Maxwell alum John Mandyck discusses sustainability implications in Harvard Business Review
"Board members’ fiduciary duty, as well as their advisory and oversight responsibilities, require an understanding of sustainability and the impact of ESG ratings on both enterprise and shareholder value," writes John Mandyck ’89 B.A. (PSt)/’92 M.P.A. and his co-author. "There is a growing body of data showing that companies adopting sustainability practices outperform their peers."
See related: Sustainability, United States
Professorship to focus on environmental sustainability and finance
See related: Climate Change, Environment, Giving, Sustainability, United States
Alumni Spotlight: Freshman Rep From Florida
Donna Shalala took a look at Washington and decided that the Capitol needed someone like her. Meet the new Congresswoman from Florida.
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Alumni Spotlight: Looking for Maria Duval
Melanie Hicken and her CNN reporting partner detail a massive, decades-long scam that cost many their life savings. It’s all described in the reporters’ new book.
See related: Crime & Violence, United States
Climate Change in the Classroom
New courses and a new major meet University-wide student interest in the challenges of energy, environment, and sustainability.
See related: Centennial, Energy, Environment, New York State, Sustainability, U.S. Education
Mary Daly’s Crooked Path
See related: Economic Policy, Gender and Sex, Income, Race & Ethnicity, U.S. Education, United States
Award honors alumna and former faculty member Rosemary O’Leary
The award, named after former Maxwell faculty member Rosemary O’Leary ‘88 Ph.D. (PA), recognizes the best article published in a public administration journal on the topic of women and public administration.
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Heather Newton heads mental illness organization in Rochester
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Robin Lamott Sparks heads End Hunger Connecticut!
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Commencement Speaker Mary C. Daly G’94 bloomed at Syracuse University
“These graduates are our future. I’m at this point in my career where I’m thinking about what these graduates are going to accomplish. If I can have even the smallest influence on how they think of themselves and how proud and hopeful we are of them, that’s the honor of being the Commencement speaker,” says Maxwell alumna Mary C. Daly G’94.
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Drew Kinney '18 PhD (PSc) discusses crisis in Venezuela in The Washington Post
Drew Kinney '14 M.A./'18 Ph.D. (PSc) says head of the National Assembly Juan Guaidó's "courting of the military to intervene in the political process and overthrow a state’s executive leadership is a textbook case of civilian coup advocacy."
See related: Conflict, Government, Latin America & the Caribbean, National Security
Philip Racicot named athletic director at Keene State
Philip Racicot ’15 B.A. (PSc) joins Keene State Athletics with more than 20 years of experience in athletics.
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Lerner Graduate Fellow Alumna Jordana Gilman receives SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence
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Perry Singleton publishes study on OSHA inspections, worker safety
Tricia Russell appointed chief of staff for Senator Cory Booker
Tricia Russell ’05 B.A. (PSt/PSc) is chief of staff for Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey. She was formerly chief of staff for U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer and Representative Steve Israel.
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Derek Slap sworn in as Connecticut State Senator
Derek Slap ’95 B.A. (IR) was recently sworn in as a Democratic state senator for the 5th State Senate District of Connecticut. Slap is also the vice president of marketing and communications at the UConn Foundation and a lecturer in political science at Yale University.
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Chance Briggs '97 MPA discusses Mozambique cyclone on NPR
Chance Briggs '97 M.P.A., country director for Save The Children in Mozambique, says "the Southern hemisphere has never seen anything like this in a natural disaster." He assesses that "right now, funding is the urgent need...If we don't get people quickly back on their feet now, they will have trouble reconstructing their houses, reconstructing their livelihoods."
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Natural Disasters
Jean Mercier co-authors book on sustainable urban transport
Jean Mercier ’82 Ph.D. (PA), adjunct professor of political science at the l’Université Laval, has co-authored a book which explores the governance patterns of three cities in the Americas: Seattle, Montreal, and Curritiba, Brazil. Utilizing theories such as path dependency, institutional culture, and transaction costs, the authors explore how each of these cities responds differently to common challenges in sustainable urban transport.
See related: Canada, Government, Infrastructure, Latin America & the Caribbean, Sustainability, United States, Urban Issues
Lux, Armstrong discuss new Veterans in Politics program on WSYR
Steve Lux, director of Executive Education, and Maxwell alumnus Nick Armstrong '08 M.P.A./'14 Ph.D. (SSc), IVMF senior director of research and policy, claim the new program will help veterans and military family members who aspire to public office or another form of a political career.
See related: Education, Government, State & Local, Student Experience, United States, Veterans
Salvador del Solar named Prime Minister of Peru
Salvador Del Solar, former de Sardon Glass Fellow, served as culture minister for about a year under former President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.
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