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New Endowed Scholarship Supports Maxwell Undergraduates

It was created with a generous gift by Maxwell School alumnus H. Lewis “Lew” Rapaport and his wife, Whitman alumna Susan Rapaport.

October 17, 2025

Student Veteran Anthony Ruscitto Honored as a Tillman Scholar

Ruscitto ’23 M.P.A. is a two-time Syracuse graduate and a rising second-year law student in the College of Law. When he graduates, he plans to provide legal aid to his fellow veterans. Ruscitto’s passion for service and helping veterans is one of the reasons he was recently recognized as a 2025 Tillman Scholar by the Pat Tillman Foundation.

August 28, 2025

Heartfelt Gift Recognizes Accomplished Alumna and Three Generations of Orange

William Pelton and Mary Jane Massie have created the Barringer Pelton Public Service Graduate Scholarship to honor their niece, Jody Barringer ’08 M.P.A., and support future public servants.

August 21, 2025

Maxwell Student Jorge Morales ’26 Named a 2025 Beinecke Scholar

Morales, a double major in history and anthropology, is one of only 20 students nationwide to receive this prestigious award, which supports exceptional undergraduates in their pursuit of graduate studies in the arts, humanities and social sciences.

July 3, 2025

Maxwell Political Science Student Receives Prestigious Udall Scholarship

Katsitsatekanoniahkwa Destiny Lazore is one of 55 students nationwide selected this year. The Udall Foundation awards scholarships to college sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service and commitment to issues related to Native American nations or to the environment.

June 24, 2025

SHE-CAN Scholar: Public Health Student Sets Sights on Bringing Positive Change Back to Home Country

As a SHE-CAN (Supporting Her Education Changes A Nation) scholar, Sythong Run, who is majoring in environment, sustainability and policy and public health, plans to return to her home country of Cambodia to work and inspire young women to follow in her footsteps.

May 30, 2025

Maxwell Alumna Dara Drake Named the University’s First Knight-Hennessy Scholar

Knight-Hennessy Scholars is a multidisciplinary, multicultural graduate scholarship program at Stanford University. Each Knight-Hennessy scholar receives up to three years of financial support to pursue graduate studies at Stanford while engaging in experiences that prepare them to be visionary, courageous and collaborative leaders who address complex challenges facing the world.

May 16, 2025

Memorial Fund Honors Remarkable Journalism Career, Supports Students Involved with IDJC

The siblings of alumna Denise Kalette ’68 B.A. (PSc) have created a memorial fund in her honor to support students engaged with the University’s Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship.

May 15, 2025

History Student Abigail Fitzpatrick Receives Wortman Scholarship for Archival Work in Los Angeles

Maxwell student Abigail Fitzpatrick, received the Wortman Scholarship from the History Department. Funding for the scholarship has been generously provided by Marlene Stein Wortman ’58 B.A. (Hist). Fitzpatrick will use the funding to conduct archival research in Los Angeles for her distinction thesis.

May 7, 2025

Maxwell Student and Alumna Selected for Prestigious Rangel and Pickering Fellowships

Linda Baguma ’25, an international relations and political science major, has been named a 2025 Rangel Fellow and Alexandria Johnson ’24, an international relations graduate, has been selected as a 2025 Pickering Fellow.

February 4, 2025

Maxwell Honors 9 Students with Centennial Scholar Awards

The undergraduate and graduate students received the recognition at the school’s Syracuse Centennial Celebration.

November 6, 2024

History Ph.D. Candidate Honored With Guggenheim Scholars Award

Ian Glazman-Schillinger will further his dissertation examining the digital strategies of far-right hate groups since the 1980s.

October 25, 2024

Centennial Celebration Honors Alumni, Students, Staff and Faculty for a ‘Century of Service’

The Maxwell School’s 100th anniversary celebration will be held on Oct. 18 in Goldstein Auditorium.

October 1, 2024

Maxwell Student Among Those Selected as 2024 Rostker Dissertation Fund Fellows

Managed by the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), the Bernard D. and Louise C. Rostker IVMF Dissertation Research Fund recently provided more than $40,000 to four students who are at varying stages of their dissertation pursuits. Ph.D. candidate Mariah Brennan was one of the recipients.

September 18, 2024

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Robertson Fellows Bring Extensive Travel Experience and a Shared Interest in Public Service

Julia Liebell-McLean and Mael-Sanh Perrier are seeking dual master’s degrees in public administration and international relations.

September 10, 2024

Matthew Ross Wanetik Memorial Scholarship Honors ‘Admirable Life’

Zoe Tatum Best, a rising senior majoring in political science, is the recipient of this year’s Matthew Ross Wanetik Memorial Scholarship, which honors the life of a Maxwell School student who passed away from an undetected heart ailment while studying abroad in 2008.

June 21, 2024

Global Exploration Creates Impactful Experiences for Maxwell Student

Jacob Grindstaff-Espinal selected Syracuse University because it has one of the top study abroad programs in the country—plus access to expansive educational offerings where students can explore their interests from all sides.

May 15, 2024

Record Number Receive Awards Through Fulbright U.S. Student Program

Five Maxwell students and alumni are among the 14 Syracuse University students and alumni who have been named as 2024 recipients.

May 6, 2024

Ryan St. Jean Named a 2024 Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellow

Ryan St. Jean ’24, an international relations major in the Maxwell School, has been named a 2024 Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellow. He is one of only 45 recipients chosen from hundreds of applicants from around the nation for this prestigious honor.

December 19, 2023

Iona Volynets Named a 2024 Marshall Scholar

Iona Volynets, a senior majoring in history and international relations, is one of 51 students selected from around the country and is Syracuse University’s sixth Marshall Scholar.

December 11, 2023