MPA student James Hacker spent the past year balancing studies with his leadership role in an increasingly influential website.

Considering that the Maxwell School was designed from the start to engage with civic issues and public policy, it’s no surprise that the School has been politically active throughout its history — and scrutinized and criticized for its perceived political leanings.

Post-conflict project veteran Deborah Alexander led a panel discussion of Afghanistan at Maxwell’s new home in D.C.

The pioneering Public Diplomacy Program was well-timed to serve the trends and challenges of international advocacy.

Syracuse University opened its new School of Citizenship and Public Affairs on October 3, 1924, headquartered in Slocum Hall and not yet named for its then-anonymous donor . . .

Universities traditionally aim “to train minds and to strengthen character” and “to transmit the accumulated learning and culture of ages on to each rising generation,” said  former president Herbert Hoover, at the dedication of Maxwell Hall. "This institution especially has led in endeavor to lift public administration to a profession,” he added.