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Alumni Spotlight: Freshman Rep From Florida

Donna Shalala took a look at Washington and decided that the Capitol needed someone like her. Meet the new Congresswoman from Florida.

June 1, 2019

See related: Congress, Washington, D.C.

Alumni Spotlight: Looking for Maria Duval

Melanie Hicken and her CNN reporting partner detail a massive, decades-long scam that cost many their life savings. It’s all described in the reporters’ new book.

June 1, 2019

See related: Crime & Violence, United States

Climate Change in the Classroom

New courses and a new major meet University-wide student interest in the challenges of energy, environment, and sustainability.

June 1, 2019

See related: Centennial, Energy, Environment, New York State, Sustainability, U.S. Education

Mary Daly’s Crooked Path

From family-life struggles in her teens that nearly doomed her career, to a pinnacle of American economic thinking, San Francisco Fed president Mary Daly discusses finding her “North Star” and the inequalities that afflict the American economy.
June 1, 2019

See related: Economic Policy, Gender and Sex, Income, Race & Ethnicity, U.S. Education, United States

Scruggs Scholarship will benefit current undergrads

A new scholarship fund, honoring former history professor Otey Scruggs and his widow, Barbara, will reward current undergraduates for their accomplishments and promise at Syracuse University and the Maxwell School.
May 30, 2019

See related: Academic Scholarships, Giving

Inaugural online EMPA grads celebrate at Convocation

“One fear of launching the program online was that students may not feel the same deep connection to their peers and faculty and the Maxwell community, so we were pleasantly surprised by the turnout for graduation on campus and will be working on planning a reunion soon,” said Nell Bartkowiak, director of the E.M.P.A. program. 

May 21, 2019

See related: Student Experience

Harrington Meyer book Grandmothers at Work cited in LA Times

According to University Professor Harrington Meyer, grandmothers often share child-rearing duties and ease the childcare burden of working parents, a role that has only been increasing.

May 14, 2019

See related: Child & Elder Care, United States

Award honors alumna and former faculty member Rosemary O’Leary

The award, named after former Maxwell faculty member Rosemary O’Leary ‘88 Ph.D. (PA), recognizes the best article published in a public administration journal on the topic of women and public administration.

May 13, 2019

See related: Awards & Honors

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

See related: Promotions & Appointments

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

See related: Promotions & Appointments

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