Maxwell School News and Commentary
Lovely comments on Phase One China trade deal in Associated Press, Washington Post
"It’s a very toxic brew and I don’t know that we’re really going to see much progress on it," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics, about the first phase of a U.S.-China trade agreement.
See related: China, Economic Policy, Trade, United States
Monnat quoted in Marie Claire article on dermatology deserts
"There is less access to healthcare overall in rural towns compared to urban areas of the U.S. Many rural parts of the country don’t even have a hospital, much less specialty care like dermatology," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.
See related: Rural Issues, United States
Schmeller discusses how the poinsettia came to the US in Washington Post
See related: International Affairs, Latin America & the Caribbean, United States
Schwartz study on housing vouchers, academic performance published
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Zoli speaks to local media about the death of Qassam Soleimani
See related: Conflict, Middle East & North Africa
Radcliffe explores the fairness of the impeachment process in the Hill
"If any Senate Republicans harbor doubts about [Mitch] McConnell’s position, then, recalling their oath to 'support and defend the Constitution,' they must ask themselves: Did the framers of the Constitution intend senators to be impartial jurors in impeachment trials?," writes Dana Radcliffe, adjunct professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Congress, United States
Burman offers his view on Trump's tax cuts in Wall Street Journal
"We borrowed a lot of money to give tax cuts to big corporations and rich people in not the most effective way," says Leonard Burman, Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics. "The real concern is the growing debt and the possibility that interest rates won’t stay low forever—and I don’t think they will."
See related: Federal, Taxation, United States
Former long-time PA professor “Bunny” Jump has passed away
Jump first came to Maxwell in 1970 as a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow in urban economics. He also served, initially, as director of the M.P.A. program, before then being named chair of the PA department, a post he held for 17 years. A beloved and dedicated teacher, Jump received, in 1999, Syracuse University’s Alumni Outstanding Teacher of the Year award.
See related: In Memoriam
Wilcoxen weighs in on EPA regulatory rollbacks in Washington Post
See related: Energy, Environment, United States
Uechi completes book on public dimensions of information technology
Edward Uechi ’08 MPA has written Public Service Information Technology: The Definitive Manager’s Guide to Harnessing Technology of Cost-Effective Operations and Services (Productivity Press, 2020). Uechi's book explores the complex intersections between various areas of information technology management.
See related: Awards & Honors