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Alumna Rain Henderson Says Maxwell Shaped an Entrepreneurial Mindset

Consulting firm founder Rain Henderson says her Maxwell education grounded her in “systems thinking, public accountability and cross-sector collaboration.”

June 17, 2025

Rose Tardiff: Sparking Innovation With Data, Mapping and More

As the City of Syracuse’s director of neighborhood and business data and evaluation, the Maxwell alumna taps skills she learned in Maxwell’s geography program.

June 17, 2025

Alumnus Derek Wallace Harnesses the Power of Food for Understanding

As CEO of Golden Fork Media and founder of the children’s book series Kalamata’s Kitchen, he draws on lessons gleaned—and risks taken—as a policy studies major.

June 14, 2025

Former Orange Point Guard and Maxwell Alumna ‘Roxi’ Nurse McNabb Still Driving for an Assist

She supports young athletes through her Caris Sports Foundation.

June 13, 2025

Alumnus Paulo De Miranda: Maxwell Offered ‘Much More Than a Formal Education’

He co-founded the Brazilian startup DEEP and grew it into a market leader in sustainability impact measurement.

June 12, 2025

Memorial Fund Honors Remarkable Journalism Career, Supports Students Involved with IDJC

The siblings of alumna Denise Kalette ’68 B.A. (PSc) have created a memorial fund in her honor to support students engaged with the University’s Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship.

May 15, 2025

Mapping His Future: Maxwell Student Will Burke Addresses Lead Poisoning in Syracuse

William Burke ’25 B.A. (Geog/ESP) creates digital maps to identify areas at risk for childhood lead poisoning in the City of Syracuse. His research is funded by a SOURCE Bridge Award, supporting faculty-led undergraduate research at Syracuse University.

May 14, 2025

History Student Abigail Fitzpatrick Receives Wortman Scholarship for Archival Work in Los Angeles

Maxwell student Abigail Fitzpatrick, received the Wortman Scholarship from the History Department. Funding for the scholarship has been generously provided by Marlene Stein Wortman ’58 B.A. (Hist). Fitzpatrick will use the funding to conduct archival research in Los Angeles for her distinction thesis.

May 7, 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

University Announces 2025-26 Remembrance Scholars

The scholarships, now in their 36th year, were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the students studying in London and Florence through Syracuse University who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

April 25, 2025

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