Humphrey Fellows attend Crisis Management Workshop at Maxwell
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Reeher analyzes Balter, Katko congressional race on WRVO
"If...Dana Balter is hammering away at the idea that the 24th could play a role in flipping the House of Representatives, it may be harder for him [incumbent John Katko]," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute. "But he comes in with a lot of advantages, particularly if we look back at past elections."
Burman discusses the new tax plan on WRVO
"We won’t really know the effect of the tax plan for several years when we have data that we can try to measure the effect of the tax plan separate from other factors going on in the economy at the same time," says Len Burman, Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics.
Banks speaks with Bloomberg Radio about the Democratic FISA memo
"If the facts are read, the FBI was balanced in making its request to the FISA court, as they always have been," says Professor Emeritus William C. Banks.
Thompson discusses Billy Graham on WSYR
Mitra comments on alleged capital dumping in India in Economic Times
"If there is predatory dumping (along with injury to indigenous firms and local labour), there needs to be an anti-dumping tax (equal to the calculated dumping margin), which is similar to anti-dumping duties on internationally traded goods," says Devashish Mitra, Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs.
CCE program featured as case study in AAC&U series on civic learning
Maxwell's Citizenship and Civic Engagement program "was thrilled when [The Association of American Colleges and Universities] chose to include us as a case study,” said Anne Mosher, chair of the program and professor of geography. “As a collection, the cases highlight a shared commitment to bringing theories of citizenship into civic practice in some way."
Lovely and Mitra discuss India's rise in import tariffs in Financial Times
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Winter ’18 Perspective features undergrad research, Ralph Ketcham
Bybee discusses the rules of civility in PolitiFact article
"In a static and homogenous society, one would expect homeschooling in civility to yield a consensus on the norms of appropriate public behavior," says Keith Bybee, professor of political science. "But the United States is not such a society."
Banks quoted in NY Daily News article on Russian meddling in election
"These indictments remind us that the Mueller investigation has always first and foremost been about Russian interference in the election," says William C. Banks, professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
Banks weighs in on secret filings in Manafort case on Bloomberg
Kriesberg op-ed on Israeli-Palestinian conflict published in The Hill
"An imposed one-sided solution will have other grave consequences for America. There has been considerable security and other realms of cooperation between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority, which the U.S. government has aided. President Trump’s moves to impose a settlement will undermine such cooperation," writes Louis Kriesberg, professor emeritus of sociology.
PhD student Fabiola Ortiz discusses harassment on NY farms with NPR
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Lopoo study on financial aid and family formation published in Journal of Family and Economic Issues
The Right Recipe
The Lerner Center is partnering with other local institutions to bring better health options to Syracuse’s Near Westside.
The Tanner Lectures and Citizenship
Citizenship and Civic Engagement and the Policy Studies Major
At first glance, the new major in citizenship and civic engagement would seem to share a lot with another Maxwell major, policy studies. Both are interdisciplinary, nurture informed citizens, and emphasize action. But the similarities end there.