Maxwell School News

Tracking COVID’s Toll

Pandemic research by Maxwell faculty and students is shaping policy and perception on everything from aging to opioid addiction.

December 21, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Food Security, Mental Health, Parenting & Family, United States

Thorson Quoted in New York Times Piece on Political Misinformation

Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science, says that email helped lies that the 2020 election was rigged gain traction. Read more in the New York Times article, "Now in Your Inbox: Political Misinformation."
December 21, 2021

See related: Elections, United States

Alumni Spotlight: Joining the Global Conversation

Jen Proch ’21 M.A.I.R. took advantage of an internship with the Council of Europe and the Atlantis Program, which enables students to earn master’s degrees from both Maxwell and the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. 

December 20, 2021

See related: Internships, Student Experience, Study Abroad

For Doctoral Student, Afghanistan Is an Elusive Home

Sohrob Aslamy grew up in a tight-knit Afghan community in Phoenix, Arizona, longing for a home he’d never visited. As an undergraduate at the University of Washington, he studied Near Eastern languages and civilization and interned with Sahar Education International, a nonprofi t that supports girls’ and women’s education in northern Afghanistan.
December 20, 2021

See related: Afghanistan, International Affairs, Race & Ethnicity, Refugees

Jackson Reflects on Bell Hooks' Legacy in Washington Post

Jenn Jackson, assistant professor of political science, reflects on bell hooks’ legacy in the Washington Post's The Lily article, "Black women share what bell hooks taught them about feminism."
December 19, 2021

See related: Civil Rights, Race & Ethnicity, United States

Murphy examines race and borders in the colonial Caribbean in new book

Tessa Murphy
In her new book, "The Creole Archipelago: Race and Borders in the Colonial Caribbean" (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021), Tessa Murphy, assistant professor of history, traces how generations of Indigenous Kalinagos, free and enslaved Africans and settlers from a variety of European nations used maritime routes to forge connections that spanned the eastern Caribbean.
December 18, 2021

See related: Colonialism, Latin America & the Caribbean, Migration, Race & Ethnicity

Anger, Despair and Seeds of Hope

Maxwell alumni wonder whether the changes they worked for in Afghanistan will endure after the ‘heartbreaking’ U.S. withdrawal.

December 17, 2021

See related: Afghanistan, Civil Rights, Foreign Policy, Gender and Sex, Human Rights, International Affairs

Grant Funds Syracuse Housing Research

Gretchen Purser, associate professor of sociology at the Maxwell School, is part of a three-member team that has received a $350,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to investigate how building local power among tenants can enhance community health and well-being.
December 17, 2021

See related: Grant Awards, Housing, New York State, State & Local

Did State Imposed Tax and Expenditure Limits Reduce the Fiscal Size of Local Governments?

Justin M. Ross, John D. Stavick, Patrick Carlin

This paper, by Justin M. Ross, John D. Stavick, and Patrick Carlin, revisits the research question of whether or not state-on-local tax expenditure limits (TELs) reduced the fiscal size of local governments. 

December 17, 2021

Mitra Discusses Impact of US-China Trade Conflict on India in Economic Times

"US-China trade conflict: Geopolitics alone may not help Indian manufacturers," written by Professor Devashish Mitra was published in the Economic Times.
December 16, 2021

See related: China, India, Trade

Herrold Piece on the Summit for Democracy Published in Foreign Policy

President Joe Biden recently held a virtual Summit for Democracy to amplify U.S. commitments to defend democracy. But what can the Biden administration realistically hope to achieve from the summit? Catherine Herrold, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, says, "A humbler approach is needed in which the United States creates a platform for dialogue about how to shift power to citizens rather than prescribing democracy templates." In their article "When Promoting Democracy, Less Is More," published in Foreign Policy, Herrold and co-author Aseem Prakash recommend three primary reforms.
December 16, 2021

See related: Foreign Policy, Government, United States

In Memoriam: Longtime Economics Professor Susan Gensemer

Susan Gensemer, who retired from the Maxwell School as an associate professor of economics, died on Nov, 10, 2021, at the age of 68.
December 16, 2021

See related: In Memoriam

The impact of pork-barrel capital funding in schools: Evidence from participatory budgeting in NYC

Michah W. Rothbart, David J. Schwegman, Iuliia Shybalkina
Michah Rothbart examines the impact of pork-barrel capital funding in New York City schools in a study published in Public Budgeting & Finance.
December 16, 2021

See related: Economic Policy

Reported Reasons for Avoiding the COVID-19 Vaccine Vary by Age

Kelsey Wilber
This brief examines age differences in reasons reported for not getting the vaccine.
December 14, 2021

Alumni Spotlight: Complementary Degree Program Benefits Lauren McNamara '21

Environment, Sustainability and Policy provided the foundation she needed to reach her career goals. 

December 9, 2021

See related: Environment, Student Experience

Resident Expert: Economist Mary Lovely to Serve at Library of Congress

The nine-month appointment begins on Jan. 3, 2022, and includes full access to the Library’s collections, which are the largest in the world, and an office in the Library of Congress overlooking the Supreme Court Building.
December 9, 2021

See related: China, Congress, Promotions & Appointments

Lambright Discusses How NASA Administrators Transfer Power on Federal News Network

Professor Harry Lambright recently penned a report which draws on insights from recent and past NASA administrators to chart how leaders have passed the torch toward enabling machine and human space exploration of Mars, and its long-term impact on strategic priorities for the space program. 
December 9, 2021

See related: Government, Space Exploration, United States

Economist Mary Lovely to Join the Kluge Center at the Library of Congress

The nine-month appointment begins Jan. 3, 2022, and includes full access to the Library’s collections, which are the largest in the world.
December 9, 2021

See related: China, Promotions & Appointments

Student Spotlight: Rachelly Buzzi Named as a 2022 Pickering Fellow

Rachelly Buzzi ’22, an international relations major, has been named a 2022 Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellow.
December 8, 2021

See related: Awards & Honors, Foreign Policy, Latin America & the Caribbean, Student Experience

Lovely Talks to McClatchy About Fixing Holiday Supply Chain Issues

Professor Mary Lovely was quoted in the Sacramento Bee (McClatchy) article, "California Democrats say they want to help lower prices for the holidays. Can they?"
December 8, 2021

See related: Congress, State & Local, Trade, United States

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