Maxwell School Events Calendar
Social Science and Public Policy Events
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Conversations in Conflict Studies: Matthew McLeskey
Maxwell Hall, 204
Join us for "The Epidemiological Context of the Affordable Housing Crisis" with Matthew McLeskey.
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Misremembered Massacre: Simon Pokagon’s Indigenous Account of the Battle of Fort Dearborn
Maxwell Hall, 204B
The Battle of Fort Dearborn is commonly portrayed as a foundational event in the early history of Chicago. Typical historical narratives describe the battle as a massacre of innocent white settlers by blood thirsty Potawatomi warriors.
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Gains from Trade and the Food Engel Curve
Eggers Hall, 341
Chong Xiang examines the extent to which gains-from-trade predictions from commonly-used trade theories are consistent with observed household consumption decisions.
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PAIA Departmental Seminar Series: Paul Light
Eggers Hall, 209
Paul Light (New York University) will present “Still Searching for Social Entrepreneurship after all these Years: Reflections on field building."
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Geography Colloquium- Dr. Elizabeth Johnson
Eggers Hall, 018
Geography Colloquium- Dr. Elizabeth Johnson
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Electoral Systems and Geographic Representation
Eggers Hall, 341
Who gets represented in legislatures, and how does this depend on electoral institutions?
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Syracuse-Chicago Webinar Series on Property Tax Administration and Design: Hans Koster
Virtual
Hans Koster (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) will discuss "How do Households Value the Future? Evidence from Property Taxes."
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Future Proofing the US-European Relationship
Eggers Hall, 220
This talk will focus on ways Europe (and individual states within the EU) can “future-proof” its relationship with the United States to create a more equal US-European partnership in the areas of security, trade, technology, and more.
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What's at Stake for US Climate Goals?
Virtual
What's at Stake for US Climate Goals?: Prospects in the Wake of WV v EPA and the Inflation Reduction Act
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Geography Colloquium: Dr. Djemila Zeneidi
Eggers Hall, 018
Visiting Scholar Djemila Zeneidi: “If I’m Still alive, It’s Not Thanks To The State”: Homelessness and Welfare State Dystopia in France.
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Thucydides and American Grand Strategy: War is an Option not a Trap
Eggers Hall, 220
The Moynihan International Affairs Seminar Series presents Michael Desch.
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ASPI Faculty Meet and Greet
Inn Complete (Redbarn)
ASPI (Autonomous Systems Policy Institute) is having a "Meet and Greet" with new and existing faculty members.
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Labor's Revival: Unions and the Struggle for Racial and Economic Justice
Dineen Hall, 020
Hear from prominent labor leaders about the ongoing struggle for dignity and democracy at work at the 2022 Lender Center Conversation led by Lender Center co-director Gretchen Purser.
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The Topography of Nations
Eggers Hall, 341
The Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs' Trade, Development and Political Economy Series presents Treb Allen.
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Microteatro: Formats, Mechanisms, and Innovative Approaches to Theater
Maxwell Hall, 204A
The Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs' Program on Latin America and the Caribbean presents Miguel Alcantud.
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State of Democracy Lecture on The State of Congress: Looking Toward the Midterms
Maxwell Hall, Auditorium
State of Democracy Lecture with Sarah Binder, professor of political science at George Washington University and a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, who specializes in Congress and legislative politics. Dr. Binder will discuss, "The State of Congress: Looking Toward the Midterms."
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Syracuse-Chicago Webinar Series on Property Tax Administration and Design: Yanling Mayer
Virtual
Yanling Mayer (CoreLogic, Inc.) will discuss "Appraisal overvaluation: Evidence of price adjustment bias in sales comparisons."
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Behind K-pop's Global Popularity
Virtual
The Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs' East Asia Program presents Jung-Min Mina Lee.
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Film Screening: Children of the Vine
335 Falk College
Sponsored by the Food Studies Program and co-sponsored by the Departments of Public Health, Geography and the Environment, and the Environment, Sustainability and Policy Program.
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A Stamp on the Seafloor/Un Sello en el Fondo del Mar
Maxwell Hall, 204
In July 2017, Ruben Santana died in a spearfishing accident off the coast of Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic. This short ethnographic film chronicles his life and the events of his death through the voices of his colleagues, for whom Ruben was deeply loved.
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We’re Turning 100!
To mark our centennial in the fall of 2024, the Maxwell School will hold special events and engagement opportunities to celebrate the many ways—across disciplines and borders—our community ever strives to, as the Oath says, “transmit this city not only not less, but greater, better and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us.”
Throughout the year leading up to the centennial, engagement opportunities will be held for our diverse, highly accomplished community that now boasts more than 38,500 alumni across the globe.