Maxwell School News and Faculty Media, Opinion and Analysis

Jacobson Speaks to CBS News, DW, WAER about the Afghanistan Withdrawal

Top Pentagon leaders testified publicly before lawmakers for the first time since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Mark Jacobson, assistant dean for Washington Programs, spoke with CBS News, Deutsche Welle and WAER about their testimony and the aftermath of the Afghanistan withdrawal.

September 29, 2021

Harry Lambright discusses the James Webb Space Telescope with Johns Hopkins Magazine

Professor Harry Lambright says Webb was always looking ahead from the standpoint of NASA and what it could do in the future.

September 28, 2021

2021 Robertson Fellows Committed to Public Service

Paul-Donavon Murray and Jacob Emont joined the graduate student ranks at the Maxwell School, pursing dual master’s degrees in public administration and international relations.

September 21, 2021

MPA grad turned Excelsior Fellow: 'It’s an honor to work with the state'

Ari Epstein ’14 M.P.A. was accepted into New York’s two-year Excelsior Service Fellowship Program.

September 20, 2021

See related: New York State, State & Local

Terrell discusses German Chancellor Angela Merkel's tenure with VOA

Robert Terrell, assistant professor of history, is included in the VOA article, "What Did Merkel Achieve During Her 16 Years at Germany's Helm?"

September 15, 2021

See related: Europe, Government

Jacobson Piece on Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan Published in TIME

"The U.S. Turned Away Jewish Refugees in 1939. We Must Not Repeat History With Afghans Fleeing the Taliban," co-authored by Assistant Dean of Washington Programs Mark Jacobson, was published in TIME.

September 14, 2021

Gadarian speaks to FiveThirtyEight about partisanship and COVID health behaviors

Based on research she and her colleagues have been conducting, Professor Gadarian says there has been a partisan split on all health behaviors throughout the pandemic.

September 14, 2021

Shana Gadarian Quoted in USA Today Piece on Texas Abortion Law, Republicans

The Texas law includes a provision in which private citizens can sue abortion providers and anyone involved in "aiding and abetting" abortions, including someone driving a person to an abortion clinic. Gadarian, professor of political science, says this kind of very extreme ban, even amonst Republicans is not very popular.

September 11, 2021

Rasmussen discusses the founding fathers’ concern for America’s future

Dennis C. Rasmussen

September 10, 2021

See related: Government, United States

Grant Reeher quoted in Eagle Tribune article on 9/11 attacks

Professor Reeher, director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute, says the U.S. has fallen very short of attaining the civic hopes the 9/11 attacks generated.