Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Maxwell celebrates graduates, faculty at Commencement Weekend 2018
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Monmonier and book How to Lie With Maps featured in Financial Times
"In fact all maps lie, even good ones," says Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography. A third edition of his book How to Lie With Maps was recently published.
Geography student Jade Rhoads earns prestigious Pickering Fellowship
Funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by the Washington Center, the Pickering Fellowship awards recipients two years of financial support, mentoring and professional development to prepare them for a career in the Foreign Service.
Meredith Professor Perreault, teaching awardee D'Amico honored
Tom Perreault, professor of geography, was named Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence. In addition, Francine D'Amico, teaching professor of international relations, received a Meredith Teaching Recognition Award. These awards recognize and reward outstanding teaching at the University.
Hamish Gibbs ’17 BA (Geography) named Saint Andrew’s Society of NY Scholar
The Saint Andrew’s Society of New York Scholarship, which named Hamish Gibbs ’17 B.A. (Geog) as one of its recipients, funds one year of graduate study in Scotland for students in the United States who are of Scottish descent.
Geog student Sohrob Aslamy awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Sultana discusses gender and water in water security publication
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Maxwell students win 2018 RvD iPrize
Perreault discusses global water crisis on Scholars' Circle
Tom Perreault, professor of geography, says it's very important to talk about the social and political inequalities as part of the problem of the global water crisis.
CCE program featured as case study in AAC&U series on civic learning
Maxwell's Citizenship and Civic Engagement program "was thrilled when [The Association of American Colleges and Universities] chose to include us as a case study,” said Anne Mosher, chair of the program and professor of geography. “As a collection, the cases highlight a shared commitment to bringing theories of citizenship into civic practice in some way."