Maxwell School Events Calendar

• 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.

• Persian Culture and Conversation Table

  March 27, 2026, 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 303

  Please join us for a great opportunity to practice your Persian conversation skills! All are welcome to attend, from beginners to native speakers.

• Spanish Culture and Conversation Table

  March 27, 2026, 2 p.m.-3 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Please join us for a great opportunity to practice your Spanish conversation skills!

• CMC Workshop: Salary Negotiation with Professor Emerita Catherine Gerard

  March 27, 2026, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 112

  This interactive workshop, hosted by the Conflict Management Center, will provide some of the basic strategies to feel comfortable and confident through the salary negotiation process.

• State of Democracy Lecture | Trajectory of Power, William G. Howell

  March 27, 2026, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 204

  William G. Howell, professor and dean of the School of Goverment & Policy at John Hopkins University, will discuss his book, “Trajectory of Power: The Rise of the Strongman Presidency.”

• Hebrew Culture and Conversation Table

  March 27, 2026, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 306-B

  Please join us for a great opportunity to practice your Hebrew conversation skills! All are welcome to attend, from beginners to native speakers!

• 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).

• Arabic Culture and Conversation Table

  March 26, 2026, 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 352

  Please join us for a great opportunity to practice your Arabic conversation skills! All are welcome to attend, from beginners to native speakers!

• Fireside Chat: Digital Transformation & AI in New York State

  March 26, 2026, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 118, Founders Room

  This event will offer practical insights into the digital transformation efforts from New York State and Syracuse University leadership.

• Hindi-Urdu Culture and Conversation Table

  March 25, 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.

• 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.

• Chinese Culture and Conversation Table

  March 24, 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.

• 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.

• Russian Culture and Conversation Table

  March 23, 2026, 4 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 303

  Please join us for a great opportunity to practice your Russian conversation skills!

• 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.