Maxwell School Events Calendar

• 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.

• Syracuse-Chicago Webinar Series on Property Tax Administration and Design: Yun Joo An

  May 08, 2026, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  During this webinar, Yun Joo An (Indiana University) will present “Tax Sensitivity and Bond Valuation.”

• 2026 Maxwell School Undergraduate Convocation Ceremony

  May 09, 2026, 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. EDT

  The Dome

  Jacqueline Saturn ’90 B.A. (PSc), Maxwell Advisory Board member and president, North America and EVP of Global Artist Relations, Virgin Music Group, will deliver the alumni keynote address.

• 2026 Syracuse University Commencement

  May 10, 2026, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. EDT

  The Dome

  Syracuse University Commencement is an all-university ceremony where Syracuse University Chancellor and President Kent Syverud ceremoniously confers degrees.

• Executive MPA Online Admissions Webinar

  May 13, 2026, 6 p.m.-7 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  For prospective students interested in learning more about Maxwell's executive master of public administration (E.M.P.A.) online program.