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Maxwell Makes a Strong Showing at ISA Annual Convention

Faculty and graduate students presented research, led panels and shaped the conversation at one of international studies’ premier gatherings.

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Culture and Conversation Tables Bring the World to Maxwell

Hosted by the Moynihan Institute, the gatherings create opportunities for students and faculty to explore languages, cultures and global perspectives.

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Tina Nabatchi Receives National Award for Co-Edited Book on Public Administration

ASPA recognizes Pathways to Positive Public Administration for its lasting contribution to the field.

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Music Exec Jacqueline Saturn ’90 Named 2026 A&S | Maxwell Convocation Speaker

The Maxwell alumna is president of Virgin Music Group North America, one of the world’s leading partners to independent labels, artists and entrepreneurs.

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Maxwell School Ranks #1 for Public Affairs in 2026

Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs ranked #1 overall in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Public Affairs Schools rankings.

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‘Never Disappear’: Chie Sakakibara Is Changing Climate Research From the Inside Out

The professor’s decades-long partnerships with Indigenous Arctic and Japanese communities are yielding a new model for climate research—one that Maxwell is deliberately building on.

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Careers in Climate, Diplomacy, Food Security and Law to be Celebrated at Awards of Excellence

Five accomplished alumni will be honored at the annual event in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, April 30.
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A Career Spent Doing Good—and Doing Well

For more than five decades, Bill Coplin challenged students, defied convention and built a program that has changed thousands of lives. Now retired, his legacy lives on—and a new fund helps it ensure it always will.

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Veterans for Public Office Program Opens Applications March 17 for Aspiring Candidates

The program announces a change in name and celebrates its growth and impact as it prepares those “Called to serve, a second time.”

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Apr 27, 2026

Maxwell Experts Weigh a Year of Tariff Turbulence

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Apr 24, 2026

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Apr 23, 2026

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