Maxwell School News and Commentary

“Mentoring reinforces positive decision-making, increases self-esteem and helps young men become more productive individuals,” says former Detroit mayor David Bing '66 B.A. (Econ). “Decreasing the high school dropout rate [whose national average is 40 percent among African American males] increases job readiness.”

“We are honored to participate in this year’s annual meeting, which seeks to promote greater social inclusion and resilience, collective well-being and solidarity, both here and abroad,” says Prema Kurien, professor and chair of sociology.

Professor Bill Pooler "was a popular instructor whose courses were always oversubscribed. His teaching approach was to get students interested and involved in the subject, not just to memorize facts,” says Christine Himes, former chair of the Sociology Department in the Maxwell School.

Jenny Sacks '08 B.A. (Soc), current president of the Syracuse University Alumni Club of Philadelphia, is this year’s recipient of the Generation Orange Award. The award recognizes alumni who have made an impact on campus and in their communities through volunteer work and philanthropy on behalf of Syracuse University.

"I am interested in community organizing, particularly around issues such as incarceration, housing segregation, juvenile justice and police accountability. I imagine that my future career would pertain to one of those areas," says Marcus Lane Jr., a junior policy studies major. Marcus is one of four students across the country engaged in the Montgomery Fellowship at the American Bar Foundation.

Maxwell Associate Dean and Professor of History Carol Faulkner was one of the featured scholars on day one of the VoteTilla voyage. VoteTilla is part of a year-long celebration recognizing 100 years of women’s voices and suffrage in New York state.

This year's workshop for NY K-12 teachers equipped teachers with tools to address an increase in offensive and intolerant opinions expressed by children against minority groups, including often-targeted refugee students.