: Giving, School History
The Unlikely Path
Former colleagues of Agehananda Bharati gather to mark 25 years since his passing.
Friendly Advice
Deborah Pellow is devoted to counseling anthropology undergrads, and will tell you it pays dividends for her and them.
Right-Hand Man
Mike Wasylenko returns to full-time teaching and research, having spent almost 20 years as the associate dean who keeps Maxwell humming.
Different Takes on the Topic
Fabiola Ortiz Valdez, an anthropology doctoral candidate at Maxwell, is shedding light on the stories and struggles of undocumented laborers, primarily from Mexico and Guatemala, who work on New York's dairy farms.
Why Afghanistan Matters
Fifteen years after 9/11 refocused American foreign policy — and the career of James Cunningham — the former ambassador says the collapse of Afghanistan remains an unacceptable option.
Moderates Opt Out
Danielle Thomsen’s book explores how the current political climate discourages politicians with moderate views from seeking national office.
Border Hopping
Anthropologist John Burdick is not only a faculty member conducting research overseas (like so many others). His research team, in fact, spans the globe.
Lookin’ for a Job
The annual student-organized networking trips to Washington and New York accelerate career planning and a student’s understanding of life after Maxwell.
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Helping Hand
At a time when America is sorting out its larger role in the world, experts remind us that U.S. aid is often much appreciated.
Beyond Anyone’s Control
Renee Levy discusses the geopolitical dimensions of insurgents, criminals, and radical Islamists, who florish in areas in Afghanistan and Pakistan under a lack of government control. These are among 150 such "black spots" identified by researchers working to map global insecurity as part of an interdisciplinary project in Maxwell’s Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
The Enemy Online
While the term terrorism still conjures up images of bombs and snipers, the frightening future of terrorism resides across the Internet.
China: It's Complicated
The web of relationships and mutual benefits between America and China is too complex to dismiss with campaign rhetoric.
What Ralph Ketcham Meant to Maxwell
Ralph Ketcham taught citizenship at Maxwell longer than most of us have been alive. And, while doing so, he championed an approach to citizenship education that virtually defines the Maxwell School.
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Challenge Will Fund Undergrad Research
A new gift to Maxwell will help underwrite undergraduate research and scholarship, potentially to the tune of $125,000.
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Online and Intense
Maxwell's new online EMPA is structured to meet the demands of the highly experienced, ambitious students it attracts.
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Quicken the Sense of Public Duty
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Veil of Darkness
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