Maxwell School News and Commentary

The dean of the Maxwell School has appointed Francine D’Amico to the position of teaching professor in the International Relations Program. The promotion recognizes D’Amico’s accomplishments in teaching, advising, service, and curricular and co-curricular development since joining the Maxwell School in 2000.

Devashish Mitra, Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs, argues that trade has been beneficial to developing countries in Asia, with competition leading to higher productivity, lower price-cost markups and lower poverty.

Maxwell's new online EMPA is structured to meet the demands of the highly experienced, ambitious students it attracts.

A new gift to Maxwell will help underwrite undergraduate research and scholarship, potentially to the tune of $125,000.

Ralph Ketcham taught citizenship at Maxwell longer than most of us have been alive. And, while doing so, he championed an approach to citizenship education that virtually defines the Maxwell School.

The Hult Prize, known as “the Nobel Prize for student startups,” seeks out game-changing student social enterprises that compete to solve the world’s toughest challenges. Junior history major William Lee Mendes McKnight's Farm to Flame Energy, which aims build more sustainable rural economies by harnessing energy from locally grown crops, qualified to the regional finals. 

Corri Zoli, a research assistant professor in the Maxwell School, provided insights on data-driven approaches to understanding terrorism, radicalization and countering violent extremism at two United Nations Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate workshops.