Maxwell alum receives 2017 Bertini Trust Fund award for Jeneba Project
Joseph Kaifala '10 M.A. (IR), founder of the Jeneba Project in Sierra Leone, received World Food Program USA's Fall 2017 Catherine Bertini Trust Fund for Girls’ Education award, which improves access to training and education for girls by supporting innovative efforts to reach and empower girls.
Career connects family history, research interests for Maxwell alum
“The purpose of gaining knowledge is not to get a nice job or a fancy house or season tickets for basketball. Academic research in the social sciences should be motivated by a desire to change things for the better,” says Alexei Abrahams ’08 B.A. (Econ). He credits Syracuse University's Coronat Scholars Program for allowing him to take his time in finding his career path as an economist researching the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Sammies honor outstanding federal employees, innovative solutions
Maxwell alumna Emily Simonson ’15 M.P.A./M.A. (IR) was one of the recipients of the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals, as part of the Urban Waters team, which created public-private partnerships to clean and revive urban waterways and their surrounding lands.
Yu, French discuss S. Korea, nuclear submarines in The National Interest
Jihoon Yu '10 M.A. (PSc)/'14 Ph.D. (PSc) and Erik French '12 M.A. (PSc), a current Ph.D. student in political science, explore some of the potential risks and rewards of a U.S.-assisted South Korean nuclear-powered submarine program.
Logan Strother discusses National Flood Insurance Program on NPR
Logan Strother '13 M.A. (PSc)/'17 Ph.D. (PSc) describes the NFIP as "a classic moral hazard, where people are shielded from the consequences of their actions and taxpayers pick up the burden."
Joseph Boskovski ’14 MPA helps governments make effective policy
Logan Strother discusses National Flood Insurance Program in Washington Post
"Many people want the National Flood Iinsurance Program (NFIP) to make flood insurance 'affordable.' And so, Congress will almost certainly continue kicking the NFIP can down the road," writes Logan Strother '13 M.A. (PSc)/'17 Ph.D. (PSc).
Van der Vort discusses LGBT groups, trans military ban in the Washington Post
"The pushback against Trump’s trans military ban shows that decades of effort to bridge tensions over identity and tactics have come together—to defend trans rights broadly and the right to serve specifically. The LGBT movement’s long-term efforts to build effective internal coalitions may offer a model for other movements built on shared goals but with internal skirmishes over identities and tactics," writes Eric van der Vort '13 M.A. (PSc), a Ph.D. candidate in political science.
Sam Jackson '16 MA (PSc) discusses militia movement in the Washington Post
"And while the militia movement has largely rejected its once–prevalent anti-Semitism, virulent Islamophobia has replaced it. Militias often list Islam (or “radical Islam”) as one of the three biggest threats America faces...which could lead to tyranny," writes Sam Jackson '16 M.A. (PSc), a Ph.D. candidate in social science.
Distinguished Maxwell alum John P. White dies at 80
John P. White '64 M.A. (Econ)/'69 Ph.D. (Econ), deputy secretary of defense in the Clinton administration who also had served during the Carter presidency as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget and as assistant secretary of defense for manpower, reserve affairs and logistics, died Sept. 3 at an assisted living center in Great Falls, Virginia.
Soleil Young '17 BA (Anth) makes discovery at the Smithsonian
Bing to deliver keynote address at SU's Coming Back Together gala
“Mentoring reinforces positive decision-making, increases self-esteem and helps young men become more productive individuals,” says former Detroit mayor David Bing '66 B.A. (Econ). “Decreasing the high school dropout rate [whose national average is 40 percent among African American males] increases job readiness.”
Jenny Sacks '08 BA (Soc) to receive Generation Orange Award
Jenny Sacks '08 B.A. (Soc), current president of the Syracuse University Alumni Club of Philadelphia, is this year’s recipient of the Generation Orange Award. The award recognizes alumni who have made an impact on campus and in their communities through volunteer work and philanthropy on behalf of Syracuse University.
Logan Strother article on Confederate symbols published in London School of Economics blog
Alex Lynch '16 BA (PSc/CCE) featured in local media for CCE project
Alex Lynch '16 B.A. (PSc/CCE) proposed bringing more security cameras to the city streets around the University to make the area safer for current students, as his research revealed that 82% of students do not feel safe off campus. Lynch raised $94,000 from landlords and student associations to buy and install security cameras in a heavily populated student neighborhood and proposed eight sites for cameras to be installed, with the majority to be placed on Euclid Avenue.
Maxwell School honors new graduates at 2017 MPA Convocation
Nilab Mobarez '16 EMPA heads Afghan Red Crescent Society
Nilab Mobarez '16 E.M.P.A. has been appointed secretary general of the Afghan Red Crescent Society, which is the Afghan affiliate for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies—the world's largest humanitarian network.
Zamarripa debuts first novel, The Spectacle of Let—the Oliet and Obit
In the novel, Samuel Zamarripa ’78 M.P.A. offers a contemporary American voice through a narrative style that merges real world settings with fantastical elements and stories.
Logan Strother '13 MA (PSc) article on Confederate flag in the Washington Post
"These [Confederate] symbols were not widely used after the Civil War, but were reintroduced in the middle of the 20th century by white Southerners to fight against civil rights for African Americans," writes Logan Strother '13 M.A. (PSc), a Ph.D. candidate in political science.
Van der Vort '13 MA (PSc) reviews lessons to learn from LGBTQ history
Eric van der Vort '13 M.A. (PSc), Ph.D. candidate in political science, explains the lessons that LGBT movement history can teach social movements. He says the four key lessons are to acknowledge difference, pursue and provide education, build informal policy networks, and turn networks into durable coalitions.