Maxwell School News and Faculty Media, Opinion and Analysis

Maxwell School Professor Selected to Head Prominent Washington Think Tank

Arthur Brooks to become president of the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.

July 15, 2008

The Truths Behind the Myth of Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman is an American heroine, but her life story is shrouded in myth and exaggeration. Thanks to the work of Maxwell faculty members and students, the genuine contributions of Tubman’s life are coming to light.

June 23, 2008

The Old Rules No Longer Apply

How SU’s Institute for Security and Counterterrorism is partnering with one of the world’s most prestigious counterterrorism institutes to help understand and combat unprecedented threats.

June 20, 2007

The Courts and Public Opinion

A new Syracuse University institute, co-sponsored by Maxwell, will study how media, politics, and the judiciary sometimes collide and sometimes collude.

September 1, 2006

See related: Government, Law

Better Brand of Leader

Howard Phanstiel’s $5-million gift – the largest one-time contribution ever made to Maxwell by an individual donor – creates a new faculty chair serving Phanstiel’s vision for promoting great leadership in the public sector.

September 1, 2006

See related: Giving

Man of the World

From its beginning, Sam Goekjian’s life has always carried him across borders.

June 1, 2006

Where Hunger Is

Maxwell geographers are working with Syracuse-area governments and NGOs to bring a geographic understanding to questions of poverty and malnutrition.

September 1, 2004

See related: Food Security, Nutrition

Putting the Purpose in P.A.

Dwight Waldo’s death last fall prompted a reappreciation of the man’s impact on his profession. His calm but persistent suggestion that public administration is something more than a job ultimately won out.

June 21, 2001

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