In the News: The Hon. James E. Baker
Baker Discusses Judiciary Workplace Best Practices Report with Management Matters Podcast
The Hon. James E. Baker, professor of public administration and international affairs by courtesy appointment, joined the National Academy of Public Administration’s podcast to discuss recent report conducted with the Federal Judicial Center on the judicial workplace.
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West Coast Gatherings Mark Milestone
In partnership with Syracuse University’s West Coast office, the Maxwell School hosted two events in California over the summer that celebrated the centennial with an examination of a timely topic: the intersection of artificial intelligence with entertainment and technology.
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Baker Quoted in Politico Article on the Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Justice System
The Hon. James E. Baker, professor of public administration and international affairs by courtesy appointment, expects the complexity of models to make controversies over AI evidence more vexing than debates over DNA evidence. “The challenge with AI is every AI model is different,” he said, “What’s more, AI models are constantly learning and changing.”
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Ukrainian Students Find Refuge in a Community with a History of Supporting Those Impacted by War
Nearly two years after the full-scale Russian invasion, Ukrainian students find refuge in a community of scholars with a long history of supporting those impacted by war.
See related: Conflict, Global Governance, Law, Migration, Refugees, Russia, Student Experience, Ukraine
Faculty Lead Partnerships to Support Ukrainian Veterans, Strengthen European and US Security
James Baker and Robert Murrett are leading academic partners in the newly formed US-Ukraine Veterans Bridge—Baker additionally leads a network of frontline state scholars.
See related: Conflict, Global Governance, National Security, Russia, Ukraine
Baker Weighs in on Biden’s Use of the Defense Production Act to Manage the Economy
The Hon. James E. Baker, professor of public administration and international affairs by courtesy, was quoted in The Economist article, "A law meant to boost America’s security becomes industrial policy."
See related: Economic Policy, Government, United States
Prepare for crises, speakers tell Humphrey Fellows
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Baker comments on call for Trump to use Defense Production Act in NY Times
"What the federal government—the president or secretaries possessing delegated authority—have not done yet is use the D.P.A. [Defense Production Act] to create a permanent, sustainable, redundant, domestic supply chain for all things pandemic: testing, swabs, N95 masks, etc.," says Jamie Baker, director of the Institute for Security Policy and Law and professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
See related: COVID-19, Defense & Security, Federal, United States
Baker discusses the Defense Production Act in NY Times and on CNBC
James E. Baker, director of the Institute for Security Policy and Law talked to the New York Times regarding the federal governments, authority over the security of our medical supply chain, amid urging by State and local authorities.
See related: COVID-19, Federal, State & Local, United States
Baker quoted in LA Times article on the Defense Production Act
"If there is a gap between voluntary production and what is needed, or anticipated to be needed, the DPA [Defense Production Act] is the mechanism to close that gap," says the Hon. James E. Baker, director of the Institute for Security Policy and Law.
See related: COVID-19, Federal, State & Local, United States
INSCT renamed SU Institute for Security Policy and Law
See related: Centennial, School History
NAPA names four fellows from Maxwell School faculty
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SU named a US Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence
Established in 2005 by Congress, the IC CAE program is designed to increase the number of culturally and ethnically diverse, multi-disciplinary professionals in the intelligence community. The program "will leverage contributions from virtually all the schools and colleges at Syracuse University, and provide additional career opportunities for our students,” says Vice Admiral Robert Murrett (retired), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
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INSCT welcomes five national security experts as Distinguished Fellows
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James E. Baker joins Syracuse University as Director of INSCT
Jurist, scholar, and law and policy practitioner James E. Baker will join the faculty of the College of Law and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs as a professor in fall 2018. Judge Baker will lead the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism as director, succeeding Professor William C. Banks, who founded the Institute in 2003.
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