Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Zhu weighs in on fossil fuel divestment in Harvard Crimson
Maria Zhu, assistant professor of economics, says that the University of California’s decision could be "a sign that the tides are shifting" on universities’ economic views of investing in fossil fuels. “If it has a positive impact, I do believe more schools will eventually divest for financial reasons, given that most of them tend to think social implications of divesting are positive or neutral at worst."
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White quoted in NY Post article on Warren's segregationist gaffe
"Regarding [Elizabeth] Warren’s use of [Frances] Perkins in her speech tonight: I just want to note that this [Perkins' opposition to the Brown v. Board of Education verdict] is something Perkins said near the end of her life, was buried in an extremely long academic oral history interview, and isn’t really public knowledge," says Steven White, assistant professor of political science.
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MPA student Wesley Wilson writes about the 90/10 loophole in The Hill
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Maxwell partners with APSIA to host PISA Network training
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Coplin talks about his new book with Inside Higher Ed
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Veterans Program for Politics featured on Connecting Vets radio
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Baltagi and Flores-Lagunes article on the effect of education on health published in RSUE
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Bifulco comments on Florida charter school report in San Francisco Chronicle
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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."
See related: Central Asia, Student Experience, U.S. Education