Stories from the Grave
Bioarchaeologist Shannon Novak is marrying physical and social science to capture the life stories of New York City church congregants who died well more than a century ago.
Robert McClure’s Citizenship Legacy
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Trickle-Down Effect
As happens in every graduate program at Maxwell, projects such as Spring Street Presbyterian help establish student careers.
Serving an Interdisciplinary Field by Nature, Aging Studies Institute Will Help Students Cross Lines
Last summer, design students from SU's College of Visual and Performing Arts spent six weeks in Hong Kong at an international workshop on design and aging, accompanied by design professors who are also faculty affiliates of the Aging Studies Institute.
Putin’s Russia
Brian Taylor’s award-winning new book details how a corrupt political system has left Russian citizens hungry for something better.
Mysteries of the Deep
Shannon Novak has made an accomplished career of reconstructing long-ago lives from scant (yet rich) remains.
Merril Silverstein Will Be Inaugural Cantor Chair; Adds to ASI’s Strength
The new professorship, a joint appointment in sociology and social work, recognizes the scholarship of Marjorie Cantor, which advanced understanding of the lifestyles of older persons, care-giver support systems, and the needs of elders across class and culture.
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Born of Fear
Over a long career, Michael Barkun has studied the ways political, religious, and other social groups react to perceived threats.
Bigger Science
According to Harry Lambright, climate change is not only a challenge of policy, industry buy-in, and international cooperation, but a technological Everest comparable to the moon shot.
Conflict and Change
The latest edition of Lou Kriesberg’s classic text examines new evidence on how to wage conflicts less destructively.
Children of the World
Maxwell’s undergrad program in international relations serves a rising tide of students who know globalism as something more than just a slogan.
Bill Bradley Gives First Tanner Lecture
New series will explore ethics, citizenship, and public responsibility.
Artifact Central
Historical archaeologists Doug Armstrong and Theresa Singleton moved into new, state-of-the-art labs down the hall in Lyman, with expanded and upgraded space for research and teaching.
The Real Romney
Michael Kranish’s book, published amid the campaign, is lauded for providing a rare complete and balanced view of the enigmatic presidential candidate.
Maxwell Perspective: On the Front Lines of the Arab Spring
Since 2007, the U.S. State Department has funded Maxwell to host up-and-coming Middle Eastern leaders and academics interested in bringing democratic traditions back to their homelands. Little did anyone guess how quickly and dramatically democracy would assert itself throughout that region — where these special Maxwell alumni have sometimes played direct roles.
Maxwell Perspective: Ageless
Kate Clark is working to make Philadelphia more liveable for its growing senior citizen population — to the benefit of all.
Maxwell Perspective: For Further Consideration
Year in and year out, students decide to supplement classroom instruction by organizing full-fledged scholarly conferences on a topic of special interest. It’s hard work. (And this spring there were three.)
Maxwell Perspective: Korea Is Home
"I cannot imagine anything but peace in the Korean peninsula because so many blue-collar and white-collar workers in South Korea have been working so hard to build a democratic society along with economic development since the Korean War,” says Soonhee Kim, an associate professor of public administration and a native of Cheongjoo, South Korea.
Maxwell Perspective: Utter Nunsense
According to historian Margaret Thompson, the caricatures of Catholic sisters found in popular culture bear no resemblance to the real-life contributions of nuns.
Maxwell Perspective: Different (But Related)
Responding to trends in the world and in the workplace, Maxwell forges stronger ties between public administration and international relations.