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Journalism and Ideals of Democracy

These are interesting times for journalists in America. We reached out to nine of them, all with degrees from Maxwell. With their public affairs education, they understand as well as any journalists what the vigor of the press means to us all.
May 21, 2018

See related: Civil Rights, Government, Media & Journalism, Political Parties

Van Slyke Comments on Trump's Infrastructure Plan in CityLab

David Van Slyke, Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business and Government Policy, was quoted in the CityLab article, "So Much for That Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan." 
January 31, 2018

See related: Economic Policy, Government, Infrastructure

WP 210 Rental Market Discrimination against Same-Sex Couples

David Schwegman
December 31, 2017

See related: State & Local

Andrew Cohen featured in PBS documentary on history of NYS police

December 4, 2017

See related: New York State, State & Local

Kriesberg Op-Ed on Infrastructure Spending Published on Syracuse.com

Louis Kriesberg, professor emeritus of sociology, shared his op-ed, "Demand infrastructure spending to make America safer, more resilient," on Syracuse.com. 
November 17, 2017

See related: Government, Infrastructure

Maxwell School Lerner Chair Shannon Monnat and team secure NIJ grant

Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, and her team secured a grant from the National Institute of Justice to conduct a study that will provide recommendations to law enforcement agencies on how to maximize the efficiency of disrupting the supply of opiates into communities and develop a model for use in other jurisdictions.

October 26, 2017

See related: State & Local

Monnat article on despair and the 2016 election published in Journal of Rural Studies

Shannon M. Monnat & David L. Brown
September 21, 2017

See related: U.S. Elections

Steve Hagerty '93 MPA sworn in as Mayor of Evanston, Illinois

Steve Hagerty ’93 M.P.A., a businessman in Evanston, Illinois, was recently elected mayor of that city, running as a first-time candidate for public office. 

May 15, 2017

See related: State & Local

Reeher quoted in The Hill article on confirmation process for Gorsuch

Grant Reeher, professor of political science, describes Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch's confirmation as “a normal accomplishment; and I think he [President Trump] needs a couple of those at this point, given everything else.” 

April 4, 2017

See related: U.S. Elections

Banks discusses Russian interference in US elections on Bloomberg Law

Professor Emeritus William Banks was interviewed on Bloomberg Radio's program "Bloomberg Law" about the Senate investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election.

March 31, 2017

See related: U.S. Elections

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