Maxwell School Events Calendar
Social Science and Public Policy Events
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Dismantling DEI and What Remains: How Diversity Ideology Affects Employees of Color
Maxwell Hall, 204
Oneya Fennell Okuwobi, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Cincinnati, will present as part of the Sociology Department Symposium Series.
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TDPE Panel | Trump’s Tariffs One Year On
Eggers Hall, The Dr. Paul and Natalie Strasser Legacy Room, 220
A panel of Maxwell School experts will break down the current effects of the tariff policy, and what the future holds for the U.S. and global economy. Livestream available.
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The United Nations at Eighty: Achievements, Challenges, Prospects
Eggers Hall, 220, The Dr. Paul & Natalie Strasser Legacy Room
This panel brings together three distinguished former United Nations officials to discuss the successes and failures of the UN over its 80-year history, and what to expect from the UN going forward.
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USA @ 250: Public/Private Partnerships in the US
Virtual
This session will be led by David Van Slyke, dean of the Maxwell School and professor of public administration and international affairs.
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Rethinking the Expectations of Knowing in Educational Contexts: African Languages and Literacies
Eggers Hall, 341
Adeola Agoke (University of Wisconsin-Madison) examines African languages' role in meaning-making and their entanglement with restrictions in knowledge production.
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Inside Federal Agencies: Public Service, Politics and Navigating Institutional Upheaval
Eggers Hall, 060
India Luxton, postdoctoral research fellow in the Geography and the Environment Department and the Center for Policy Research, will present as part of the Spring 2026 Colloquium Speaker Series.
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Ilana Shpaizman | The Dream to Have a Dream: Hope in Mass Protests Against Democratic Backsliding
Eggers Hall, 220, The Dr. Paul and Natalie Strasser Legacy Room
Ilana Shpaizman (Bar Ilan University) examines how hope is an indispensable emotional resource for sustaining mass protest against democratic backsliding.
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Syracuse-Chicago Webinar Series on Property Tax Administration and Design: Frederic Cherbonnier
Virtual
Frederic Cherbonnier will present, “Reducing Transaction Taxes on Housing in Highly Regulated Economies” as part of the Syracuse-Chicago Webinar Series on Property Tax Administration and Design.
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Paul Volcker Lecture in Behavioral Economics: Alison Buttenheim
Eggers Hall, Strasser Legacy Room, 220
Alison Buttenheim (University of Pennsylvania) will present the eleventh annual Paul Volcker Lecture, titled “Better, Sooner, Stronger: Chasing Behavioral Science Impact Through Design.”
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Threats to Power: Methane Extraction in Rwanda
Hall of Languages, 500
The Anthropology Department welcomes Kristin Doughty (University of Rochester) to discuss her upcoming book on Lake Kivu and how its methane stores transform from threat to resource.
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Juan Gonzalez | The Americas at an Inflection Point: Power, Democracy, and US Strategy
Maxwell Hall, 204
Juan S. Gonzalez (Georgetown Americas Institute) examines how the region is being reshaped by democratic backsliding, economic fragmentation, and geopolitical rivalry.
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CMC Workshop: Information Sharing and Word Smithing
Maxwell Hall, 204
This workshop will be led by Averell Manes, professor emeritus and faculty affiliate at Western Connecticut State University and PARCC faculty affiliate at Syracuse University.
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Geraldine Forbes | Bengali Pats / Story Scrolls: My Collection
Eggers Hall, 341
In this talk, Geraldine Forbes (SUNY Oswego) will reflect on the artwork she acquired over four decades of research and how the subjects, gender and medium of the artists evolved over time.
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USA @ 250: Continuity and Change in American Foreign Policy
Virtual
This session will be led by Lionel Johnson, professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
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Unbounding Europe Bordering and the Politics of Mediterranean Solidarity in Sicily and Tunisia
Eggers Hall, 060
Ilaria Giglioli, assistant professor in the International Studies Department at the University of San Francisco, will present as part of the Spring 2026 Colloquium Speaker Series.
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Young and Restless in China: The Rise of a New Generation of Migrant Workers
Eggers Hall, 341
Xiaoshuo Hou (Skidmore College) explores the institutional and individual processes that lead to an increase in informal employment and the clustering of day laborers in major cities in China.
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5th Annual CHRONOS Undergraduate Research Conference
Bird Library, 608
The CHRONOS Undergraduate Conference brings together students and faculty to celebrate undergraduate research and the wider intellectual community of undergraduate history scholars.
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The Quinoa Bust: The Making and Unmaking of an Andean Miracle Crop
Maxwell Hall, 204
Emma McDonell (Univ. of Tennessee, Chattanooga) traces the social, ecological, technological and political work that went into transforming a humble Andean grain into a development miracle crop.
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Traveling Testimonies of Incarceration and Abolitionist Futures
Eggers Hall, 400A
Presented by Carol Fadda, associate professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, as part of the Conversations in Conflict Studies series.
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Milada Vachudova | Europe in the Face of War and America's Turn
Hall of Languages, 500
Milada Anna Vachudova (UNC-Chapel Hill) explores why defending liberal democratic values is an essential foundation of the EU’s current and potential geopolitical power.
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