Maxwell School Events Calendar

• Salvador del Solar | Elections Without Representation: Peru and the Limits of Democracy

  April 21, 2026, 3 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Join the former prime minister of Peru (2019) as he examines how in less than a decade, Peru has had eight presidents not through coups, but through the systematic weaponization of Congress.

• Chinese Culture and Conversation Table

  April 21, 2026, 5 p.m.-6 p.m. EDT

  Huntington Beard Crouse Hall (HBC), 340-E

  The Chinese Culture and Conversation Table is a forum where you get to meet and converse with friends old and new. All language levels are welcome.

• Screening & Discussion | Salvador del Solar | Magallanes 10 Years After

  April 22, 2026, 12 p.m.-3 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Salvador del Solar invites participants to consider how cinema can illuminate the long-term consequences of political violence and the enduring challenges justice in the region.

• Master of Public Health (MPH) Forum - Day 2

  April 22, 2026, 12:45 p.m.-2:05 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 204

  Master of public health (MPH) students will present capstone projects addressing today's pressing public health challenges.

• Hindi-Urdu Culture and Conversation Table

  April 22, 2026, 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Join us for a great opportunity to practice your conversation skills and learn more about Hindi-Urdu culture.

• Wanting Children: Family Planning Policies and the Engineering of America’s Population

  April 23, 2026, 3:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 204

  Leonard Lopoo, associate dean, chair and professor of public administration and international affairs, will present as part of the CPR Seminar Series.

• Beekeeping in the End Times

  April 23, 2026, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. EDT

  Hall of Languages, 500

  Azra and Larisa Jašarević (Bosnian filmmakers) will discuss their documentary “Beekeeping in the End Times,” an exploration of Bosnia's dwindling honeybee population, climate change and Muslim voices.

• Rivers of Power: How an Ancient Force Rules Us Still

  April 23, 2026, 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220

  Larry Smith, John Atwater and Diana Nelson University Professor of Environmental Studies at the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, will present at the Donald W. Meinig Undergrad Lecture.

• Emotional Functioning and Mental Health Across the Dementia Caregiving Experience

  April 24, 2026, 12 p.m.-1 p.m. EDT

  Lyman Hall, 312

  Jenna Wells, assistant professor of psychology at Cornell University, will present “Emotional Functioning and Mental Health Across the Dementia Caregiving Experience.”

• Soft Power at a Crossroads: Public Diplomacy, US Credibility, and the Future of Global Influence

  April 24, 2026, 12 p.m.-3 p.m. EDT

  Newhouse 3, Room 432/434 (I-3 Center)

  This moderated expert roundtable discussion will feature practitioners and specialists in public diplomacy, journalism and media freedom, international development, and foreign policy.

• Caileigh Glenn | Countermeasures: Targeted Financial Sanctions and Government Hostility

  April 24, 2026, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  In this talk, Caileigh Glenn (Middlebury College) presents research from her current book project on the conditions that prompt government hostility in response to U.S. targeted financial sanctions.

• French Culture and Conversation Table

  April 24, 2026, 2 p.m.-3 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 111

  Do you want to learn more about French culture and language? Come to the French Table! All levels welcome.

• Turkish Culture and Conversation Table

  April 24, 2026, 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Come to the Turkish Table! All levels welcome!

• Symposium | South Asia's Publics

  April 24, 2026 At 3 p.m.-April 25, 2026 At 5:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220, Dr. Paul and Natalie Strasser Legacy Room

  This symposium hosted by the South Asia Center at Syracuse University is dedicated to exploring interconnected questions about collective public life and scholarship on South Asia and beyond.

• USA @ 250: Democratic Decline in Comparative Perspective

  April 27, 2026, 12:45 p.m.-2:05 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  This session will be led by Thomas Keck, professor of political science and Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics.

• Master of Public Health (MPH) Forum - Day 3

  April 27, 2026, 12:45 p.m.-2:05 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, The Dr. Paul and Natalie Strasser Legacy Room (Eggers 220)

  Master of public health (MPH) students will present capstone projects addressing today's pressing public health challenges.

• Fourteenth Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Scholarship Research Poster Session

  April 28, 2026, 3 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220

  Join us for our annual recognition of student research achievement in the social sciences. View the display of undergraduate research projects and meet the student participants.

• CPR Graduate Student Poster Reception

  April 30, 2026, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220

  CPR graduate students will present their work as part of the CPR graduate student poster reception.

• Maxwell 2026 Awards of Excellence and DC Spring Alumni Reception

  April 30, 2026, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. EDT

  1333 New Hampshire Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C.

  Maxwell alumni and friends are invited to join the school's spring alumni evening in Washington, D.C., featuring the 2026 Awards of Excellence followed by a reception.

• 2026 Maxwell School Graduate Convocation

  May 08, 2026, 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. EDT

  Hendricks Chapel

  The Maxwell School will celebrate the Class of 2026 graduate students. A reception will immediately follow the ceremony.