Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Diem Spends Summer at University of Innsbruck
See related: Promotions & Appointments
Lasch-Quinn Cited in CNN Piece on Social Emotional Learning in Schools
Professor Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn was cited in the CNN article, "Opinion: SEL doesn't have to be a classroom culture war."
See related: Civil Rights, Education, Race & Ethnicity, United States
Kutcher Discusses His Research on Eunuchs on BBC’s The Forum Podcast
Professor Norman Kutcher, author of "Eunuch and Emperor in the Great Age of Qing Rule" (University of California Press, 2018), was interviewed on the BBC's The Forum podcast about his research.
See related: China
Thompson Reviews New Book on History of Black Catholic Nuns in Global Sisters Report
Associate Professor Margaret Susan Thompson reviewed a new book by Shannen Dee Williams titled "Subversive Habits: Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle" in Global Sisters Report.
See related: Black, Religion, United States
Maxwell Students/Alumni Receive Fulbright Awards to Teach, Research and Study Around the World
Seven Maxwell students and alumni have been named as 2022 recipients of awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The program funds a range of awards that include English teaching assistantships (ETA) and study/research grants in over 140 countries.
See related: Awards & Honors, Student Experience
University Announces 2022-23 Remembrance Scholars
Syracuse University’s Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee has chosen the 35 students who will be the 2022-23 Remembrance Scholars.
See related: Awards & Honors, Student Experience
Susan Branson Explores the Place of Science and Technology in America’s Nation Building Efforts
Bringing together scientific research and popular wonder, Branson charts how everything from mechanical clocks to steam engines informed the creation and expansion of the American nation.
Radha Kumar Examines the Intertwined Nature of Police and Caste in Tamil Countryside
See related: India
Amy Aisen Kallander Looks at Importance of Women to Post-Colonial State-Building in Tunisia
See related: Middle East & North Africa
Ebner Featured in HISTORY Article on Mussolini, Fascism
Associate Professor Michael Ebner, an expert on the history of Italy and fascism, was featured in the HISTORY article "How Mussolini Seized Power in Italy—And Turned It Into a Fascist State."
See related: Europe