An annual poster fair celebrates undergraduate scholarship.

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).

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!

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

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

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.

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.

Syracuse University opened its new School of Citizenship and Public Affairs on October 3, 1924, headquartered in Slocum Hall and not yet named for its then-anonymous donor . . .

Universities traditionally aim “to train minds and to strengthen character” and “to transmit the accumulated learning and culture of ages on to each rising generation,” said  former president Herbert Hoover, at the dedication of Maxwell Hall. "This institution especially has led in endeavor to lift public administration to a profession,” he added.

“He wasn’t just teaching the theoretical aspect of the course but empowering you with skills you need if you were to start working in a development agency,” says Odunayo Arowolo ’13 M.A. (IR/Econ), about the course taught by Bob Christen, professor of practice. “He wants you to be able to hit the ground running.”

Syracuse’s new Institute for Veterans and Military Families considers the impact of service on soldiers and on the people around them.

The new professorship, a joint appointment in sociology and social work, recognizes the scholarship of Marjorie Cantor, which advanced understanding of the lifestyles of older persons, care-giver support systems, and the needs of elders across class and culture.

New series will explore ethics, citizenship, and public responsibility.

Historical archaeologists Doug Armstrong and Theresa Singleton moved into new, state-of-the-art labs down the hall in Lyman, with expanded and upgraded space for research and teaching.

Responding to trends in the world and in the workplace, Maxwell forges stronger ties between public administration and international relations.

A think tank’s interest in domestic terrorism drove two MPA research projects, each showing how, on American soil, Islamist extremism is only part of the picture.

In a major NSF study, Maxwell geographers help rural Guyanese assess the true worth of the land on which they depend.