Maxwell Student News

Maxwell Student News
New Robertson Fellows prepare to tackle international challenges
The Maxwell School is pleased to welcome three new Robertson Fellows within the 2019 – 2020 cohort of incoming public administration and international affairs graduate students. All three are pursuing dual degrees — a Master of Public Administration (MPA) and a Master of Arts in International Relations (MAIR) — to further their careers in international peace, security and development.

IR student Cynthia Wang receives Critical Language Scholarship
Cynthia Wang ’19 BA (IR) has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious Critical Language Scholarship and will study Azerbaijani in Azerbaijan. The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for American graduate and undergraduate students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities.

Inaugural online EMPA grads celebrate at Convocation
Twenty-two members of Maxwell’s online Executive Master of Public Administration program (EMPA) participated in the 2019 Graduate Convocation. They are among the first graduates of the School’s online EMPA program, launched in July 2017 to advance the careers of experienced public service professionals.

Humphrey Fellows celebrate year of new perspectives
The 2018-19 Humphrey Fellows recently celebrated ten months of academic study, professional development, and cultural exchange at Syracuse University. The 13 fellows from 12 countries participated in activities that reflect the fellowship’s philosophy of engagement and Maxwell’s collaborative and interdisciplinary ethos.

Drew Kinney '19 PhD (PSc) discusses crisis in Venezuela in Wash Post
"What the history of coups in the Middle East tells us about Venezuela," written by PhD student Drew Kinney '14 MA (PSc), was published in the Washington Post. Kinney examines how coup attempts in the Middle East offer some clues — and warnings on how the crisis in Venezuela could end.

Maxwell students named 2019-20 Remembrance Scholars
Syracuse University’s Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee has chosen the 35 students who will be the 2019-20 Remembrance Scholars. The scholarships were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

Maxwell faculty, students honored at One University Awards ceremony
Syracuse University held the third annual One University Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 12, 2019, in Hendricks Chapel, honoring dozens of members of the University community for their scholarship, teaching, academic achievement, leadership and service.

Model UN team named Outstanding Delegation at spring 2019 conference
The Syracuse University-College of Arts and Sciences-Maxwell School Model United Nations Team was named an “Outstanding Delegation” for its portrayal of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the National Model United Nations conference held April 13-19 in New York City. Eighteen students majoring in International Relations participated as delegates in this academic conference.

Policy Studies student Kyle Rosenblum named 2020 Senior Class Marshal
The Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience has announced Kyle Rosenblum, a student in Maxwell's Policy Studies Program, and Serena Ogie Evah Omo-Lamai as the Senior Class Marshals for the Class of 2020. As Senior Class Marshals, Rosenblum and Omo-Lamai will represent and lead their class during Syracuse University’s 166th Commencement ceremony.

Elise Roberts awarded grant from the Smith Richardson Foundation
Elise Roberts, a PhD candidate in political science, received a research grant from the Smith Richardson Foundation. The grant’s funds will go towards supporting Roberts’s dissertation research, “Aiding War or Developing Peace? International Aid and the Breakdown of Post-Conflict Peace,” which examines the effect of foreign aid in post-conflict states and the processes of conflict relapse.

Bifulco, Schwegman research accountability‐driven school closures
"Who Benefits from Accountability‐Driven School Closure? Evidence from New York City," co-authored by Robert Bifulco and PhD student David Schwegman, was published in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.

Four Maxwell students named 2019 Syracuse University Scholars
Dina Eldawy (International Relations/Citizenship and Civic Engagement), Crystal Letona (Policy Studies), Danielle Schaf (Anthropology), and Nathan Shearn (Anthropology) were among the twelve seniors named as the 2019 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor that the University bestows.

Veteran Katy Quartaro '20 EMPA finds new ways to achieve goals
Katy Quartaro, a student in the executive master of public administration program at the Maxwell School, joined the Marine Corps in 2008 with the goal of making the world a better place. Today she remains on her path with the help of Syracuse University's student veteran resources.

IR student-refugee starts interpreter business for other CNY refugees
Khadijo Abdulkadir, and undergraduate international relations student, was the subject of the Syracuse.com story "‘A star’ refugee starts business to speak for other Syracuse refugees, in 20 languages." Abdulkadir, a Somali refugee, says her business "will offer services to refugees that we did not have when we came here. It will be by refugees, for refugees."

PhD student Uğur Altundal cited in Newsweek article on passports
Research by Uğur Altundal, a PhD student in political science at the Maxwell School, was cited in the Newsweek article "Ranked: The World's Least Powerful Passports in 2019." "Despite the important progress made in overall global mobility," Altundal and co-author Omer Zarpli write, "there remains a significant ‘global mobility divide’, with some passports much more powerful than others."

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