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.
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Syracuse University Announces the Establishment of New Autonomous Systems Policy Institute
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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.
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Bifulco comments on Florida charter school report in San Francisco Chronicle
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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.
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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.
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Kelly Flannery becomes CFO of Charlotte, N.C.
Flannery ’00 B.A. (IR) was named the new chief financial officer of the City of Charlotte, North Carolina. In her new role, she oversees the accounting of all funds, totaling $2.6 billion, and directs day-to-day financial operations for the city.
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Steinberg op-ed on US-Japan relations published in Nikkei Asian Review
"If the U.S., under Trump or a successor, continues to take Japan's support for granted while ignoring Japan's interests, the U.S. grand strategy for the Indo-Pacific, which depends so heavily on allied support for bases and operations, could become increasingly untenable," writes University Professor James Steinberg.
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Boroujerdi discusses Japanese PM's visit to Iran in ThinkProgress
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Bifulco quoted in Chalkbeat article on concerns about charter schools
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Maxwell School expands connection with Kazakhstan
“We enjoy working with students from Kazakhstan because they are so appreciative of their opportunity to study at the Maxwell School,” says Steve Lux, director of the Executive Education program. “Every one of them are eager to apply what they have learned to the challenges facing their country."
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Reeher weighs in on possible 4th term for Governor Cuomo in Daily Star
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Lopoo discusses govt policies to increase US fertility rate in Medium
"Think about a professional woman who has completed college and some graduate work and may or may not be married, and if they’re married, they have a partner with a similar income," Len Lopoo, professor of public administration and international affairs and director of the Center for Policy Research, says. "So they’re sort of in the part of their careers where they’re really climbing rapidly."
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Steinberg quoted in Foreign Policy article on legacy of World War II
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Contagious exporting and foreign ownership: Evidence from firms in Shanghai using a Bayesian spatial bivariate probit model
Thorson discusses belief echoes on WCNY's Capitol Pressroom
"Corrections of misinformation are constantly being amplified," says Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science. People are trying to do something good by correcting the misinformation but in the process they're "pushing it out to more people and potentially causing more belief echoes to arise."
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Food Assistance May Help Families Prevent Emergency Department Visits for Child Asthma
Book by Serin Houston offers Seattle as case study of urban governance
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