Maxwell School News and Faculty Media, Opinion and Analysis

Lamis Abdelaaty Receives Gerda Henkel Foundation Grant to Support Book Research

March 30, 2023

The associate professor of political science will examine what constitutes a refugee crisis in her second book.

See related: Grant Awards, Refugees

Yingyi Ma Named an American Council on Education Fellow

March 29, 2023

As a fellow, Ma, professor of sociology, will receive customized leadership training and mentorship.

See related: Awards & Honors

Tessa Murphy Named Humanities Faculty Fellow for Research on Histories of Enslaved People

March 27, 2023

The associate professor of history is working on a book and publicly accessible database of people who were enslaved in British Crown colonies in the Caribbean.

David Van Slyke Reappointed to 5-Year Term as Maxwell School Dean

March 23, 2023

“The Maxwell School has thrived under David’s leadership,” says Provost Gretchen Ritter. “He has strengthened an already strong school in numerous areas ranging from undergraduate enrollment to external funding. I am grateful for his continued service to the school and the University.”

See related: Promotions & Appointments

Moynihan Institute’s Longtime Leader Says She Was ‘Honored to be Part of the Mission’

March 22, 2023

Recent retiree Margaret ‘Peg’ Hermann greatly expanded the institute’s global reach and served as a mentor to countless students.

Abdelaaty Receives ISA Ethnicity, Nationalism & Migration Studies Section’s Distinguished Book Award

March 17, 2023

"Discrimination and Delegation: Explaining State Responses to Refugees" (Oxford University Press, 2021), written by Associate Professor of Political Science Lamis Abdelaaty, received the Distinguished Book Award from the International Studies Association's Ethnicity, Nationalism, & Migration Studies section.

Thomas Perreault Receives Fulbright Specialist Award

March 17, 2023

The professor of geography and the environment will spend part of the summer researching peatlands and helping develop a doctoral program in Chile.

Taylor Hamilton ’18 MPA/MA (IR) to Spend a Year in Asia as a Luce Scholar

March 15, 2023

The Maxwell School alum aspires to work as an urbanist and spatial equity advocate.

Russell Sage Foundation Awards Grant for Kristy Buzard’s Research Project ‘Who Ya Gonna Call?’

March 14, 2023

Buzard, associate professor of economics, is part of a three-member team that will explore the extent to which mothers are more likely than fathers to be contacted by their child’s school.

Mandela Washington Fellowship Returns to the Maxwell School in Summer 2023

March 7, 2023

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is proud to announce its selection as an institute partner for the 2023 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Beginning in mid-June, the Maxwell School will host 25 of Africa’s bright, emerging public management leaders for a six-week Leadership Institute, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.