Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

Leaders From Higher Education and Government Convene at Syracuse University on Future of America’s Volunteer Military

Demonstrating its longstanding commitment to veteran and military communities across the nation and making good on its promise to be the Best Place for Veterans,
News Staff April 13, 2023
Leaders From Higher Education and Government Convene at Syracuse University on Future of America’s Volunteer Military

Iona Volynets Selected as 2023 Truman Scholar

  Syracuse University junior Iona Volynets has been named as a 2023 recipient of the Truman Scholarship. Volynets, of Washington, D.C., is a history and
Kelly Homan Rodoski April 12, 2023
Iona Volynets Selected as 2023 Truman Scholar

ACC Meeting of the Minds Conference Attracts Top Student Researchers

Each spring, there’s a prestigious, student-centric event featuring colleges and universities affiliated with the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) that has nothing to do with March
John Boccacino April 12, 2023
ACC Meeting of the Minds Conference Attracts Top Student Researchers

Art Museum Faculty Fellow Weaves Indigenous Baskets Into Lesson Plan

Three small Akimel O’odham baskets were donated to the Syracuse University Art Museum in 2006 by an alumnus and his wife. Like most items in
News Staff April 11, 2023
Art Museum Faculty Fellow Weaves Indigenous Baskets Into Lesson Plan

12 Seniors Named as 2023 University Scholars

Twelve seniors have been named as the 2023 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor the University bestows. The Syracuse University Scholars Selection Committee, a
News Staff April 11, 2023

Afghanistan Withdrawal: Focus on the Future and Humanitarian Needs

President Joe Biden’s administration last Thursday laid the blame on President Donald Trump for the horrific withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in 2021. While
Vanessa Marquette April 10, 2023
Afghanistan Withdrawal: Focus on the Future and Humanitarian Needs

Debra Adams Simmons ’86 Named A&S | Maxwell Convocation Speaker

Debra Adams Simmons ’86, a national leader in journalism and a champion of diverse media organizations, inclusive editorial coverage, increased accountability journalism and a strengthened
Renée K. Gadoua April 6, 2023
Debra Adams Simmons ’86 Named A&S | Maxwell Convocation Speaker

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2023 on a Student-Centric Episode of the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast

April is a time for the Syracuse University community to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Celebrated nationally in May, the University
John Boccacino April 5, 2023
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2023 on a Student-Centric Episode of the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast

Ph.D. Student Curtis Edmonds Found Community, Cultivated Political Passions on Campus

Wherever Curtis Edmonds has been a student—whether as an undergraduate studying political science at Virginia Commonwealth University, a political science master’s student at George Mason
John Boccacino April 3, 2023
Ph.D. Student Curtis Edmonds Found Community, Cultivated Political Passions on Campus

Yingyi Ma Named an American Council on Education Fellow

Yingyi Ma, professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Sociology, has been named an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for the
Jessica Youngman April 2, 2023
Yingyi Ma Named an American Council on Education Fellow

Maxwell-in-Washington Graduate Student Mario Marquez Joins Call to Repeal War Authority in Iraq

Mario A. Marquez, a graduate student in the Maxwell School’s Washington, D.C. programs, joined two U.S. senators in supporting their efforts to promote the repeal
Jessica Youngman March 31, 2023
Maxwell-in-Washington Graduate Student Mario Marquez Joins Call to Repeal War Authority in Iraq

Winners of 2023 Raymond von Dran iPrize and Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award Announced

Winners of the School of Information Studies’ (iSchool) Raymond von Dran (RvD) Fund for Student Entrepreneurship competition, the Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award
Cristina Hatem March 30, 2023
Winners of 2023 Raymond von Dran iPrize and Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award Announced

Reconstructing the Lives and Genealogies of Enslaved People: Maxwell, iSchool Faculty Partner on Searchable Database on the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast

Beginning as early as the 15th century, the lives of more than 12.5 million men, women and children of African descent were forever altered as
John Boccacino March 29, 2023
Reconstructing the Lives and Genealogies of Enslaved People: Maxwell, iSchool Faculty Partner on Searchable Database on the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast

Office of Veteran and Military Affairs Announces 2023 Dottle Scholars for the Spring Semester

The Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) is pleased to announce the recipients of The Dottle Family ROTC Cadet Scholarship for 2023. The scholars
Charlie Poag March 29, 2023
Office of Veteran and Military Affairs Announces 2023 Dottle Scholars for the Spring Semester

Experts Weigh In on 50th Anniversary of the U.S. Withdrawal from Vietnam

March 29, 2023 marks 50 years since the U.S. withdrew from the Vietnam War. Two of our Syracuse University faculty experts and military veterans weighed
Vanessa Marquette March 27, 2023

Margaret ‘Peg’ Hermann, the Moynihan Institute’s Longtime Leader, Retires

The late U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan once said, “If I were 26 again, I would be out in the world working with others on
Renée Gearhart Levy March 24, 2023
Margaret ‘Peg’ Hermann, the Moynihan Institute’s Longtime Leader, Retires

Graduate School Names Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Award Winners

Eight faculty members are recipients of 2023 Syracuse University Graduate School Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Awards. The honor is presented to faculty members
Diane Stirling March 23, 2023
Graduate School Names Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Award Winners

David Van Slyke Reappointed to 5-Year Term as Maxwell School Dean

Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter today announced that David M. Van Slyke has been reappointed to a five-year term as dean
Wendy S. Loughlin March 23, 2023
David Van Slyke Reappointed to 5-Year Term as Maxwell School Dean