Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Lovely discusses impact of Trump's tariff threats in TIME
"We had the chance to bring some people back into the workforce who had really been hurt under the recession. And I’m worried that’s going to be jeopardized before those people have a chance to get a full-time job," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.
See related: Economic Policy, Labor, Latin America & the Caribbean, Tariffs, United States
Popp quoted in Washington Post article on taxing carbon
See related: Environment, Taxation, United States
SU named a US Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence
Established in 2005 by Congress, the IC CAE program is designed to increase the number of culturally and ethnically diverse, multi-disciplinary professionals in the intelligence community. The program "will leverage contributions from virtually all the schools and colleges at Syracuse University, and provide additional career opportunities for our students,” says Vice Admiral Robert Murrett (retired), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Grant Awards, National Security, New York State, U.S. Education
SU Trustee Christine Larsen funds local immigrant/refugee study
See related: Giving, New York State, Refugees, U.S. Immigration
Jamie Winders comments on UNESCO report on artificial intelligence in NY Ag Connection
See related: Autonomous Systems, Gender and Sex, United States
McCormick op-ed on US tariffs against Mexico published in Newsday
"The question we should all ask is whether President Donald Trump’s threat of imposing scaled tariffs on Mexico will go the way he plans—including shutting down the border," says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.
See related: Economic Policy, Latin America & the Caribbean, Tariffs, United States
Maxwell alum John Mandyck discusses sustainability implications in Harvard Business Review
"There is a growing body of data showing that companies adopting sustainability practices outperform their peers," writes John Mandyck ’89 B.A. (PSt)/’92 M.P.A. and his co-author.
See related: Sustainability, United States
McCormick featured in ValueWalk article on Trump's tariffs on Mexico
"The fallout of such tariffs could be catastrophic to Mexico's economy, thereby worsening the migration north," says Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history and Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.
See related: Economic Policy, Latin America & the Caribbean, Migration, Tariffs, United States
Lovely discusses trade war, tariffs on Mexico with Agence France-Presse, Bloomberg, NY Times
"This is really going to hurt American businesses who use Mexico to reduce their costs and stay competitive," Mary Lovely, professor of economics, told Bloomberg after President Trump announced that all products from Mexico will be hit with 25 percent tariffs.
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Reeher comments on crowded Democratic 2020 debate stage in TIME
Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute, says that while too crowded a field leads to a lack of meaningful conversation, restricting the debate stage too extensively is also not ideal because it creates "a self-fulfilling prophecy" in which dark horse candidates never get the chance to emerge.
See related: Political Parties, U.S. Elections, United States