Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

2023 Humanities Center Faculty Fellows Focus on Critical Societal Concerns

The Syracuse University Humanities Center supports innovative faculty and graduate student researchers exploring a number of pressing social issues. Each spring, the center offers up to
Caroline K. Reff Feb. 20, 2023
2023 Humanities Center Faculty Fellows Focus on Critical Societal Concerns

Syracuse’s Black History Maker: DC Community Organizer Charles ‘Chuck’ Hicks ’69

The year 1968 was one of tumult and change in the United States, marked by the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F.
Syracuse’s Black History Maker: DC Community Organizer Charles ‘Chuck’ Hicks ’69

Lender Center Student Fellows Researching Social Justice Implications of Artificial Intelligence Weaponry

These days, it’s hard to go anywhere without encountering artificial intelligence (AI). Predictive text offers to finish our web searches and our text messages. AI
John Boccacino Feb. 13, 2023
Lender Center Student Fellows Researching Social Justice Implications of Artificial Intelligence Weaponry

Media Tip Sheet: Russian Invasion of Ukraine – One Year Later

February 24, 2023 will mark one year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Four of our Syracuse University faculty experts shared their thoughts about the upcoming anniversary.
Vanessa Marquette Feb. 13, 2023

Leading the Way on International Student Success Model

What is the secret to achieving the best outcomes for international university students, such as preparing them successfully for employment or graduate school? Ling Gao
News Staff Feb. 12, 2023
Leading the Way on International Student Success Model

NASA Honoring Those Who Were Aboard Space Shuttle Columbia And Other Late Astronauts

Sean O’Keefe, University Professor in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for the USA Today article “Twenty years later, loss of space shuttle Columbia still teaches
Julia Mazzer Feb. 2, 2023

In Memoriam: Life Trustee Samuel V. Goekjian ’52

Samuel V. Goekjian ’52 built his first “home” on American soil at Syracuse University and he never left his alma mater behind, even though he
Eileen Korey Feb. 1, 2023
In Memoriam: Life Trustee Samuel V. Goekjian ’52

On Tragedy’s Anniversary, Former NASA Leader Sean O’Keefe Reflects on the ‘Price of Diligence’

The Columbia shuttle was scheduled to land at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on the morning of Feb. 1, 2003,
Jessica Youngman Feb. 1, 2023
On Tragedy’s Anniversary, Former NASA Leader Sean O’Keefe Reflects on the ‘Price of Diligence’

NBA Hall of Famer and Former Detroit Mayor Dave Bing ’66, H’06 to Speak on Feb. 17

The Maxwell School welcomes alumnus Dave Bing ’66, H’06 at 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, for a discussion that will touch on many of
Jessica Youngman Jan. 31, 2023
NBA Hall of Famer and Former Detroit Mayor Dave Bing ’66, H’06 to Speak on Feb. 17

Dutkowsky Weighs In on Upcoming Interest Rates

One of our Syracuse University faculty experts weighed in on what we can expect ahead of the Federal Reserve announcement on February 1, 2023. Don
Vanessa Marquette Jan. 30, 2023

Military-Connected Students Attend 15th Annual Student Veterans of America National Conference

A group of 14 military-connected students were in Florida earlier this month at the Walt Disney World Resort to attend the Student Veterans of America
Charlie Poag Jan. 26, 2023
Military-Connected Students Attend 15th Annual Student Veterans of America National Conference

James ’70, G’72 and Marjorie Kuhn Provide New Support for Transformational Experience at JMA Wireless Dome

Last week, new signage was installed on the Kuhn Gameday Lounge presented by Hidden Level, marking not only another step in the transformation of the
News Staff Jan. 24, 2023
James ’70, G’72 and Marjorie Kuhn Provide New Support for Transformational Experience at JMA Wireless Dome

Lifetime Achievement Honor for Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography and the Environment

Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography and the Environment in the Maxwell School, has received the American Association of Geographers’ (AAG) Lifetime Achievement Honor.
Jessica Youngman Jan. 19, 2023
Lifetime Achievement Honor for Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography and the Environment

In Memoriam: Life Trustee Walter Broadnax G’75

“Public service isn’t about something you do today and then you’re done. It’s about improving our society, improving the world…for the people that live in
Eileen Korey Jan. 10, 2023
In Memoriam: Life Trustee Walter Broadnax G’75

Sociology Professor, Labor Expert Reacts to NYC Nurses Strike

More than 7,000 nurses of the New York State Nurses Association are on strike today at hospitals in the Bronx and in Harlem. The activity
Daryl Lovell Jan. 9, 2023

Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Opening of ‘A Love Supreme: Black Cultural Expression and Political Activism of the 1960s and 1970s’

Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center’s (SCRC) new exhibition, titled “A Love Supreme: Black Cultural Expression and Political Activism of the 1960s and 1970s”
Cristina Hatem Jan. 6, 2023
Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Opening of ‘A Love Supreme: Black Cultural Expression and Political Activism of the 1960s and 1970s’

Prominent Higher Education Leader, Alumna Molly Corbett Broad ’62, H’09 Remembered

Molly Corbett Broad ’62, H’09, a Syracuse University alumna who became a nationally renowned higher education leader and advocate, died Jan. 2. She was 81.
Prominent Higher Education Leader, Alumna Molly Corbett Broad ’62, H’09 Remembered

Trip Inspires Business Venture for Maxwell Alums

During a 2018 visit to Oaxaca, Mexico, Fabiola Lara and Sabith Khan soaked up the rich cultural traditions of artisans who sell handmade goods like
News Staff Dec. 22, 2022
Trip Inspires Business Venture for Maxwell Alums