Maxwell School News and Commentary
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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Reeher weighs in on state abortion laws in TIME
Grant Reeher discusses the state politics behind abortion access in the TIme article, "Trump Keeps Talking About Second-Trimester Abortions. Here's What He Gets Wrong." As efforts heat up to ban abortion on a national level, blue states are looking to strengthen their abortion laws, while red states are attemtping to dismantle them. Reeher says these restrive efforts are meant "to be tested in courts."
See related: Abortion, State & Local, United States
US and China resume trade talks, Lovely comments in Associated Press
"The two bullies in the room are basically running the show. The rest of the world is going to have to deal with the aftermath," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.
See related: China, Economic Policy, Trade, United States
Maxwell students named 2019-20 Remembrance Scholars
The scholarships were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, and are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations.
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Rosenthal cited in NY Times article on neighborhood racial change
Stuart Rosenthal, professor and chair of economics, argues that it’s often possible to predict a neighborhood’s income level 20 years into the future by the age of its housing stock today.
See related: Housing, Income, Race & Ethnicity, United States
Maxwell faculty, students honored at One University Awards ceremony
Syracuse University held the third annual One University Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 12, 2019, in Hendricks Chapel, honoring dozens of members of the University community for their scholarship, teaching, academic achievement, leadership and service.
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Model UN team named Outstanding Delegation at spring 2019 conference
The team earned the accolade for its portrayal of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the National Model United Nations conference held April 13-19. Eighteen students majoring in international relations participated as delegates in this academic conference.
See related: Awards & Honors, Model U.N., Student Experience
Bifulco study on Say Yes to Education program published in JPAM
Anthropology Professor Hans Buechler marks 50 years of service
Hans Buechler, professor of anthropology was honored at the One University Awards ceremony, held on April 12.
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