Maxwell School News
Reeher comments on crowded Democratic 2020 debate stage in TIME
Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute, says that while too crowded a field leads to a lack of meaningful conversation, restricting the debate stage too extensively is also not ideal because it creates "a self-fulfilling prophecy" in which dark horse candidates never get the chance to emerge.
See related: Political Parties, U.S. Elections, United States
Professorship to focus on environmental sustainability and finance
See related: Climate Change, Environment, Giving, Sustainability, United States
Mary Daly’s Crooked Path
See related: Economic Policy, Gender and Sex, Income, Race & Ethnicity, U.S. Education, United States
Alumni Spotlight: Freshman Rep From Florida
Donna Shalala took a look at Washington and decided that the Capitol needed someone like her. Meet the new Congresswoman from Florida.
See related: Congress, Washington, D.C.
Alumni Spotlight: Looking for Maria Duval
Melanie Hicken and her CNN reporting partner detail a massive, decades-long scam that cost many their life savings. It’s all described in the reporters’ new book.
See related: Crime & Violence, United States
Climate Change in the Classroom
New courses and a new major meet University-wide student interest in the challenges of energy, environment, and sustainability.
See related: Centennial, Energy, Environment, New York State, Sustainability, U.S. Education
First Class
Maxwell always served undergraduate social science students. But, for this fall’s incoming class, admission to Maxwell is direct and the “Maxwell freshman” is official.
See related: Centennial, Student Experience
Baltagi article on emissions and economic activities published in Annals of Economics and Statistics
Scruggs Scholarship will benefit current undergrads
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Jamie Winders discusses new Autonomous Systems Policy Institute on WAER
See related: Autonomous Systems, New York State, School History
Lovely weighs in on redirecting production away from China in Christian Science Monitor
Already production of shoes, apparel, toys and other "footloose" industries has been shifting from China to Vietnam and other countries, partly due to rising wages in China, says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.
Gratitude as an Antidote to Anxiety and Depression: All the Benefits, None of the Side Effects
Ma quoted in SCMP article on Chinese students in US, visa challenges
"Many students are scared away already by the new policies even before going through the visa hurdles," says Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology.
See related: China, Government, U.S. Education, United States
Mitra discusses challenges facing India's prime minister in NY Times
The "Modi government should get a lot of credit for its Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code as well as the cleansing of the banking system, an important component being getting rid of non-performing assets," says Devashish Mitra, professor of economics and Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs.
See related: Economic Policy, Government, India
Research by Emily Thorson cited in Forbes article on misinformation
Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science, defines "belief echoes" as "effects on attitudes that persist even when you know that a piece of information is false."
See related: Media & Journalism, United States
Lovely explains how the trade war hurts Americans in CNN article
See related: China, Economic Policy, Trade, United States
Inaugural online EMPA grads celebrate at Convocation
“One fear of launching the program online was that students may not feel the same deep connection to their peers and faculty and the Maxwell community, so we were pleasantly surprised by the turnout for graduation on campus and will be working on planning a reunion soon,” said Nell Bartkowiak, director of the E.M.P.A. program.
See related: Student Experience
Economic Hardship during Childhood Increases the Risk of Premature Death Later in Life
Glimmerglass Festival
We tested the impact listening to the Breaking Glass podcast has on interest levels in performing arts and on improving diversity in performing arts .