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Policy studies student Marcus Lane reflects on Syracuse experiences
"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.
VIDEO: Faulkner a featured scholar at women's suffrage celebration
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.
Maxwell and Cornell co-host International Studies Summer Institute on refugees in the classroom
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.
Anne Mosher receives funding for study on pathways to geography education
Lopoo wins 2017 Birkhead-Burkhead Award
Leonard M. Lopoo, professor of public administration and international affairs and director of the Maxwell School’s Center for Policy Research, is the 2017 recipient of the Birkhead-Burkhead Teaching Excellence Award and Professorship. The Birkhead-Burkhead Award and Professorship is an annual award that recognizes outstanding teaching in PAIA.
PhD student Jennifer Brooks receives American Sociological Association Grad Student Paper Award
Sociology Ph.D. student Jennifer Brooks' study, “Just a Little Respect: Differences in Job Satisfaction among Individuals With and Without Disabilities,” finds lower rates of job satisfaction for workers with disabilities, explained in part by differences in perceived workplace respect.
Maxwell provides executive training for India's IAS senior officers
Nilab Mobarez '16 EMPA heads Afghan Red Crescent Society
Nilab Mobarez '16 E.M.P.A. has been appointed secretary general of the Afghan Red Crescent Society, which is the Afghan affiliate for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies—the world's largest humanitarian network.
Zamarripa debuts first novel, The Spectacle of Let—the Oliet and Obit
In the novel, Samuel Zamarripa ’78 M.P.A. offers a contemporary American voice through a narrative style that merges real world settings with fantastical elements and stories.
Incoming MPA student Ryan Gross named 2017 Tillman Scholar
Ryan Gross, an incoming M.P.A. candidate and one of 61 Tillman Scholars across the nation, plans to use his degree to build upon the leadership and decision-making skills he gained through his career and to hone his policy development expertise. His goal is to create flexible, effective policy that will meet military commanders’ and soldiers’ operational needs on the ground.