Curating Sovereignty in Palestine: Voluntary Grassroots Organizations and Civil Society
Griffiths Weighs in on Texas Seceding from the US in Newsweek Article
Ryan Griffiths, associate professor of political science, was featured in the Newsweek article, "Could Texas Really Secede? Experts Weigh in."
See related: Government, United States
Banks Discusses the Third Jan. 6 Committee Hearing on CBS News
William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs, joined CBS News to discuss the third Jan. 6 Committee hearing.
See related: Congress, Government, United States
Moving Ideas? The News Media’s Impact on Ridehailing Regulation in Canadian Cities
See related: Canada, Government, Media & Journalism
Memory, Destruction, and Traumatic Pasts in Cuba: The Escuadrón 41 During Batista’s Dictatorship
See related: Human Rights, Latin America & the Caribbean, Student Experience
Research Paper Co-Authored by Purser, Hennigan Receives Working Class Studies Association Award
“Both Sides of the Paycheck: Recommending Thrift to the Poor in Job Readiness Programs," co-authored by Associate Professor of Sociology Gretchen Purser and Brian Hennigan '13 M.A. (Geog)/'21 Ph.D. (Geog), was awarded the John Russo & Sherry Linkon Award for Published Article or Essay for Academic or General Audiences by the Working-Class Studies Association.
See related: Awards & Honors, Civil Rights, Income, Labor, Race & Ethnicity, Social Justice
Gadarian Quoted in NCPR Story on Rep. Stefanik’s False Claim About Teaching CRT in NY Schools
Shana Gadarian, professor and chair of political science, was quoted in the North Country Public Radio article, "Stefanik says NY schools are forcing a 'radical and racist' agenda on children. The false claim fits a pattern."
See related: Government, State & Local, U.S. Education, United States
Drake Talks About Academic Apartheid on FreshEd Podcast
See related: Civil Rights, Education, Race & Ethnicity, Social Justice, United States
Purser Weighs in on NY’s Warehouse Worker Protection Act in Syracuse.com Article
Gretchen Purser, associate professor of sociology, was quoted in the Syracuse.com article, "As Amazon grows in Clay, NY lawmakers pass bill targeting e-commerce giant’s production quotas."
See related: Labor, New York State, State & Local
Yinger Discusses the Effects of School District Consolidation in Columbia Missourian Article
John Yinger, Trustee Professor of Economics and Public Administration, was featured in the Columbia Missourian article, "Q&A: The benefits and drawbacks of school district consolidation."
See related: Economic Policy, Education, United States
The Chances of Dying Young Differ Dramatically Across U.S. States
Can service providing NGOs build democracy? Five contingent features
See related: Government, Middle East & North Africa, Non-governmental Organizations
Barkun Speaks to Daily Beast About Conspiracy Theories Targeting Specific People
Professor Emeritus Michael Barkun was quoted in the Daily Beast article, "The Very Alive Woman Conspiracy Nuts Say Died of Monkeypox."
See related: Media & Journalism, United States
Reeher Quoted in Press-Republican Article on NY Election Messaging, Rising Crime Rates
Professor Grant Reeher was quoted in the Press-Republican article, "Crime rates dominate NY election conversation."
See related: Crime & Violence, New York State, State & Local, U.S. Elections
Banks Reviews the Legal Implications of the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Hearings on CBS News
William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs, joined CBS News to discuss the legal implications of House select committee hearings on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
See related: Congress, Government, Law, United States
Montez Talks to NPR About the Link Between Politics and Health
University Professor Jennifer Karas Montez was interviewed on NPR about the link between politics and health.
See related: Longevity, U.S. Health Policy, United States
From the Dean: The Convergence of Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship
In light of the heartbreaking crisis in Ukraine, Dean David M. Van Slyke writes to alumni about the importance of Maxwell’ work to foster engaged citizens who seek to advance civil discourse and improve understanding on a range of national and international issues.
New Books
In this selection of recently published books, faculty explore insurrections in Mexico, the intersection of race and class, the longevity of China's Communist Party, the effect of culture and social context on parenting, the origin of the farmer's address, race and borders in the Colonial Caribbean, and disaster and health
From the Alumni Director: Recognizing Excellence
Jessica Murray, director of alumni relations, reflects on Maxwell’s inaugural Awards of Excellence that brought our community together in Washington, D.C. to celebrate public service in all of its forms and honor our 2022 awardees.
Ukraine Crisis Highlights Varied Humanitarian Response
Lamis Abdelaaty’s research explores how discrimination toward vulnerable people fleeing conflict can have a damaging impact.
See related: Human Rights, Russia, Ukraine