Maxwell School News and Commentary
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University Names 2024-25 Remembrance Scholars
The scholarships, now in their 35th 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.
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Boris Sanchez ’09 Named 2024 A&S | Maxwell Convocation Speaker
The award-winning CNN anchor will provide the keynote address at the May 11 event.
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The Dynamic Sustainability Lab: Creating a Sustainable Future
“We try to explain the environmental, economic and social benefits as well as possible unintended consequences and risks of the net-zero transition to decision makers,” says Jay Golden, founder and director of the lab and the Pontarelli Professor of Environmental Sustainability and Finance in the Maxwell School.
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Maxwell Students Receive Prestigious Critical Language Scholarship
Christian Bevilacqua ’24, a geography major, and Ciara Young ’24, an international relations and anthropology major, are among the five Syracuse University students who were selected.
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Two Maxwell Seniors Named 2024 Syracuse University Scholars
Alana Coffman (international relations, citizenship and civic engagement) and Iona Volynets (international relations, history) were among those named 2024 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor the University bestows.
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Centennial Scholars Named in Honor of the Maxwell School’s 100th Anniversary
In addition to receiving a stipend to support their studies, the six students have been invited to attend an anniversary celebration in Washington, D.C.
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Alumna Describes Working on the Hill as ‘Deeply Fulfilling’
A congressional policy advisor, Miranda Peterson earned an executive master’s degree through Maxwell’s Washington, D.C., programs.
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New Degree Program Explores the Intersection of Law, Society and Policy
The interdisciplinary integrated learning major offered at the Maxwell School capitalizes on faculty expertise and widens student career pathways.
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Jess Hogbin Awarded the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Fellowship
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Maxwell Students, Alumni Named Finalists for the 2024 Presidential Management Fellows Program
Administered by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the fellows program is a flagship leadership development opportunity for advanced-degree candidates who, if selected, receive two-year appointments within federal agencies.
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