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Broad Mission

The Tenth Decade Scholars award demonstrates how citizenship cuts across the disciplines.

June 1, 2016

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Action Plans

Its first graduates demonstrate how Citizenship and Civic Engagement nurtures more than understanding.

June 1, 2016

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Showing Off

An annual poster fair celebrates undergraduate scholarship.

May 2, 2016

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Breaking the Ice

In advance of President Obama’s well-publicized trip to Alaska, two Maxwell professors were invited to advise stakeholders on shipping-channel icebreakers.

February 1, 2016

Dual Perspectives

Mincheol Song and Jiyeon Oh are South Korean students at Maxwell pursuing a new two-nation degree.

February 1, 2016

Celebrating Harriet Tubman

The archeological efforts of Douglas Armstrong and his students will be on display at a new national park honoring the former slave and abolitionist.

February 1, 2016

Contraband Over Time

According to Andrew Cohen, evolving attitudes toward smuggling reflect the economic priorities of a different era.
December 22, 2015

Family Ties

A major, international conference, hosted by Syracuse University’s Aging Studies Institute, explored how aging citizens fit in and contribute — here and around the globe. 

November 2, 2015

Robertson Fellows Named at Maxwell School

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University has named its sixth cohort of Robertson Fellows, funded by the Robertson Foundation for Government (RFFG).

September 29, 2015

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Growing Interest

Yüksel Sezgin takes over Middle Eastern Studies at a time when enrollment and programs are booming.

July 30, 2015

Team Approach

As the new Chapple Professor, Mark Rupert oversees the MAX Courses and helps champion the School’s team-taught approach to citizenship education.

July 30, 2015

Out of the Ivory Tower

Maxwell’s Kristi Andersen is part of a small cast of Central New York scholars who convene weekly to reflect on public events and issues — all for the benefit of a local television audience. This they have done now more than 500 times!

June 28, 2015

Career Head Start

The Presidential Management Fellowship and Excelsior Service Fellowship provide promising top grads (including more than a few from Maxwell) entrée into government careers.
June 28, 2015

What Do You Think

June 5, 2015

Amazing Lives

A fully renovated and upgraded Eggers Hall public events room now honors the parents of alumnus Joseph Strasser.

January 1, 2015

Ideas for Tomorrow

The Tenth Decade Project will support programs to prepare Maxwell for the challenges of its second century, with citizenship (broadly understood) at its core.

January 1, 2015

See related: Centennial, Giving

Look Who’s 90

Last fall, the Maxwell School’s year of 90th-anniversary celebrations started big, with an array of special scholarly events, a school-wide 1920s-themed party, and a star-studded celebration in the nation’s capital.

January 1, 2015

See related: Centennial, School History

Sense and Sustainability

MPA student James Hacker spent the past year balancing studies with his leadership role in an increasingly influential website.

July 9, 2014

The Political Fray

Considering that the Maxwell School was designed from the start to engage with civic issues and public policy, it’s no surprise that the School has been politically active throughout its history — and scrutinized and criticized for its perceived political leanings.

July 9, 2014

Hard Lessons

Post-conflict project veteran Deborah Alexander led a panel discussion of Afghanistan at Maxwell’s new home in D.C.

July 9, 2014

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