Maxwell School Events Calendar
Talks Events
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Frédéric Mérand | The Struggle for European Sovereignty: A Battle of Ideas
Eggers Hall, 341
Frédéric Mérand from the University of Montreal Centre for International Studies (CÉRIUM) will explore the ideational struggles shaping the European project from its inception to the present.
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The Escapes of David George: The Odyssey of Slavery, Freedom, and the American Revolution
Eggers Hall, 151
Gregory E. O'Malley, professor and chair of history at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will discuss his new book at this History Department and CNY Humanities Corridor workshop.
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David Robinson | Rethinking Chinese Diplomacy: A View from Northeast Asia in the Fifteenth Century
Eggers Hall, 341
Join David M. Robinson from Colgate University to uncover the real story of Ming diplomacy; where immigrant envoys braved danger to shape 15th-century Northeast Asia.
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Dismantling DEI and What Remains: How Diversity Ideology Affects Employees of Color
Maxwell Hall, 204
Oneya Fennell Okuwobi, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Cincinnati, will present as part of the Sociology Department Symposium Series.
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TDPE Panel | Trump’s Tariffs One Year On
Eggers Hall, The Dr. Paul and Natalie Strasser Legacy Room, 220
A panel of Maxwell School experts will break down the current effects of the tariff policy, and what the future holds for the U.S. and global economy. Livestream available.
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Rethinking the Expectations of Knowing in Educational Contexts: African Languages and Literacies
Eggers Hall, 341
Adeola Agoke (University of Wisconsin-Madison) examines African languages' role in meaning-making and their entanglement with restrictions in knowledge production.
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Ilana Shpaizman | The Dream to Have a Dream: Hope in Mass Protests Against Democratic Backsliding
Eggers Hall, 220, The Dr. Paul and Natalie Strasser Legacy Room
Ilana Shpaizman (Bar Ilan University) examines how hope is an indispensable emotional resource for sustaining mass protest against democratic backsliding.
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Threats to Power: Methane Extraction in Rwanda
Hall of Languages, 500
The Anthropology Department welcomes Kristin Doughty (University of Rochester) to discuss her upcoming book on Lake Kivu and how its methane stores transform from threat to resource.
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Juan Gonzalez | The Americas at an Inflection Point: Power, Democracy, and US Strategy
Maxwell Hall, 204
Juan S. Gonzalez (Georgetown Americas Institute) examines how the region is being reshaped by democratic backsliding, economic fragmentation, and geopolitical rivalry.
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Geraldine Forbes | Bengali Pats / Story Scrolls: My Collection
Eggers Hall, 341
In this talk, Geraldine Forbes (SUNY Oswego) will reflect on the artwork she acquired over four decades of research and how the subjects, gender and medium of the artists evolved over time.
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Young and Restless in China: The Rise of a New Generation of Migrant Workers
Eggers Hall, 341
Xiaoshuo Hou (Skidmore College) explores the institutional and individual processes that lead to an increase in informal employment and the clustering of day laborers in major cities in China.
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The Quinoa Bust: The Making and Unmaking of an Andean Miracle Crop
Maxwell Hall, 204
Emma McDonell (Univ. of Tennessee, Chattanooga) traces the social, ecological, technological and political work that went into transforming a humble Andean grain into a development miracle crop.
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MASU Graduate Student Research Presentations
Eggers Hall, 341
The Maxwell African Scholar's Union with support from the Moynihan Institute presents their annual spring student research presentations.
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Milada Vachudova | Europe in the Face of War and America's Turn
Hall of Languages, 500
Milada Anna Vachudova (UNC-Chapel Hill) explores why defending liberal democratic values is an essential foundation of the EU’s current and potential geopolitical power.
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The Effect of Judges' Institutional Interests on a Free Press: South Asia, Europe, and the Americas
Eggers Hall, 341
Stephan Stohler, associate professor of political science at the Maxwell School, will discuss judicial decision-making through the lens of institutional self-interest.
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Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera | Cartels Inc: A ‘New Generation’ of Criminal Networks
Eggers Hall, 341
This presentation will explain a new configuration of organized crime “networks” in Mexico in the context of militarization, and its relationship with the energy sector in the Americas.
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Aaron Flaaen | Who Pays for Tariffs Along the Supply Chain? Evidence from European Wine Tariffs
Maxwell Hall, 204
Aaron Flaaen (Fed Reserve Board) discusses how tariffs pass-through from producers to consumers by combining confidential transaction prices with foreign suppliers, US distributors and retail prices.
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David Leblang | The Political Economy of Crypto-Currency Usage
Eggers Hall, 341
Presented by David Leblang of the University of Virginia as part of the Moynihan Institute's Study of Global Politics series.
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Atomic Collective: Radioactive Life in Kazakhstan
Maxwell Hall, 204
The Anthropology Department welcomes Magda Stawkowski to discuss her ethnographic book on the village of Koian and the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site.
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Fireside Chat: Digital Transformation & AI in New York State
Maxwell Hall, 118, Founders Room
This event will offer practical insights into the digital transformation efforts from New York State and Syracuse University leadership.