Maxwell School News and Commentary
Public Affairs and the Multifront Attack on Climate Change
See related: Climate Change, Economic Policy, Natural Disasters, Natural Resources, Sustainability, Wildfires
Dan Gerlach named interim chancellor at East Carolina University
Dan Gerlach ’90 M.P.A. is a former senior advisor for fiscal affairs in the North Carolina governor’s office, and former director of the North Carolina Budget & Tax Center.
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Self-Determination
See related: Federal, State & Local, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Deep-Seated Sense of Justice
Business success enables Marvin Lender to support the causes that matter to him most. And few matter more than social justice — the focus of a new Syracuse University center bearing the Lender name.
See related: Giving, Social Justice
Syracuse University Announces the Establishment of New Autonomous Systems Policy Institute
See related: Autonomous Systems, Centennial, School History
Boroujerdi weighs in on US-Iran tensions in Washington Times
"The Iranians do have an appetite for negotiating, but I think what is holding things up right now—and that’s the part that the Trump administration perhaps is not really comprehending—is they have to save face," says Professor of Political Science Mehrzad Boroujerdi.
See related: Conflict, Middle East & North Africa, National Security, United States
Bifulco comments on Florida charter school report in San Francisco Chronicle
See related: U.S. Education, United States
IR student Cynthia Wang receives Critical Language Scholarship
Cynthia Wang, who holds a BA in International Relations from Maxwell, has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious Critical Language Scholarship and will study Azerbaijani in Azerbaijan.
See related: Academic Scholarships, Student Experience
Jessica Wolfanger made senior research scientist at CNA
The Center for Naval Analyses, a nonprofit research organization that applies operations research and analysis to a broad range of national security issues, has promoted Jessica Scott Wolfanger ’01 B.A. (PSt/PSc) to senior research scientist.
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Banks weighs in on Trump accepting foreign help during campaign in Associated Press
According to William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs, information received from a foreign entity could be a little murky under the law, but if someone determined the information was of value, it would be unlawful.
See related: Federal, International Affairs, U.S. Elections, United States