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Johanna Dunaway Selected for Prestigious Carnegie Fellowship
The professor and research director for the Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship will receive funding to advance her research into the causes of political polarization.
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Emily Thorson Receives Moynihan Award for Teaching and Research
The assistant professor of political science will make remarks at the Maxwell School Graduate Convocation on May 10.
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New York State Legislature Adopts Resolution Celebrating Maxwell’s Centennial
The resolution was sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Rachel May and in the Assembly by Assemblymembers William Magnarelli '70 B.A. (Hist), L'73, Pamela Hunter and Albert Stirpe.
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‘Engaged and Accomplished’ Alumni Honored With Maxwell Centennial Awards
Four remarkable individuals will be among the honorees at the Maxwell School’s centennial celebration planned for May 31 at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.
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Two Maxwell Alums to Receive Honorary Degrees at 2024 Syracuse University Commencement
Jim Boeheim ’66, G’73, former Syracuse men’s basketball coach and special assistant to the director of athletics; and William “Bill” Brodsky ’65, L’68, chairman of a specialized investment firm and an investment management firm, will be recognized with honorary degrees from Syracuse University at the 2024 Commencement on Sunday, May 12.
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Thomas Keck Named a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow
The prestigious honor will support the Maxwell political scientist’s research on judicial responses to free speech restrictions in the United States and Europe.
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University Names 2024-25 Remembrance Scholars
The scholarships, now in their 35th year, were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the students studying in London and Florence through Syracuse University who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
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Boris Sanchez ’09 Named 2024 A&S | Maxwell Convocation Speaker
The award-winning CNN anchor will provide the keynote address at the May 11 event.
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Maxwell Students Receive Prestigious Critical Language Scholarship
Christian Bevilacqua ’24, a geography major, and Ciara Young ’24, an international relations and anthropology major, are among the five Syracuse University students who were selected.
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Siddiki, Baynes Honored for Excellence in Graduate Education
The student-driven award acknowledges faculty who have had a significant impact and positive influence on graduate education because of their superior graduate-level teaching, dedication to departmental and community presence and excellence in research and creative activities.
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