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Heather Newton heads mental illness organization in Rochester

Heather Newton ’96 MPA was named executive director of the Rochester Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), a grassroots mental health organization. NAMI advocates, educates, and develops policy aimed at improving mental health in the United States
May 13, 2019

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Robin Lamott Sparks heads End Hunger Connecticut!

Robin Lammott Sparks is the new executive director for End Hunger Connecticut!, an organization dedicated to eliminating hunger and promoting healthy nutrition in Connecticut.
May 13, 2019

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Winders named faculty representative to SU Board of Trustees

Jamie Winders, professor of geography in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is best known for her interdisciplinary work on international migration and contributions to geography’s engagements with race, labor and social reproduction.

May 9, 2019

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Philip Racicot named athletic director at Keene State

Philip Racicot ’15 B.A. (PSc) joins Keene State Athletics with more than 20 years of experience in athletics.

April 30, 2019

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INSCT welcomes five national security experts as Distinguished Fellows

The Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT), a collaboration between the SU College of Law and the Maxwell School, added five senior national security experts to its leadership team as Distinguished Fellows. They are leading experts in the field of national security law and policy.
April 22, 2019

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Tricia Russell appointed chief of staff for Senator Cory Booker

Tricia Russell ’05 B.A. (PSt/PSc) is chief of staff for Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey. She was formerly chief of staff for U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer and Representative Steve Israel.

April 18, 2019

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Derek Slap sworn in as Connecticut State Senator

Derek Slap ’95 B.A. (IR) was recently sworn in as a Democratic state senator for the 5th State Senate District of Connecticut. Slap is also the vice president of marketing and communications at the UConn Foundation and a lecturer in political science at Yale University.

April 17, 2019

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Salvador del Solar named Prime Minister of Peru

Salvador Del Solar, former de Sardon Glass Fellow, served as culture minister for about a year under former President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.

April 4, 2019

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Conti joins Meridian International to help build global programs

Katie Conti ’18 B.A. (IR) is a special assistant for the GlobalConnect Division of the Meridian International Center, a nonprofit, nonpartisan diplomatic and global leadership institution. Conti was previously a staff assistant at the Brookings Institution and a summer intern at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

April 2, 2019

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Maxwell announces new faculty members, program chair

The academic year begins at the Maxwell School with the arrival of several new faculty members. In addition, Renée de Nevers, associate professor of public administration and international affairs (PAIA), is the new chair of the Social Science Doctoral Program.
September 10, 2018

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