Maxwell School News and Commentary

Maxwell alumnus named vice president of equity and inclusion

Don Sawyer was named vice president for equity and inclusion at Quinnipiac University. Saywer is responsible for engaging the community in critical conversations and helping train faculty, staff, and students in diversity.
October 15, 2019

See related: Promotions & Appointments

Silverstein to study religion, prosocial values among millennials

The degree to which religion is decoupled from prosocial goals and spirituality in contemporary young adults is one of many research questions to be addressed in the project “Spirituality and Prosocial Values in the Absence of Religion Among Millennials and Their Families.” This study will be led by Merril Silverstein, the Marjorie Cantor Endowed Professor of Aging Studies in the Falk College and the Maxwell School.

October 14, 2019

See related: Religion, United States

Sociologists Montez and Monnat earn NIH grants

Maxwell School sociology faculty members lead research teams that were recently awarded R24 grants from the National Institute on Aging, a division of the National Institutes of Health. Jennifer Karas Montez, professor of sociology, is a co-principal investigator, and Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, is a co-investigator on the first of these highly competitive five-year grants.
October 11, 2019

See related: Grant Awards, Longevity, U.S. Health Policy

Rothbart, Schwartz paper on impact of universal free meals published in JPART

Amy Ellen Schwartz & Michah W. Rothbart
October 9, 2019

Gadarian speaks to Spectrum News about the impeachment inquiry

"This is bigger than a partisan fight," says Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science. "This is really about the nature of what is the presidency and what can it be used for."

October 9, 2019

See related: Federal, Law, Political Parties, United States

Lovely discusses US, China with CNBC, Foreign Policy, Bloomberg, Business Insider, Financial Times

“The Chinese meanwhile are incredibly pragmatic, and they’ll certainly consider the possibility that the impeachment inquiry is having an effect. They’ll see the president as weakened. That will matter," says Professor of Economics Mary Lovely.

October 8, 2019

See related: China, Economic Policy, Trade, United States

Khalil discusses US-Iranian relations on Australian radio program

Osama Khalil, associate professor of history, discusses the current state of U.S.-Iran relations, arguing that the U.S.'s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal has made it more difficult to achieve a peaceful resolution to the ongoing conflict between the two countries.

October 8, 2019

See related: International Affairs, Middle East & North Africa, United States

NAPA names four fellows from Maxwell School faculty

Four Maxwell School faculty members have been selected to join the National Academy of Public Administration as 2019 Academy Fellows. NAPA is a congressionally chartered, nonpartisan, and nonprofit academy providing expert advice to government leaders in building and managing more effective, efficient, accountable, and transparent organizations.
October 8, 2019

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Lovely quoted in Business Insider article on service-sector activity

"We can see that service jobs are put at risk when President Trump launches a trade war," says Professor of Economics Mary Lovely. "Many service jobs depend on trade, not just because we export services directly but also because services go into export production."

October 7, 2019

See related: Federal, Labor, Trade, United States

Leadership seminars support the National Forum for Black Public Administrators

Thirteen senior public servants came to Maxwell for a three-day program as part of the NFBPA Executive Leadership Institute.
October 7, 2019

See related: Student Experience

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