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Denisa Jashari’s Article Honored with Sturgis Leavitt Award

The Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies presents the award at its annual meeting. 

June 24, 2025

Maxwell Political Science Student Receives Prestigious Udall Scholarship

Katsitsatekanoniahkwa Destiny Lazore is one of 55 students nationwide selected this year. The Udall Foundation awards scholarships to college sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service and commitment to issues related to Native American nations or to the environment. 

June 24, 2025

Maxwell Names Nayyera Haq to Lead School’s Washington-Based Programs

A former senior director of cabinet affairs at the White House and state department spokesperson, Haq will oversee the Maxwell School’s D.C.-based academic programs that serve approximately 200 undergraduate and graduate students each year.

June 18, 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

Colleen Heflin - Studying Hunger in America

Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs, is a leading authority on food insecurity, which, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), negatively impacts more than 47 million Americans.

June 2, 2025

Guido Pezzarossi Awarded the 2025 Montonna Fund

The fund was created in 1997 with a gift from the honoree’s daughter and Maxwell alumna, the late Mary Lou Williams.

May 29, 2025

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