Maxwell School Events Calendar

Social Science and Public Policy Events

• Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera | Cartels Inc: A ‘New Generation’ of Criminal Networks

  March 30, 2026, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  This presentation will explain a new configuration of organized crime “networks” in Mexico in the context of militarization, and its relationship with the energy sector in the Americas.

• Aaron Flaaen | Who Pays for Tariffs Along the Supply Chain? Evidence from European Wine Tariffs

  March 30, 2026, 3:45 p.m.-5:05 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 204

  Aaron Flaaen (Fed Reserve Board) discusses how tariffs pass-through from producers to consumers by combining confidential transaction prices with foreign suppliers, US distributors and retail prices.

• USA @ 250: Indigenous Persistence

  March 30, 2026, 12:45 p.m.-2:05 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  This session will be led by Aaron Luedtke, assistant professor of history.

• David Leblang | The Political Economy of Crypto-Currency Usage

  March 27, 2026, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Presented by David Leblang of the University of Virginia as part of the Moynihan Institute's Study of Global Politics series.

• Atomic Collective: Radioactive Life in Kazakhstan

  March 26, 2026, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 204

  The Anthropology Department welcomes Magda Stawkowski to discuss her ethnographic book on the village of Koian and the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site.

• Bias-Motivated Violence and Infant Health

  March 26, 2026, 3:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220

  Florencia Torche (Princeton University) will present "Bias-Motivated Violence and Infant Health" as part of the CPR Seminar Series.

• Guest Speaker Meet and Greet | Magdalena E. Stawkowski

  March 26, 2026, 2 p.m.-3 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  The Moynihan Institute’s Central Asia and the Caucasus Initiative invites you to a meet and greet coffee hour with guest speaker Magdalena Stawkowski (University of South Carolina).

• Webinar | War With Iran: Outcomes and Implications

  March 25, 2026, 3:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  Featuring Mehrzad Boroujerdi (Missouri University of Science and Technology) and moderated by Yael Zeira (Maxwell School), this webinar examines the war’s immediate and long-term impacts.

• Book Talk | SAC | Mother Tongue and English: The Politics of Language in Indian Higher Education

  March 24, 2026, 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Chaise LaDousa (Hamilton College) and Christina Davis (Western Illinois Univ.) examine education policy and a campus cultural event to trace ideological constructions of mother tongue and English.

• USA @ 250: The Eugenic Origins of Federal Family Planning Policies in the United States

  March 23, 2026, 12:45 p.m.-2:05 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  This session will be led by Leonard Lopoo, professor, chair and associate dean of public administration and international affairs and Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics.

• The Subversive Middle Ages

  March 20, 2026, 3:30 p.m.-6 p.m. EDT

  Bird Library, 114

  Scholars from across the region gather for a day-long conference hosted by the History Department. No registration is required and all are welcome!

• Syracuse-Chicago Webinar Series on Property Tax Administration and Design: Georg Thunecke

  March 20, 2026, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  During this webinar, Georg Thunecke (Max-Planck-Institut) will present, “Property Taxation and Housing Supply—Evidence from Germany.”

• PLACA PANEL | Leading a New Global Political & Economic Order: From Public Administrators to Leaders

  March 20, 2026, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220

  Topics include U.S. multipolarity and Latin America's strategic position, global economics and social rights in LAC, and civil-military developments in Mexico amid global economic shifts.

• 17th Annual FPP Conference: Crossing Boundaries & Stories Unsung

  March 20, 2026, 7:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 145

  The History Department's Future Professoriate Program conference explores lesser-known narratives and experiences that challenge boundaries where subjects meet, diverge and transform.

• Anka Lee | What's Next? China Competition and America's Allies and Partners after Trump

  March 19, 2026, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Anka Lee, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for East Asia at the Pentagon, will present as part of the Moynihan Institute's Practice of Global Politics Seminar series.

• Conversations in Conflict Studies Presents Jess Myers

  March 19, 2026, 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 400A

  Conversations in Conflict Studies Presents Jess Myers.

• The Design of Brazil’s Digital Transformation Policy

  March 18, 2026, 1 p.m.-2 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  Lizandro Lui, Thayna Gomes Rosa and Rafael Barbosa de Aguiar will present at the Latin America Policy Process Research Initiative's LAPPRI Research Seminar series.

• USA @ 250: Making Americans - Immigration in American History

  March 16, 2026, 12:45 p.m.-2:05 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  This session will be led by Osamah Khalil, professor of history and chair of the International Relations Undergraduate Program.

• The Political Timing of Tax Policy: Evidence from US States

  March 06, 2026, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. EST

  Virtual

  Presented by Andrew Chang of the Federal Reserve Board as part of the Budgeting Mechanisms Workshop Series.

• Daniel Benaim | America and the Gulf: Past, Present, and Future

  March 05, 2026, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EST

  Eggers Hall, 220

  This event will now occur in 220 EGGERS Hall.