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In Memoriam: Charles Willie G’57, H’92, A Champion for Social Justice

January 18, 2022
The legacy of alumnus Charles Vert Willie G’57, H’92 will forever be tied to that of his friend Martin Luther King Jr., making Willie’s passing a week before MLK Day 2022 especially poignant. 

See related: In Memoriam , Inequality , Racial Inequality , Social Inequalities , Inclusion , Race & Ethnicity

Tracking COVID’s Toll

December 21, 2021

Pandemic research by Maxwell faculty and students is shaping policy and perception on everything from aging to opioid addiction.

See related: COVID-19 , Food Insecurity , Mental Health , Parenting and Family

Alumni Spotlight: Joining the Global Conversation

December 20, 2021

Jen Proch ’21 M.A.I.R. took advantage of an internship with the Council of Europe and the Atlantis Program, which enables students to earn master’s degrees from both Maxwell and the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. 

See related: Student Experiences , Study Abroad , Internships

For Doctoral Student, Afghanistan Is an Elusive Home

December 20, 2021

See related: Afghanistan , Population and Place , Identity , Security and Conflict , International Affairs , Refugees , Population Studies , Race & Ethnicity

Anger, Despair and Seeds of Hope

December 17, 2021

Maxwell alumni wonder whether the changes they worked for in Afghanistan will endure after the ‘heartbreaking’ U.S. withdrawal.

See related: Afghanistan , Human Rights , Security and Conflict , International Affairs , Diplomacy , Immigration , Gender and Sex , Inequality

Grant Funds Syracuse Housing Research

December 17, 2021
Gretchen Purser, associate professor of sociology at the Maxwell School, is part of a three-member team that has received a $350,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to investigate how building local power among tenants can enhance community health and well-being.

See related: Housing , Social Welfare, Poverty & Income Security , Inequalities , Grant Awards , State and Local

In Memoriam: Longtime Economics Professor Susan Gensemer

December 16, 2021
Susan Gensemer, who retired from the Maxwell School as an associate professor of economics, died on Nov, 10, 2021, at the age of 68.

See related: In Memoriam , Economics Department

Resident Expert: Economist Mary Lovely to Serve at Library of Congress

December 9, 2021
The nine-month appointment begins on Jan. 3, 2022, and includes full access to the Library’s collections, which are the largest in the world, and an office in the Library of Congress overlooking the Supreme Court Building.

See related: China , Promotions & Appointments , Congress , International Economics

Economist Mary Lovely to Join the Kluge Center at the Library of Congress

December 9, 2021
The nine-month appointment begins Jan. 3, 2022, and includes full access to the Library’s collections, which are the largest in the world.

See related: China , Economics Department

Student Spotlight: Rachelly Buzzi Named as a 2022 Pickering Fellow

December 8, 2021
Rachelly Buzzi ’22, an international relations major, has been named a 2022 Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellow.

See related: Student Experiences , Intelligence , Diplomacy , Awards & Honors , Latin America & the Caribbean

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