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In the News: Robert Terrell

Terrell Quoted in HISTORY Article on the Origins of Oktoberfest

“Bavaria is a very agrarian place, even more so at that time,” says Robert Terrell, associate professor of history. Even today nearly half of Bavaria’s land remains devoted to agriculture, and every four years, the Bavarian Central Agricultural Fair coincides with Oktoberfest. 

October 3, 2025

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Maxwell School Announces Faculty Promotions for 2025-26

Eight faculty members have received tenure in their promotion to associate professor.
August 22, 2025

Maxwell’s Student-Run History Journal ‘Builds a Vibrant Community’

CHRONOS is celebrating its revival, a milestone anniversary and special recognition from the Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement.

April 29, 2025

A Nation Fermented: Beer, Bavaria, and the Making of Modern Germany

Robert S. Terrell

Robert S. Terrell, assistant professor of history, has written A Nation Fermented: Beer, Bavaria, and the Making of Modern Germany (Oxford University Press, 2024). Terrell traces how brewing practices in Germany’s southern region of Bavaria became associated with the nation as a whole from the late 19th to the end of the 20th century.

April 7, 2025

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Terrell discusses German Chancellor Angela Merkel's tenure with VOA

Robert Terrell, assistant professor of history, is included in the VOA article, "What Did Merkel Achieve During Her 16 Years at Germany's Helm?"
September 15, 2021

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Terrell remembers literary scholar Ruth Klüger in Syracuse.com

Writer and literary scholar Ruth Klüger died October 5, 2020. "She reminds us that making a more humane and tolerant world requires accountability and unmovable courage in criticism," writes Robert Terrell, assistant professor of history.

November 11, 2020

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Maxwell announces new faculty members, program chair

The academic year begins at the Maxwell School with the arrival of several new faculty members. In addition, Renée de Nevers, associate professor of public administration and international affairs (PAIA), is the new chair of the Social Science Doctoral Program.
September 10, 2018
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