Maxwell School Events Calendar

• Mineral Ecologies: Formalization, Alluvial Mining and Territorial Struggles in Latin America

  October 31, 2025, 3 p.m.-4 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 018

  This presentation examines community engagement with small-scale alluvial mining in tropical regions. Presented by Gisselle Vila Benites, Cornell Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University.

• The Violence of Inclusion: The Shifting Stakes of Compatriotism for Immigrants to Russia

  October 31, 2025, 12:45 p.m.-2 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Drawing on months of ethnographic fieldwork in the region, this talk examines how migrants and officials use the Resettlement of Compatriots Program to pursue diverse goals.

• Hindi-Urdu Culture and Conversation Table

  October 31, 2025, 12:45 p.m.-2 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 352

  Come learn and practice your Hindi-Urdu conversation skills! All are welcome to attend, from beginners to native speakers.

• Budgeting Mechanisms Workshop Series: Cheating on a Budget

  October 31, 2025, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  Bradley Ruffle and William Zhang will discuss “Cheating on a Budget” with Denvil Duncan of IU-Bloomington and Zachry Mohr of the University of Kansas.

• Holding the River, Holding the Past: Co-Creating Knowledge in a Changing Alaskan Landscape

  October 30, 2025, 4 p.m.-6:30 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 204

  The Anthropology Department welcomes Jonathan Lim to discuss the community-owned geospatial company Nalaquq and how it works to mitigate environmental challenges faced by Alaska Native communities.

• George Bogden | Reassessing U.S. Economic Strategy: The Trump Era and Beyond

  October 30, 2025, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  This talk examines how the Trump administration’s economic policy marked a turning point in U.S. trade and industrial strategy.

• 7th Annual Potash Keynote Speaker: Jim Obergefell

  October 29, 2025, 6:30 p.m.-7:59 p.m. EDT

  Newhouse 3, Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium

  Obergefell was the lead plaintiff in the historic Supreme Court case Obergefell vs. Hodges that established marriage equality in the U.S. He will reflect on the 10-year anniversary of the case.

• Governing in the Age of AI: Lessons from Recoding America

  October 29, 2025, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220

  Jennifer Pahlka, author of Recoding America, looks at what artificial intelligence means for democracy and the future of public institutions.

• Hebrew Culture and Conversation Table

  October 29, 2025, 2 p.m.-3 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

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

• Maxwell School - Master of Public Health Curriculum Overview (Virtual Session)

  October 29, 2025, 12 p.m.-1 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  Join the MPH director Brittany Kmush and our associate director of graduate admission for an in-depth look at the master of public health (MPH) curriculum, program features and outcomes.

• Lessons from the South: Dictatorships and Resilience in Latin America

  October 28, 2025, 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220 | Strasser Legacy Room

  Join faculty experts for an engaging conversation about history, democracy and the choices that shape our political future.

• Ann Grodzins Gold | Errant Youth: Circling the Subcontinent, 1968

  October 28, 2025, 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Ann Grodzins Gold, professor emerita of religion, will draw from Chapter 6 of her (unpublished) memoir "Gap Years: How Anthropology Saved My Life".

• War on Reality: How Autocrats are Silencing Truth Tellers Around the World

  October 27, 2025, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220

  Nina Jankowicz examines global campaigns against truth tellers and explores strategies to safeguard democracy’s shared reality.

• Atlantis Dual Degree Virtual Information Session

  October 27, 2025, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  Join this information session with representatives from both the Maxwell School in Syracuse, New York, and the Hertie School in Berlin.

• Spanish Culture and Conversation Table

  October 24, 2025, 2:30 p.m.-4 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

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

• Campaigning to a Polarized Electorate: Emotions and Information in Real Election Campaigns

  October 24, 2025, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  What forms of campaigning work for politicians; programmatic policy appeals, or the current movement of emotionally charged appeals?

• ASI Seminar: Eduardo Caldas Costa

  October 24, 2025, 12 p.m.-1 p.m. EDT

  Lyman Hall, 312

  Eduardo Caldas Costa will discuss, “Movement, Function, and Intrinsic Capacity: Insights into Health Longevity from Public Primary Care in Coastal and Semi-Arid Regions of Northeast Brazil.”

• TDPE | TRADE DAY 2025

  October 24, 2025, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. UTC

  Hall of Languages, 500, The Killian Room

  Trade Day is a full-day workshop focusing on how trade policies influence global development, economic resilience and political institutions.

• Russian Culture and Conversation Table

  October 23, 2025, 4 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

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

• Arabic Culture and Conversation Table

  October 23, 2025, 2 p.m.-3 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

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