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  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Maxwell

  • The Maxwell School stands in support of all who are demanding change in the face of racism, violence and hate speech. We are committed to making our school, our university and our communities more inclusive and just for all. There is absolutely no place for behavior or language that degrades any individual or group’s race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, disability or religious beliefs.

    Strategic Plan

    The Maxwell School is in the process of drafting a three-year strategic plan that will not only make plain our vision for cultivating a more diverse, equitable and inclusive academic environment, but also articulate goals, strategies, tactics and measurable outcomes for the betterment of all.

    Key to this strategic plan is the notion that any action we take has to be sustained through accountability, institutionalization and a change in culture. To do so, the development and implementation of this plan will happen in collaboration with the broader Maxwell community–through meetings, events, initiatives and information dissemination to faculty, staff and students. Information about these events will be made available on this website and through associated outreach communications.

    In addition, we will soon post a working draft of the DEI Strategic Plan on this website and invite community feedback on its contents as well as its implementation. Please email your feedback to MaxwellDEI@syr.edu.

    Here we share with you the preamble in development.

  • DEI News

  • The following includes stories about recent investments at Maxwell—including new hires, appointments, awards and funded initiatives—aimed at fostering a more diverse, equitable and inclusive environment. To read great stories about the accomplishments of Maxwell faculty and students, including our URM community members, please visit the School’s main News & Events feed.

  • Center for Disability Resources empowers students, changes perceptions

    Miguel Pica ’22, a history major in the Maxwell School, knows the important work the Center for Disability Resources (CDR) does to help students with disabilities meet their academic goals. He has been working with an access counselor at the center since he came to campus in 2019—and has found his personal success with their efforts. Pica, who was medically retired from the U.S. Army after being injured on active duty, was concerned about completing his coursework on time, having enough time on exams and possibly being penalized or forced to drop a class for too many medically related absences.

    10/12/2020

     

    Yingyi Ma named Provost Faculty Fellow

    Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost John Liu has recently announced the appointment of faculty member Yingyi Ma to serve as a Provost Faculty Fellow, focused on internationalization. “We are incredibly fortunate that Professor Ma will be serving as a Faculty Fellow to provide leadership and expertise in international programs,” says Liu. “Her specific expertise will benefit Syracuse University’s international students, programs and partnerships in tangible ways.” Ma is an associate professor of sociology and director of Asian/Asian American Studies in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

    10/9/2020

     

    Jackson wins Tenth Decade grant to study Black Americans, group threat

    Jenn Jackson, assistant professor of political science, has been awarded $20,000 for their research project Race, Risks, and Responses: Mapping Black Americans’ Response to Group Threat. The grant is part of a special call to Maxwell faculty offering Tenth Decade Project funding to support research and initiatives that confront systemic racial inequality. Jackson’s project builds on and expands their inquiry into how young Black Americans of different social identities (across gender, class, sexual orientation, embodiment, etc.) experience threats, especially policing, differently based on variations in their social location and orientation to power.

    9/21/2020