Schwartz quoted in EdSurge article on challenges of student mobility

"It’s not like kids are moving from Boston to Chicago to LA and then back again,” says Amy Ellen Schwartz, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Affairs. "Kids for whom housing instability is a problem, many of them are moving around in the same urban area."
June 23, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, U.S. Education, United States

Alumna Oversees Students in NYS Assembly Where She Once Interned

Vanessa Salman ’17 B.A. (PSc) found her experience as an intern with the New York State legislature so powerful she returned for a full-time position after graduating from Maxwell.
June 23, 2021

See related: New York State, State & Local

Grads set to make the world greater, better and more beautiful

The Maxwell School closed its 2020-2021 academic year the same way it met the complications of the COVID-19 pandemic: a mix of health precautions, expanded technology and commitment to tradition. That meant a prerecorded graduate convocation and faculty farewells via video. Maxwell’s May 22 graduate convocation also included speeches and award presentations, capped with recitation of the Athenian Oath.
June 22, 2021

See related: Awards & Honors, Student Experience

Khalil speaks to Sinclair Broadcast Group about Iran's president-elect Ebrahim Raisi

June 22, 2021

See related: Government, Middle East & North Africa

Staying at Home: How Well Did Americans Maintain Their Health Behaviors during COVID-19?

Michael Serrur, James Rose

This brief summarizes the findings from a national survey aimed at understanding behavior change and goal setting during the pandemic and provides tips for getting back into healthy habits.

June 22, 2021

The Archaeology of Harriet Tubman's Life in Freedom

Douglas V. Armstrong

Douglas Armstrong, professor of anthropology, has published a new book, “The Archeology of Harriet Tubman’s Life in Freedom” (Syracuse University Press, 2022). 

June 21, 2021

See related: Civil Rights, Human Rights, Race & Ethnicity

Life-Course Implications of US Public Policy

Janet M. Wilmoth and Andrew S. London
June 21, 2021

See related: Health Policy

Secession and the Sovereignty Game: Strategy and Tactics for Aspiring Nations

Ryan Griffiths
June 21, 2021

Tuscany in the Age of Empire

Brian Brege
June 21, 2021

See related: Europe

Econometrics, 6th Edition

Badi H. Baltagi
June 21, 2021

Banks discusses Department of Justice secret subpoenas on Bloomberg Law

On the latest Bloomberg Law podcast episode, Professor Emeritus and national security law expert William Banks discussed the controversy over revelations the Justice Department under former President Donald Trump had secretly subpoenaed records from House Democrats, former White House Counsel Don McGahn and members of the media. 
June 21, 2021

See related: Government, Law, Political Parties, United States

Thompson quoted in The Hill article on banning communion for Biden

"There really is a tension between bishops and that tension has always existed in the USCCB (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops), it’s always been there. It’s just a question of what is predominant," says Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science.
June 21, 2021

See related: Federal, Religion, United States

Pregnant Women with Substance Use Disorders Deserve Plans of Safe Care

Alexandra Punch, Monika Taylor
This issue brief describes the current state of prenatal substance use and provides guidance on the use of federally mandated Plans of Safe Care to help mothers prepare for the arrival of their baby while navigating their substance use disorder.
June 15, 2021

Khalil weighs in on end of Israel PM Netanyahu's career in USA Today

June 14, 2021

See related: Government, Middle East & North Africa

Internship Brings ‘Full Circle’ Moment

University alumnus and Maxwell Advisory Board member David Kelso ’68 made a gift to support internships in the Syracuse Police Department. 

June 14, 2021

See related: Giving, Internships, Law, Student Experience

Educating the Elites: School Counselors as Education Nannies in Urban China

Yingyi Ma
June 10, 2021

Reeher quoted in The Hill article on Biden, success of democracies

"Biden does have a challenge," says Professor Grant Reeher. "He is arguing, 'I am here as the American president to be the leading voice.' But then he is subject to people saying, 'Wait a minute, look at what you folks have been going through. Why is it you? Why isn’t it [German Chancellor] Angela Merkel? Or one of the other leaders?'"
June 10, 2021

See related: Elections, Foreign Policy, Global Governance, International Affairs, United States

Gadarian comments on upcoming New York State mayoral races in City & State

Professor Shana Gadarian is included in the City & State article, "Upstate incumbent mayors face challenges from the left."
June 8, 2021

See related: New York State, Political Parties, State & Local, U.S. Elections

Abdelaaty talks to New Books Network about her book "Discrimination and Delegation"

Lamis Abelaaty, assistant professor of political science, spoke with the New Books Network about her recently published book "Discrimination and Delegation: Explaining State Responses to Refugees" (Oxford University Press, 2021).
June 8, 2021

See related: International Agreements, Refugees

Mary Helander's brief was featured in a Forbes article on motorcycle safety

June 7, 2021

See related: New York State, U.S. Health Policy

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