Maxwell School News and Commentary
Urge to Serve
A new program helps veterans convert their sense of community investment to civic engagement and political office.
See related: Centennial, Government, Student Experience, Veterans
Alumni Spotlight: Develop Real-World Adaptable Skills for Improving Communities Around the World
The way Roza Vasileva sees it, the future is data: in particular, data gathered by governments—local, regional, national, international—and shared with citizens to make their communities, and their countries, better. Roza’s desire to make the world a better place drove her to study in the United States as a Fulbright Scholar and to launch a career spearheading open data in more than a dozen countries. What made that happen, more than anything, were her experiences at the No. 1 ranked Maxwell School of Syracuse University.
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Worthy Endeavors
As undergraduate programs have become more visible, Maxwell donors—many of them alumni of the undergraduate majors themselves—have grown more eager to support those programs.
See related: Centennial, Giving
WP 217 California Paid Family Leave and Parental Time Use
WP 218 Evidence on the Effectiveness of Minimum Charity Care Provision Laws
MPA student Wesley Wilson writes about the 90/10 loophole in The Hill
See related: U.S. Education, United States, Veterans
Historian Junko Takeda named first Daicoff Faculty Scholar
Junko Takeda, an associate professor of history at Maxwell who focuses on European and global histories, has been named the inaugural Daicoff Faculty Scholar. The five-year appointment recognizes Takeda’s contributions as a teacher and mentor, productive researcher, and engaged citizen and leader at the school.
See related: Giving, Promotions & Appointments
Hammond explores architectural interventions in Taksim Square Istanbul
Charles Cutshall moves to Commodity Futures Trading Commission
As the new chief privacy officer, Charles Cutshall ‘07 B.A. (IR)/’09 M.P.A. provides policy and program oversight for privacy compliance and is responsible for managing risks associated with personally identifiable information.
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El Segundo names Maxwell alumnus city manager
Scott Mitnick ‘89 M.P.A. now manages a staff of more than 240 employees as well as the city’s approximately $115-million budget.
See related: Promotions & Appointments, State & Local