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Excelsior Fellowship leads to career with New York's Public Safety Office

Charlene Cordero '17 M.P.A./M.A.I.R. landed the job in September 2019 after two years as a New York Excelsior Fellow.
April 6, 2021

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Maxwell School ranks #1, with five specialties rated in the top five

Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs ranks #1 in the nation for public affairs according to the annual U.S. News & World Report reputational survey. The School also received high marks across a wide range of subspecialties within public affairs, recognized with five subspecialty rankings in the top five.
March 29, 2021

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Six Maxwell students receive prestigious Critical Language Scholarship

Six Maxwell School students have been selected as recipients of the Critical Language Scholarship, through which they will immerse themselves in intensive language study this summer. Additionally, three students were named as alternates.
March 23, 2021

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Three Maxwell students named 2021 Syracuse University Scholars

Maxwell students Katelyn Bajorek, Patrick Linehan and Simran Mirchandani are among the twelve seniors that have been named as the 2021 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor the University bestows.

March 22, 2021

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Maxwell alumni, student honored with 2021 American Society for Public Administration awards

Several Maxwell alumni and one current online EMPA student are among the award honorees.
March 11, 2021

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Baltagi celebrated in special issue of Empirical Economics journal

Empirical Economics published a special issue to celebrate Distinguished Professor of Economics Badi Baltagi’s myriad contributions to the field of econometrics, as well as his long service to the journal.
February 9, 2021

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Monmonier's How to Lie with Maps named essential book for geographers

Geographical Magazine, the National Geographic of the U.K., named "How to Lie with Maps" by Mark Monmonier, distinguished professor of geography and the environment, as one of the eight essential books for geographers.
December 17, 2020

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Maxwell MPA alumna Mallie Prytherch named a Schwarzman Scholar

Mallie Prytherch G’19, an alumna of the Maxwell's M.P.A. program, is Syracuse University’s second Schwarzman Scholar. The scholarship program provides scholars the opportunity to develop their leadership skills and professional networks through a one-year master’s degree at Tsinghua University in Beijing. 

December 8, 2020

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Van Slyke keynotes Oxford conference on social impact

Dean David Van Slyke delivered the keynote address at the Blavatnik School of Government's Government Outcomes Lab 2020 Social Outcomes Conference at Oxford University. 
September 4, 2020

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Arras authors book on cultural impact of Seinfeld sitcom

Paul Arras ’04 B.A. (Hist)/’11 M.A. (Hist)/’16 Ph.D. (Hist) has written a book titled "Seinfeld: A Cultural History." The book explores the history of the still-popular late-1990s sitcom Seinfeld—how the show’s ideas are woven into popular thought and behavior, and how it challenged previous conventions of television comedy.

August 12, 2020

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