Maxwell School News and Commentary
Logan Strother article on Confederate symbols published in London School of Economics blog
Alex Lynch '16 BA (PSc/CCE) featured in local media for CCE project
Alex Lynch '16 B.A. (PSc/CCE) proposed bringing more security cameras to the city streets around the University to make the area safer for current students, as his research revealed that 82% of students do not feel safe off campus. Lynch raised $94,000 from landlords and student associations to buy and install security cameras in a heavily populated student neighborhood and proposed eight sites for cameras to be installed, with the majority to be placed on Euclid Avenue.
Anne Mosher receives funding for study on pathways to geography education
Monmonier quoted in Smithsonian article on history of maps
“No map entirely tells the truth,” says Distinguished Professor of Geography Mark Monmonier. “There’s always some distortion, some point of view.”
Maxwell School honors new graduates at 2017 MPA Convocation
Rothbart, Schwartz article on financial implications of public quality disclosure published in PFR
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.
Baltagi article on health care expenditure published in Health Economics
WP 204 Financing Central Cities
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.