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In Memoriam: Valerie Goldstein

Valerie earned a bachelor’s degree in policy studies in the spring of 2024 after just three years and with a 4.0 GPA, and was in her first year with the organization Teach for America. She passed away on Dec. 23, 2024.

February 12, 2025

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In Memoriam: John Marshall Townsend

Townsend joined the faculty in 1973, and through the decades served as a professor, mentor, writer and researcher in the Anthropology Department. He faced long-term health conditions but, so devoted to his craft and his students, he continued to teach through the spring of 2024. He passed away on Jan. 22, 2025, at the age of 83. 

February 11, 2025

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Two History Majors Receive Max Kade Fellowship for Language Study in Germany

Andrew Cole and Nathan Wenchao Lin, both history majors, received a $1,500 grant from the Max Kade Foundation to study German in Berlin.
February 10, 2025

Maxwell Student and Alumna Selected for Prestigious Rangel and Pickering Fellowships

Linda Baguma ’25, an international relations and political science major, has been named a 2025 Rangel Fellow and  Alexandria Johnson ’24, an international relations graduate, has been selected as a 2025 Pickering Fellow.

February 4, 2025

TV Producer Says Flexibility of Maxwell’s Executive Education Program Helped Propel His Career

Jake Herrle earned an executive master’s in international relations and a certificate of advanced study in leadership of international and non-governmental organizations from Maxwell, while also engaged in communications studies at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications. 

February 3, 2025

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Maxwell Joins Initiative to Support Military Veterans in Public Service

Through Service to Service, it will connect veterans and military families with educational opportunities and post-graduate careers in public service.

January 29, 2025

Yoonseok Lee Named Vice President of the Korea-America Economic Association

The organization promotes academic collaboration, research and dialogue in the field of economics. 

January 29, 2025

Lamis Abdelaaty, Collaborators, Awarded $2 Million in ERC Funds for Refugee Law Research

The associate professor of political science is part of a three-person team that will investigate the conditions that make international refugee law effective.

January 27, 2025

Maxwell Student Named 2025 MLK Unsung Hero

Andrea-Rose Oates, a policy studies major, was selected as one of the award winners. The Unsung Hero Award is given to community members, students, faculty and staff who have made a positive impact on the lives of others but are not widely recognized for their contributions. 

January 23, 2025

Audie Klotz Elected President of ISA

The prestigious professional association promotes research, education and practice of international studies.

January 21, 2025

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