Maxwell School News and Commentary
Maxwell is now accepting applications for ExecutiveMPA@Syracuse
ExecutiveMPA@Syracuse online classes are designed and led by Maxwell School faculty who also teach on campus and are organized to develop the same core leadership, management, and analytical skills as the on-campus program.
Purser featured in Syracuse.com article on CNY job market
Meek, SoldierStrong featured in People and Men's Health
Chris Meek '92 B.A. (PSc/Econ) is the co-founder and Chairman of SoldierStrong, an organization that provides state-of-the-art medical devices and scholarships to troops and returning veterans.
Dutkowsky quoted in DO article about low-wage workers
“The problem of low-wage workers is real,” says Professor of Economics Don Dutkowsky. “It’s a trap for them. These jobs are precious to people, but they may not pay the best and moving around is not easy.”
Reeher discusses activists' call for town halls in CNY, NNY on WRVO
According to Professor of Political Science Grant Reeher, progressives will have to sustain the movement to the midterm elections of 2018 if they want to enact fundamental change. "The question from here on in is how sustainable will this be," Reeher said. "What will this look like a year from now?"
See related: U.S. Elections
Elizabeth Cohen featured in WalletHub article on immigration policy
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Khalil book, America’s Dream Palace, reviewed in Foreign Affairs
"This is the work of a young but mature historian: thoroughly documented, carefully argued, and well crafted. In a detailed look at the nexus of American academic expertise on the Middle East and Washington’s diplomatic and intelligence power centers, from the Wilson era through the Obama presidency, Khalil keeps his prose crisp and his judgments sober," reads a review of "America's Dream Palace," a book by Osamah Khalil, assistant professor of history.
Elman discusses Trump, Israeli PM Netanyahu on OZY.com
Miriam Elman, associate professor of political science, says President Trump “really values uncertainty as a matter of strategy and policy,” leading to questions about the U.S. Israel alliance.
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Kyra Azzato, PSc undergrad, heads to infantry officer course (IBOLC)
Lewis comments on Syracuse-Onondaga merger in DO
Minch Lewis, adjunct professor of public administration and international affairs, pointed out this is not the first time the City of Syracuse has gone through government overhaul. “We have to be open-minded and realize this is a historical time and there’s a historic opportunity,” Lewis says.