Maxwell School News and Commentary
Cameron MacPherson '16 BA (IR) named as SU's first Mitchell Scholar
A graduate student in Pan African studies has been named a recipient of the George J. Mitchell Scholarship for graduate study in Ireland. He is one of 12 U.S. students selected from more than 300 applications for the award. With the award, he will study intercultural theology at Trinity College, Dublin.
In Memoriam: History Professor Cissie Fairchilds Remembered for Generosity, Spirit
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London and Hoy article on sexuality, marriage duration published in Population Review
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Lovely discusses the US trade deficit on Marketplace
Lambright weighs in on nominee for NASA administrator in WIRED
"He [President Trump] doesn’t have to be an advocate of climate change research," says Harry Lambright, professor of public administration and international affairs. "But he has to neutralize the idea that he is a climate change denier."
Reeher discusses 2017 voter turnout in CNY in Eagle News
Lewis discusses military base realignments and closures in PA Times
McDowell article on future of China's currency published in Journal of Contemporary China
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Bifulco comments on Say Yes to Education in Cleveland.com article
Gueorguiev book China's Governance Puzzle reviewed in Foreign Affairs
"The authors skillfully blend the latest statistics on corruption with illuminating case studies to argue that enlisting the Chinese public to monitor the bureaucracy would yield better results than continuing the current heavy-handed crackdown that targets corrupt individuals one at a time," claims a review of a book co-authored by Associate Professor of Political Science Dimitar Gueorguiev.