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Maxwell-Kazakhstan Partnership Continues to Offer Dynamic Opportunities
Students from the Central Asian nation are taking advantage of all Executive Education and Maxwell as a whole offers, along with pursuing studies through some of the most prestigious fellowships offered.
See related: Central Asia, Student Experience
Pursuing the American Dream: From A Village in Egypt to Earning a JD/MPA at Syracuse
Omnia Shedid ’24 J.D./M.P.A. was born in a small, rural village in Egypt. As a child running through her grandparents’ corn fields, she never imagined she would one day walk the halls of the U.S. Capitol, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit while supporting work that would impact the lives of many Americans.
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High Impact: Bergen-Cico Selected as Renée Crown University Honors Program Core Faculty
Dessa Bergen-Cico, professor and graduate director of public health, will help shape the honors program curriculum and policy, and assist with strategic planning. “The core faculty are high-impact teachers and researchers,” says Danielle Taana Smith, director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.
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Global Exploration Creates Impactful Experiences for Maxwell Student
Jacob Grindstaff-Espinal selected Syracuse University because it has one of the top study abroad programs in the country—plus access to expansive educational offerings where students can explore their interests from all sides.
See related: Academic Scholarships, Student Experience, Study Abroad
From Sovereignty to Mortality: Tenth Decade Awards Support Research Across Disciplines
Funded by gifts from hundreds of individual donors, including a lead gift from long-time Maxwell supporters Gerry and Daphna Cramer, the project has since awarded funds for dozens of faculty-led projects that have explored topics related to citizenship—from labor policy to free speech jurisprudence to climate change.
See related: Centennial, Giving, Grant Awards, School History
‘We Are Not a People of the Past’: Tenth Decade Project Builds Ties with Indigenous Community
A pair of Maxwell professors are helping to lead an effort to foster a reciprocal learning relationship with the peoples of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
See related: Archaeology, Centennial, Education, Grant Awards, Native American, New York State, School History, Student Experience
With Deepest Gratitude: Public Health Faculty Member Eileen Lantier Among Those Retiring
Earlier this month, Falk College honored the five faculty and two staff members who are retiring this year for their contributions and dedicated service. The honorees included Thom deLara, Dennis Deninger, Donna Fecteau, Eric Kingson, Eileen Lantier, Dianne Seeley and Michael Veley.
Faculty of the Year Awards: Public Health Professor Appiah Recognized
Professors Dennis Deninger, Bernard Appiah and Joey Merrin were honored with Falk College Faculty of the Year awards for their outstanding teaching, scholarship and internal and professional service contributions in 2024.
Class of 2024 Falk College Scholars
Meet the two Syracuse University Scholars from Falk College and the 10 Falk College Scholars, who discuss their most memorable experiences at Syracuse, their impact at Falk and Syracuse, and their advice for incoming students.
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Johanna Dunaway Selected for Prestigious Carnegie Fellowship
The professor and research director for the Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship will receive funding to advance her research into the causes of political polarization.
See related: Awards & Honors, Grant Awards, Media & Journalism, Political Parties, U.S. Elections