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Maxwell announces promotions, tenure for eight faculty
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Andrew Cohen discusses tariffs and trade on WAER
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Andrew Cohen discusses tariffs, Great Depression in PolitiFact
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Kutcher receives graduate faculty recognition award
Maxwell celebrates graduates, faculty at Commencement Weekend 2018
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Ebner weighs in on claim that likens Trump to Mussolini in PolitiFact
"The term the regime used for land reclamation was ‘bonifica,’" says Michael Ebner, associate professor of history. "In English, it might be translated as ‘reclamation,’ as in land reclamation, but was also used more generally by the regime for reclaiming the race or the state."
Khalil receives Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence
Thompson discusses the study of nuns as an outsider in Sisters Report
"I believe I've spent enough time within sisters' domain to understand it, to speak its language, and to interpret and present it all to others. In this, I may have an advantage that insiders do not in presenting that world to a wider audience that really ought to know about it," writes Margaret S. Thompson, associate professor of history and political science.
2018 Moynihan junior faculty award to be presented to Gonda
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Maxwell students Eldawy, Letona receive prestigious Truman Scholarship
The Truman award has become the premier graduate scholarship for aspiring public service leaders in the United States. The scholarship seeks to fund students who possess the leadership skills, intellect and passion that will make them “change agents” for the public good in any field.
McCormick, Cleary discuss Mexico's political ills in Foreign Affairs
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McCormick article on glamorizing drug lords published by Univision
"Let’s be clear what the bottom line is here: El Chapo should be condemned, not celebrated, for his crimes," writes Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history and Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.
McCormick piece on missing people in Mexico published by Wilson Center
"The prevalence of disappearances stands as a testament to Mexico as a captured state, where organized criminal networks have hijacked government institutions and where officially-sanctioned practices that emerged out of the 1970s become routine," writes Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history and Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.
Thompson discusses Billy Graham on WSYR