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Edit Iona Volynets ’24 Iona Volynets No Iona Volynets will use the scholarship pursue an interest in preserving and celebrating cultural heritage. Volynets will travel to Germany to speak with Ukrainian refugees to create a virtual museum celebrating the culture that is threatened or lost during the conflict. History/International Relations ’24
1/25/2023 1/25/2023
Edit Midcareer Professionals Landing Page - Elizabeth Cardona Elizabeth Cardona Yes The investment in myself and my degree from the Maxwell School has been invaluable. I can honestly say that the education and skills I gained help me to develop, amplify and champion strategies that improve the lives of underserved communities.” ’10 E.M.P.A. Community Engagement Manager, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MASSDEP)
9/29/2023 1/11/2023
Edit Midcareer Professionals Landing Page - Matt Kavgian Matt Kavgian Yes As a midcareer professional with a young family, Maxwell's E.M.P.A. and E.M.I.R. programs provided me with superior credentials and life-changing experiences in an accelerated timeline. The knowledge and skills I acquired in policy analysis, law, negotiation and conflict, crisis and program management have all been mainstays of my work ever since.” ’12 E.M.P.A., E.M.I.R. Director of Strategic Communications and Projects, Indiana University Foundation
9/29/2023 1/11/2023
Edit SAC - South Asia Center Receives $1 Million in Federal Grants Prema Kurien Yes South Asia is a large, geopolitically, economically and socially important region of the world. These grants make it possible for us to continue to support research and advance the Center’s programming goals." Director of South Asia Center and professor of sociology
1/5/2023 1/5/2023
Edit I am Maxwell - Amy McKeever Amy McKeever Yes There have been so many historic events in the last two years. It’s been useful to turn back to what I learned at Maxwell to help our readers put current events into context.” '06 B.A. (Hist) Senior Writer and Editor, National Geographic
1/21/2025 12/19/2022
Edit EMIR in DC - Heather Fischer - I am Maxwell Heather Fischer Yes When I saw Syracuse was offering an executive master’s program in conjunction with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, I knew this would be a great opportunity to work on the theory around the intersection of national security and human rights," says Heather Fischer, senior advisor for human rights crimes at Thomson Reuters Special Services. E.M.I.R in D.C. Senior Advisor for Human Rights Crimes, Thomson Reuters Special Services
  • EMIR in DC
12/13/2022 12/13/2022
Edit GEO - Undergrad - Andy Paladino Andy Paladino Yes I was able to take everything I had done in undergrad and apply it to industry, using drone imagery to analyze renewable assets for damage and develop data products for clients. It was basically my dream job.” ’18 B.A. (Geo)
12/5/2022 12/5/2022
Edit Gabriella Alphonso - I am Maxwell Gabriella Alphonso Yes I’m so glad that there’s a group here at Maxwell that clearly understands the needs and unique perspectives of international students, and provides well-tailored support services to help us better navigate the personal and professional challenges of graduate school.” M.P.A. Candidate
11/14/2022 11/14/2022
Edit Ashan Benedict Ashan Benedict Yes It was the partnership with Maxwell and CSIS that took me over top as far as picking a graduate program. It is in person, working in conjunction with a well-respected think tank, and it’s nonpartisan." E.M.I.R. in D.C. Executive Assistant Chief of Police, Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C.
  • EMIR in DC
11/3/2022 11/3/2022
Edit Dean's report - David Barbier David Barbier Jr. '23 Yes Thanks to the caring and supportive faculty and staff and generous friends of the University, I have been able to keep my focus where it should be. Here, it has always been, ‘How can we help?’" B.A./B.S. Dual major: international relations and television, radio and film; Otey and Barbara Scruggs Maxwell School Scholar
  • Donor Report
  • Scruggs Scholarship
  • Undergraduate
  • International Relations
2/6/2023 10/26/2022