Since 2007, the U.S. State Department has funded Maxwell to host up-and-coming Middle Eastern leaders and academics interested in bringing democratic traditions back to their homelands. Little did anyone guess how quickly and dramatically democracy would assert itself throughout that region — where these special Maxwell alumni have sometimes played direct roles.

Kate Clark is working to make Philadelphia more liveable for its growing senior citizen population — to the benefit of all.

Year in and year out, students decide to supplement classroom instruction by organizing full-fledged scholarly conferences on a topic of special interest. It’s hard work. (And this spring there were three.)

"I cannot imagine anything but peace in the Korean peninsula because so many blue-collar and white-collar workers in South Korea have been working so hard to build a democratic society along with economic development since the Korean War,” says Soonhee Kim, an associate professor of public administration and a native of Cheongjoo, South Korea.

According to historian Margaret Thompson, the caricatures of Catholic sisters found in popular culture bear no resemblance to the real-life contributions of nuns.

Responding to trends in the world and in the workplace, Maxwell forges stronger ties between public administration and international relations.

A Maxwell benefactor has partnered with Documentary Film and History to tell the story of one man’s journey on the Underground Railroad.

Having served as Deputy Secretary of State and dean of a school of public affairs, Maxwell’s new chief appreciates the many pieces that make the School whole.

The collaboration between Maxwell and its hometown goes both ways.

Syracuse suffers no dearth of well-meaning nonprofits and citizens’ groups. The challenge is figuring out who they all are and which are having an impact.

If Syracuse is especially blessed in any one sector, it is health care. And yet, the challenge to provide for all is never met and some people go without.

It takes a dynamic mix of government policy and nonprofit gusto make sure that adequate housing is available to all.

As in all cities, issues of race tend to get magnified in Syracuse, where populations and politics are concentrated. One secret to political equality is identifying leaders who not only speak for their constituencies but are given the means of change.

At a time when revenues are shrinking and taxpayers are screaming for lower taxes and maintained services, the City of Syracuse and Onondaga County are searching for new efficiencies through consolidation.

The attempt to bring housing and business back into Syracuse is staffed by a new generation of city administrators and developers who, together, think this time around they have the answer.

A think tank’s interest in domestic terrorism drove two MPA research projects, each showing how, on American soil, Islamist extremism is only part of the picture.

In a major NSF study, Maxwell geographers help rural Guyanese assess the true worth of the land on which they depend.

Maxwell’s new research center was founded by Syracuse University alumnus, ad man, and later-life fitness enthusiast Sid Lerner, who views good health as a product of good policy, enhanced with good PR.

At a time when citizens are perhaps more aware of economic issues than ever, Syracuse University is establishing an endowed faculty chair at Maxwell to nurture an interdisciplinary understanding of economic forces in public affairs. The chair honors former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker.