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MPA Alumnus Is Changing Lives, One Home at a Time
Andrew Lunetta found his focus at the Maxwell School—now he’s a ‘CNN Hero’ building homes for people who need them most.
In Memoriam: Louise Gartner Birkhead ’52 M.P.A.
When Louise Gartner Birkhead arrived at the Maxwell School in 1951 to begin a master of public administration degree, she was one of only two women in her class. The education and training she received shaped a career devoted to public service and a lifelong drive to open doors in government for the women who would follow her. Birkhead died July 13 at the age of 97.
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Digging for Answers: Student Returns to Wisconsin for Mining Town Excavation
An archaeology student is uncovering remnants of a pioneer cabin and discovering how hands-on field research provides an uncommon learning experience.
See related: Archaeology, United States
How a Maxwell Professor Uses Radio Dramas to Improve Public Health Outcomes
Bernard Appiah, associate professor of public health, delves into the power of combining entertainment and engagement in public health communications.
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Health Communication, Media & Journalism, United States
Maxwell School Announces Faculty Promotions for 2026-27
Four faculty members have received tenure in their promotion to associate professor, while one has been promoted to full professor and another to associate teaching professor.
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Maxwell School Announces Leadership Changes in Dean’s Office and Academic Programs
Bob Bifulco has joined the dean’s office leadership team and faculty have stepped into new roles guiding the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs and the Law, Society and Policy program.
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Longtime Health Educator, Internship Coordinator Named Maxwell Professor of Practice
Susan Coots brings expertise in family planning and reproductive health to her new faculty role, teaching and mentoring public health students.
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Maxwell to Host Second Cohort of Distinguished Humphrey Fellows Focused on Drug Trafficking
The program brings senior international professionals to Syracuse for intensive executive education on disrupting the global drug supply chain.
Where the World’s Researchers Come to Learn Their Craft
The Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research draws graduate students and scholars from around the globe to Maxwell.
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Maxwell Scholar Wins Fulbright to Study Bahamas Poaching, Border Security
Anthropologist Kyrstin Mallon Andrews will examine how illegal fishing affects the country's culture, economy, ecology and national security.
See related: Awards & Honors, Environment, Government, Latin America & the Caribbean, National Security
Merril Silverstein Receives ASA Outstanding Mentoring Award
The sociology chair will be honored by the national association for his guidance of students and junior scholars in aging research.
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Studying Endangered Languages Earns Maxwell Student a Beinecke Scholarship
Aaron Lener ’27, an international relations major, has followed an insight, that language is about power, from Homer, New York, to the halls of the Council of Europe.
See related: Academic Scholarships, Student Experience
Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern’s ‘Will Work for Food’ Wins ASFS Book Award
The Association for the Study of Food and Society Book Award recognizes outstanding books about food published within the two previous calendar years, with prizes given in three categories: monograph, edited volume and first book.
See related: Agriculture, Awards & Honors, Food Security, Labor
From Toa Alta to Madrid, Maxwell Student Carries on Wanetik’s Spirit of Service
The annual Matthew Ross Wanetik Memorial Scholarship recognizes Maxwell undergraduate Angelie “Angie” Serrano Baéz for academic excellence and a deep commitment to service.
See related: Academic Scholarships, Awards & Honors, Giving, Student Experience
Phanstiels Gift $1M to Maxwell School for Van Slyke Scholarship
Howie ’70, G’71, H’22 and Louise Phanstiel's gift, boosted by a $500,000 Syracuse Promise match, endows scholarship honoring Dean David M. Van Slyke and supporting future leaders.
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How the Declaration Still Shapes America: Maxwell Experts on USA’s 250th
On the “’Cuse Conversations” podcast, Syracuse University faculty break down the ideals behind the nation’s founding and what 250 years of democracy reveal about the U.S. today.
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Rick Welsh to Lead Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society
The Maxwell sociologist recently began his term leading the international organization focused on the study of food, agriculture and health.
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Maxwell School Releases Free Public Lecture Series Marking America’s 250th Anniversary
The inaugural flight, titled Foundations and comprised of four lectures examining the origins of the U.S. republic, is available on Maxwell’s YouTube channel. The remaining nine lectures to be released in the days ahead in three additional flights titled: Shaping a Nation, Issues in Focus and Modern Challenges.
See related: Federal Government, U.S. Foreign Policy, United States
National Security Management Course Brings Together Military Leaders for Intensive Education
From international law to executive power, Maxwell's national security studies program tackles the defining security questions of the moment.
See related: School History, Student Experience, U.S. National Security, United States
A Full-Circle Semester: Kennedy King Interns for the Same Congressperson Who Inspired Her
The rising senior grew up in the California congressional district where she would later intern—an opportunity made possible by Maxwell in Washington.
See related: Congress, Internships, Student Experience, Washington, D.C.