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Maxwell alums featured in US News article on college prep for veterans

Nicholas Armstrong '08 MPA/'14 PhD (SSc) and Mitchell Forbes '16 BA (PSt), current EMPA student and 2017-18 SoldierStrong scholar, were interviewed for the U.S. News & World Report article "Prepare for College as a Veteran."

Maxwell student reflects on Critical Language Scholarship experience

Giovanna Saccoccio is a senior majoring in international relations. Last spring, she earned a prestigious Critical Language Scholarship that allowed her to study Turkish intensively through an immersive experience abroad in Azerbaijan this past summer.

Model UN team named distinguished delegation at DC conference

A Syracuse University/Maxwell team participating in the National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference earlier this month was named a “Distinguished Delegation” for its portrayal of the Republic of Finland/Suomi. The conference, held in Washington, D.C., drew more than 1,000 college and university students from across the U.S. and nine other nations.

Inaugural Otey and Barbara Scruggs graduate scholars named

The Maxwell School has named two graduate students as the inaugural Otey and Barbara Scruggs Graduate Scholars: John R. Barruzza, a PhD candidate in the history department, and Chelsea M. Thomas, a student in the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program.

Maxwell students named as 2017-18 SoldierStrong scholars

Maxwell graduate students Mitch Forbes and Chris Tonsmeire, both U.S. military veterans, have been named as this year’s SoldierStrong scholars, under terms of a scholarship the SoldierStrong Foundation provides to veterans at the School. Forbes is pursuing an Executive MPA and Tonsmeire is a first-year MA student in international relations.

Drew Kinney '14 MA (PSc) publishes article on NYC terrorist attack

PhD candidate Drew Kinney '14 MA (PSc) discusses the recent terrorist attack in New York City in his article, "The NYC Attack: Let’s Not Rush to Ban Driving," published on the Utica College Center of Public Affairs and Election Research website.

Public policy fellowship puts Maxwell senior on path to grad school

Chizobam Nwagwu ’18 BA (PSt) spent an intensive seven weeks as a Public Policy and International Affairs Program fellow at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs. The summer institute program cemented her goals for her future.

Yu, French discuss S. Korea, nuclear submarines in National Interest

Jihoon Yu '10 MA (PSc)/'14 PhD (PSc) and Erik French '12 MA (PSc), a current PhD student in political science, explore some of the potential risks and rewards of a U.S.-assisted South Korean nuclear-powered submarine program in their article, "Should South Korea Start Building Nuclear Submarines?" published in The National Interest.

Summer internship places Maxwell student in halls of US Capitol

Andrew Regalado, a political science major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, was a congressional intern for U.S. Representative Ed Royce of California, who is chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

CCE student named first Blackstone LaunchPad Engagement Scholar

Kennedy Patlan ’18, a major in citizenship and civic engagement in the Maxwell School, has been named the first Blackstone LaunchPad Engagement Scholar at Syracuse University. The Engagement Scholar position was created as a part of the LaunchPad’s goal to grow social enterprise ventures across the campus.

Van der Vort discusses LGBT groups, trans military ban in Wash Post

Eric van der Vort '13 MA (PSc), a PhD candidate in political science, discusses how LGBT organizations and factions that used to battle one another are now working together and what it means for the future in his article "How the LGBT movement came together to fight Trump’s transgender military ban," that was published in the Washington Post.

Sam Jackson '16 MA (PSc) discusses militia movement in Washington Post

Sam Jackson '16 MA (PSc), a PhD candidate in social science, examines the complicated history of how racial identity has influenced the militia movement in his article "Don’t assume the militias at the Charlottesville rally were white supremacists. This is what they believe now," published in the Washington Post.

MPA student Jonathan Beeler publishes article on Trump, Arpaio

Jonathan Beeler, an MPA student at the Maxwell School, writes about what the pardon of Joe Arpaio could mean to an already fearful immigrant community in North Carolina in his article, "Trump’s Arpaio Comments Stoke Fear," published on the Human Rights Watch website.

Maxwell School welcomes the 2017 - 2018 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows

Executive Education welcomes the ninth cohort of Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows, who are spending the 2017-2018 year at the Maxwell School in graduate academic study, professional development, networking and cultural exchange. The twelve fellows are mid-career professionals from emerging democracies and developing countries.

Undergraduate research gets major boost from new program

Syracuse’s Center for Fellowship & Scholarship Advising (CFSA) recently chose nine undergraduate researchers, including several students majoring in the social sciences at the Maxwell School, to participate in the newly created Young Research Fellows Program (YRFP).

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