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Maxwell School Announces 2022 Faculty Promotions
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Alan Allport Named Montgomery Gruber Professor
Alan Allport, professor of history, has been named the Dr. Walter Montgomery and Marian Gruber Professor of History at the Maxwell School.
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New Montonna Professor Named at Maxwell School
Azra Hromadžić, associate professor of anthropology, was recently awarded the Dr. Ralph E. Montonna Endowed Professorship for the Teaching and Education of Undergraduates. She will hold the professorship for the 2022-23 academic year.
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Maxwell School Launches Center for Policy Design and Governance
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Ukraine Crisis Highlights Varied Humanitarian Response
Lamis Abdelaaty’s research explores how discrimination toward vulnerable people fleeing conflict can have a damaging impact.
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‘An Incredible Endeavor’
In Harriet Tubman’s bicentennial year, alumni and faculty reflect on their role preserving her legacy and take stock of new milestones, including a national park designation, a book and the $20 bill.
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Paying it Forward
Louise Gartner Birkhead ’52 M.P.A. has made a gift to help ease the financial burden of current and future students.
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Counting Clicks
Researchers in the Maxwell X Lab are gauging the effectiveness of various student recruitment tools.
‘We are a New Generation of Young and Enthusiastic Leaders’
Jahongir Aminjanov ’22 shares refugee experience in his Graduate Convocation address.
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Maxwell Prepared Mike Tirico ’88 for his ‘Most Challenging Assignment’
A bachelor’s degree from the Maxwell School and the College of Arts and Sciences helped prepare famed broadcaster Mike Tirico to take on one of the toughest assignments of his storied career: the 2022 Winter Olympics in Bejing, China.
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Sociologist Shannon Monnat to Lead Center for Policy Research
A demographer and sociologist whose work focuses on population health will serve as the next director of the Center for Policy Research (CPR), the oldest interdisciplinary social science research program at the Maxwell School. Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion and professor of sociology, will begin the position on July 1, 2022.
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A Day to Celebrate Public Service
The Maxwell School celebrated four champions of public service at the inaugural Awards of Excellence in Washington, D.C.
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Maxwell Alums to Receive Honorary Degrees at 2022 Commencement
Howard “Howie” Phanstiel ’70 B.A. (PSc)/’71 M.P.A. and Gloria Somolekae ’94 Ph.D. (PA), will be awarded honorary degrees during Commencement exercises for their distinguished accomplishments in their professional careers and in service to others.
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Moynihan Honoree Simon Weschle to Give Remarks at Convocation
Simon Weschle, assistant professor of political science, is this year’s recipient of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Award for Teaching and Research. The award will be presented at the Maxwell School’s Graduate Convocation on Friday, May 13.
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Lopoo Joins National Panel Examining Behavioral Economics
Maxwell School faculty member Leonard Lopoo is one of 13 scholars from across the country who have been selected to serve on a prestigious National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine panel that will explore behavioral economics.
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Purser Appointed Co-Director of Lender Center for Social Justice
Provost Gretchen Ritter announced that Gretchen W. Purser, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has been appointed co-director of the Lender Center for Social Justice.
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Four Students Selected to Attend Prestigious Public Policy and International Affairs Institutes
Four Maxwell School students have been selected to participate in the highly competitive Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) junior summer institutes. PPIA fellows are rising seniors who are committed to pursuing a master’s degree in public policy or international affairs and a professional career in public service.
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Maxwell Advocate Award Posthumously Honors Sociologist, Champion of Equity
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Man of the People
Using his degrees in political science and broadcast journalism, Jared Kraham '13 rises to become Binghamton’s youngest mayor.
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Compass Award Honoree ‘Embodies the Maxwell Spirit’
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