Maxwell School Announces New Chairs, Faculty

The Maxwell School welcomes several new faculty members and announces the appointment of four department chairs.
September 9, 2021

See related: Promotions & Appointments

AP Article: Popp Weighs in on Biden's Proposed Civilian Climate Corps

David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs, was quoted in the Associated Press article, "Biden, Dems push Civilian Climate Corps in echo of New Deal."
September 9, 2021

See related: Climate Change, Environment, Government, Natural Resources, Sustainability, United States, Wildfires

O'Keefe featured in CNN article on how 9/11 changed travel

University Professor O'Keefe, who was deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget during the George W. Bush administration, says that September morning in 2001 "flipped the switch right away from almost non-existent security to unbelievable, in-your-face, all the time."
September 8, 2021

See related: Government, Terrorism & Extremism, United States

Gueorguiev quoted in Financial Times article on China's techno-authoritarian state

Dimitar Gueorguiev, associate professor of political science, says the digital technologies deployed by Beijing have helped it keep tabs on popular sentiment and needs. He's quoted in the Financial Times article, "China and Big Tech: Xi’s blueprint for a digital dictatorship."
September 7, 2021

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A New Look at Property Tax Incidence Across Local Governments

John Yinger

John Yinger (Syracuse University) develops a new method for determining the incidence of property tax differences across jurisdictions.

September 3, 2021

Jacobson speaks with HuffPost, VOA, Washington Post about evacuations in Afghanistan

Maxwell's Assistant Dean of Washington Programs Mark Jacobson discusses the failures of the evacuations from Afghanistan with HuffPost, Voice of America and the Washington Post.
September 3, 2021

See related: Afghanistan, Government, International Affairs

Williams discusses impact of Afghanistan withdrawal on NATO in Atlantic Council blog

"Why the US failure in Afghanistan won’t break NATO," authored by Associate Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs Michael John Williams, was published in the Atlantic Council's New Atlanticist blog.
September 3, 2021

See related: Afghanistan, NATO

Thompson quoted in Spectrum piece on Kathy Hochul, Biden attending SU

Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science, was quoted in the Spectrum News article, "Sitting U.S. president, NY governor both earned degrees at Syracuse University."
September 2, 2021

See related: New York State, State & Local, U.S. Education

Lisa Gordon '90 MPA to be honored at Orange Circle Awards ceremony

Lisa Y. Gordon ’90 M.P.A., president and chief executive officer of Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, is among the 2021 Orange Circle Award winners honored during Coming Back Together 2021.
September 2, 2021

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Taking the Measure of Addiction Recovery: A Brief History of Recovery Capital

Austin McNeill Brown

This brief discusses the concept of ‘recovery capital’ as an important theoretical advancement in the field of addiction treatment.

August 31, 2021

Forced Moves and Home Maintenance: The Amplifying Effects of Mortgage Payment Burden on Underwater Homeowners

John P. Harding, Jing Li, Stuart S. Rosenthal & Xirui Zhang
August 28, 2021

See related: Housing

At Maxwell, NY’s 57th Governor Was ‘All Competence and Hard Work’

Kathy Hochul ’80 B.A. (PSc) is the first woman to hold the state’s highest office. 

August 28, 2021

See related: New York State, State & Local

Reeher talks with The Hill about vaccine refusal in spite of FDA approval

August 26, 2021

See related: COVID-19, United States

Jacobson discusses crisis at Kabul airport with MSNBC, CBS News, Bloomberg

August 26, 2021

See related: Afghanistan, Government, International Affairs

Jay Golden Named Inaugural Pontarelli Professor

The professorship is funded with a gift from Kenneth A. Pontarelli ’92 B.S. (Econ) and his wife, Tracey.
August 24, 2021

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Jacobson discusses US security advisor Jake Sullivan on NewsNation

August 20, 2021

See related: Afghanistan, Government, U.S. National Security

Reeher quoted in Washington Times article on Kathy Hochul

August 19, 2021

See related: New York State, Political Parties

Leonard Lopoo Named Volcker Chair at Maxwell School

A faculty member since 2004, he additionally serves as the director of the Center for Policy Research and director and co-founder of the Maxwell X Lab. 
August 19, 2021

See related: Promotions & Appointments

O'Keefe weighs in on military vaccine mandate in Gray DC piece

August 17, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Government, United States

Education Finance Reform in New York: Calculating the Cost of a 'Sound Basic Education' in New York City

William Duncombe, Anna Lukemeyer & John Yinger
August 17, 2021

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