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Retiring University Professor, Decorated Public Servant Sean O’Keefe Reflects on Legacy of Service

O’Keefe says his time as a Maxwell graduate student taught him the importance of employing a multidisciplinary approach to problem-solving, examining the wide range of possible outcomes and identifying what success looks like.

July 2, 2025

Rose Tardiff: Sparking Innovation With Data, Mapping and More

As the City of Syracuse’s director of neighborhood and business data and evaluation, the Maxwell alumna taps skills she learned in Maxwell’s geography program.

June 17, 2025

Alumna Rain Henderson Says Maxwell Shaped an Entrepreneurial Mindset

Consulting firm founder Rain Henderson says her Maxwell education grounded her in “systems thinking, public accountability and cross-sector collaboration.”

June 16, 2025

Alumnus Derek Wallace Harnesses the Power of Food for Understanding

As CEO of Golden Fork Media and founder of the children’s book series Kalamata’s Kitchen, he draws on lessons gleaned—and risks taken—as a policy studies major.

June 14, 2025

Former Orange Point Guard and Maxwell Alumna ‘Roxi’ Nurse McNabb Still Driving for an Assist

She supports young athletes through her Caris Sports Foundation.

June 13, 2025

Alumnus Paulo De Miranda: Maxwell Offered ‘Much More Than a Formal Education’

He co-founded the Brazilian startup DEEP and grew it into a market leader in sustainability impact measurement.

June 12, 2025

Maxwell Alumna Dara Drake Named the University’s First Knight-Hennessy Scholar

Knight-Hennessy Scholars is a multidisciplinary, multicultural graduate scholarship program at Stanford University. Each Knight-Hennessy scholar receives up to three years of financial support to pursue graduate studies at Stanford while engaging in experiences that prepare them to be visionary, courageous and collaborative leaders who address complex challenges facing the world.

May 16, 2025

Memorial Fund Honors Remarkable Journalism Career, Supports Students Involved with IDJC

The siblings of alumna Denise Kalette ’68 B.A. (PSc) have created a memorial fund in her honor to support students engaged with the University’s Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship.

May 15, 2025

Exceptional Alumni Honored with Arents Award

Alumni Paul Greenberg ’65 B.A. (PSc) and Judith “Judy” C. Mower ’80 M.A. (SPsy)/’84 Ph.D. (SPsy) were among a trio honored with the George Arents Award at the Syracuse University Alumni Awards Celebration held on April 4 at the National Veterans Resource Center. 

April 15, 2025

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Maxwell Alumnus Joins California Wildfire Relief Efforts

As a congressional staffer for U.S. Rep. Judy Chu, Zayn Aga lined up resources for those impacted by the devastating Eaton Fire.

April 11, 2025

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