Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Worthy Endeavors
As undergraduate programs have become more visible, Maxwell donors—many of them alumni of the undergraduate majors themselves—have grown more eager to support those programs.
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95-Year-Old Maxwell School Welcomes its First Freshman Class
Beginning this fall, for the first time ever, students planning to major in the social sciences applied and were admitted directly to the Maxwell School. Prior to this, students applied to A&S, and they became a Maxwell student only if they declared a Maxwell major, usually sometime around the end of their sophomore year.
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Syracuse University Announces the Establishment of New Autonomous Systems Policy Institute
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First Class
Maxwell always served undergraduate social science students. But, for this fall’s incoming class, admission to Maxwell is direct and the “Maxwell freshman” is official.
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Climate Change in the Classroom
New courses and a new major meet University-wide student interest in the challenges of energy, environment, and sustainability.
See related: Centennial, Energy, Environment, New York State, Sustainability, U.S. Education
SU, JPMorgan Chase collaboration opens path to political careers for veterans
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Who Makes the Rules?
That will be just one question considered when a new Syracuse University institute, housed at Maxwell, addresses the policy issues and social impacts associated with drones, self-driving cars, and other autonomous systems.
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The Investor
Gerry Cramer was the perfect friend of the Maxwell School - generous, visionary, and ultimately trusting. Cramer passed away on February 13, 2018.
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It All Started Here: The Very First Model League of Nations Assembly (Model UN) Was Held at Maxwell
Almost a century ago, a Maxwell faculty member turned a top-of-the-head idea into a student exercise in diplomacy—and basically invented Model UN.
See related: Centennial, Foreign Policy, International Governmental Organizations, Model U.N.