As part of its ongoing initiative to highlight historical content during SU’s 150th anniversary year, the Syracuse University website now includes a report on well-known figures from politics and public life who have visited and spoken at the Maxwell School.

Starting with ex-President Herbert Hoover’s keynote address during the dedication of Maxwell Hall (in 1937), the article lists and describes VIP visitors over time — a list the grew considerably in the 1990s and forward, when many of Maxwell’s interdisciplinary research institutes were created. Among the many visitors cited: Colin Powell, Madeleine Albright, Hillary Clinton, and journalists such as Tom Brokaw and George Will.

Read the full article on the Syracuse University website.

02/06/20