Maxwell School Events Calendar

• USA @ 250: Democratic Decline in Comparative Perspective

  April 27, 2026, 12:45 p.m.-2:05 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  This session will be led by Thomas Keck, professor of political science and Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics.

• Master of Public Health (MPH) Forum - Day 3

  April 27, 2026, 12:45 p.m.-2:05 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, The Dr. Paul and Natalie Strasser Legacy Room (Eggers 220)

  Master of public health (MPH) students will present capstone projects addressing today's pressing public health challenges.

• Fourteenth Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Scholarship Research Poster Session

  April 28, 2026, 3 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220

  Join us for our annual recognition of student research achievement in the social sciences. View the display of undergraduate research projects and meet the student participants.

• AANHPI Heritage Month Event – Fireside Chat with Junko Takeda

  April 30, 2026, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 204

  Professor of History Junko Takeda will share excerpts from her memoir-in-progress, which draws on her experiences growing up as an undocumented Asian immigrant child.

• CPR Graduate Student Poster Reception

  April 30, 2026, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220

  CPR graduate students will present their work as part of the CPR graduate student poster reception.

• Anthropology Undergraduate Research Presentations

  April 30, 2026, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 111

  Graduating seniors in the Anthropology Department will present their capstone research projects.

• Maxwell 2026 Awards of Excellence and DC Spring Alumni Reception

  April 30, 2026, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. EDT

  1333 New Hampshire Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C.

  Maxwell alumni and friends are invited to join the school's spring alumni evening in Washington, D.C., featuring the 2026 Awards of Excellence followed by a reception.

• 2026 Maxwell School Graduate Convocation

  May 08, 2026, 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. EDT

  Hendricks Chapel

  The Maxwell School will celebrate the Class of 2026 graduate students. A reception will immediately follow the ceremony.

• Syracuse-Chicago Webinar Series on Property Tax Administration and Design: Yun Joo An

  May 08, 2026, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  During this webinar, Yun Joo An (Indiana University) will present “Tax Sensitivity and Bond Valuation.”

• 2026 Maxwell School Undergraduate Convocation Ceremony

  May 09, 2026, 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. EDT

  The Dome

  Jacqueline Saturn ’90 B.A. (PSc), Maxwell Advisory Board member and president, North America and EVP of Global Artist Relations, Virgin Music Group, will deliver the alumni keynote address.

• 2026 Syracuse University Commencement

  May 10, 2026, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. EDT

  The Dome

  Syracuse University Commencement is an all-university ceremony where Syracuse University Chancellor and President Kent Syverud ceremoniously confers degrees.

• Executive MPA Online Admissions Webinar

  May 13, 2026, 6 p.m.-7 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  For prospective students interested in learning more about Maxwell's executive master of public administration (E.M.P.A.) online program.