Skip to content

Maxwell School News

Reeher Quoted in The Hill Article on the Trump, Losing Control of Iran War

“I do think it’s a particular moment of danger [for Trump]. Up to now, there has been this drip-drip-drip erosion in the president’s support. This one, to me, has more of a potential to open up a floodgate,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science.

March 23, 2026

Property Taxation and Housing Supply

Georg U. Thunecke
This report, by Georg U. Thuneckestudies the real effects of property taxation on housing markets using variation in
municipal property tax rates in Germany.
March 20, 2026

A Career Spent Doing Good—and Doing Well

Jessica Youngman

For more than five decades, Bill Coplin challenged students, defied convention and built a program that has changed thousands of lives. Now retired, his legacy lives on—and a new fund helps it ensure it always will.

March 19, 2026

See related: Giving, School History

McDowell Speaks With Newsweek About the Economic Impact of the War in Iran

Daniel McDowell, Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of International Affairs, says he is concerned the conflict could “result in renewed attacks from the White House on the independence of the Federal Reserve. As oil prices rise and put upward pressure on prices, this makes it less likely that the Fed will cut rates, something President Trump has been demanding for his entire second presidency.”

March 19, 2026

Transmission of Religiosity Across Generations: Historical, Cohort, and Relational Dynamics

Merril Silverstein, Woosang Hwang, Joonsik Yoon, Wencheng Zhang, Jeung Hyun Kim, Kent Jason Cheng, Maria Teresa Brown

Co-authored by Professor and Chair of Sociology Merril Silverstein, the article was published in the Sociology of Religion.

March 19, 2026

The Inequities of Being Smart: Uneven Development and Smart City Technology Adoption

Austin Zwick, Zachary Spicer

The study, co-authored by Austin Zwick, associate teaching professor of policy studies, was published in Applied Geography. 

March 18, 2026

Identifying Common Trend Determinants in Panel Data

Yoonseok Lee, Peter C. B. Phillips, Suyong Song, and Donggyu Sul
March 18, 2026

Khalil Discusses the War in Iran and Trump’s Legacy With the National News Desk, Spectrum News

“Having been attacked twice in less than a year by the United States and Israel, including the assassinations of a significant number of political, military and religious leaders, Iran is determined to reestablish deterrence,” says Osamah Khali, professor of history.

March 18, 2026

Harrington Meyer Quoted in Business Insider Article on the Roles of Grandparents

University Professor Madonna Harrington Meyer says that many grandparents who take on additional caregiving responsibilities struggle with expenses, sometimes sacrificing meals for themselves, delaying medical care or making significant lifestyle changes.

March 17, 2026

Living in Liberal Areas Reduced COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Conservatives

Brittany L. Kmush and Rachel E. Dinero
This brief describes how residential political climate influenced COVID-19 vaccination decisions among liberals and conservatives. The authors found that while liberals had low vaccine hesitancy and high vaccine uptake regardless of the politics in their communities, conservatives’ vaccine hesitancy and uptake varied by the political climate of their community.
March 17, 2026

Maxwell Student Earns National Public Service Award

Jessica Youngman

Gerome Banks, an online executive MPA student and federal program manager, will be recognized at ASPA’s annual conference in late March.

March 16, 2026

Murrett Talks to CBS News and Newsweek About the Iran War

“You do have to look at the economic implications, not just in terms of what it's doing to energy markets, but also our allies—the Gulf states—the tremendous hit that they've taken just as a center of gravity, whether it's tourism, the airlines going through there and also for commerce,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs. 

March 13, 2026

Expert on the Arabian Peninsula Traces Gulf's Past, Present and Uncertain Future in Maxwell Talk

Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow at the Middle East Institute Daniel Benaim offered a sweeping analysis of America's relationship with the Gulf states. 

March 13, 2026

Williams Discusses Iran’s Denial of a Second Strike on Turkey With DW News

“It's always possible that it could be a rogue missile, however, the Iranians have struck all across the region so rather than isolating their attacks to just U.S. targets and Israeli targets who are conducting the military operations against them, it looks like they've targeted purposefully Turkey as well as all members of the Gulf Cooperation Council,” says Michael Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs.

March 12, 2026

State Street CEO Ronald O'Hanley Speaks to Students About Geopolitics, Public-Private Partnerships

The Maxwell alumnus and finance industry executive drew on decades of global experience to share insights on business and leadership.

March 12, 2026

US State Policy Contexts and Mental Health Among Working-Age Adults

Iliya Gutin, Jennifer Karas Montez, Emily Wiemers, Shannon M. Monnat, Douglas A. Wolf

The article, co-authored by Maxwell faculty members Iliya Gutin, Jennifer Karas Montez, Emily Wiemers, Shannon Monnat and Douglas Wolf, was published in The Milbank Quarterly.

March 11, 2026

Stuart Bretschneider Honored With Kooiman Award by Public Management Review

The award honors the best paper published in the academic journal, Public Management Review.

March 11, 2026

See related: Awards & Honors

Does the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Help Workers? Hamersma Discusses in Wisconsin Watch Article

“They’re [employers] not passing it along to the workers in the form of higher wages. They’re just sort of being like, ‘Awesome, I got more money,’” says Sarah Hamersma, associate professor of public administration and international affairs.

March 10, 2026

McCormick Speaks With Reuters About Mexico’s Security Chief Omar Garcia Harfuch

Omar Garcia Harfuch, Mexico's security chief helped lead the operation that killed the drug lord known as “El Mencho,” comes from a long line of Mexican top brass. “Garcia Harfuch was sort of destined to follow in his father and grandfather’s footsteps,” says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.

March 9, 2026

Explore by:


Communications and Media Relations Office
200 Eggers Hall