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Conti joins Meridian International to help build global programs

Katie Conti ’18 B.A. (IR) is a special assistant for the GlobalConnect Division of the Meridian International Center, a nonprofit, nonpartisan diplomatic and global leadership institution. Conti was previously a staff assistant at the Brookings Institution and a summer intern at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

April 2, 2019

Ma wins fellowship from the National Committee on US China Relations

The highly competitive Public Intellectual Program Fellowship provides support for scholars who specialize in China and directly engage with public and policy communities. It has been awarded to Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology and director of Syracuse University’s Asian/Asian American Studies program.

April 1, 2019

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Veteran Katy Quartaro '20 EMPA finds new ways to achieve goals

“Ultimately, I want to work for the government in counterterrorism or intelligence, so a good foundation in public leadership is important,” says E.M.P.A. candidate Katy Quartaro.

March 25, 2019

Two books by former journalist Mike Stanton receive honors

"Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano’s Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World," by Mike Stanton ’79 BA (PSc), has been named one of the best books of 2018 by the Boston Globe and Library Journal, and as a 2018 Reader’s Favorite by the Wall Street Journal. Stanton’s first book, the New York Times bestseller "The Prince of Providence," will be adapted for the stage by Trinity Repertory Company in Providence.

March 14, 2019

Maxwell School ranks number one for public affairs in 2020

The Maxwell School is once again ranked #1 in the nation for graduate education in public affairs, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report survey.
March 12, 2019

Brege awarded Harvard University’s Villa I Tatti Fellowship

Brian Brege, assistant professor of history, has been awarded a Villa I Tatti Fellowship from Harvard University. The fellowship houses scholars for one-year, with full stipend, at the I Tatti Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies in Florence, Italy. Brege will use the fellowship to continue his research on the development of capitalism in Tuscany during the Italian Renaissance.
March 5, 2019

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Murphy awarded fellowship from John Carter Brown Library

Tessa Murphy, assistant professor of history, has been awarded a long-term fellowship from the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University. Murphy’s current book project, "The Creole Archipelago," traces British and French attempts to assimilate or remake colonial societies that evolved beyond the boundaries of European empire in the early modern Caribbean.

March 4, 2019

Nicolelli appointed chief financial officer of Casa Systems

Casa Systems, a leading broadband infrastructure provider which operates in more than 70 countries and employs more than 700 people worldwide, named Maxwell alumnus Maurizio Nicolelli ‘90 B.A. (PSc) as its new chief financial officer. Nicolelli was previously CFO of FactSet Research Systems, a financial data and software company.

February 27, 2019

Uzbekistan Ambassador Javlon Vahobov visits SU, explores collaboration

Uzbekistan Ambassador to the United States Javlon Vahobov and senior officers from the Uzbekistan Embassy met Monday with Syracuse University officials to discuss educational partnerships between their country, the Maxwell School, and the School of Information Studies (iSchool). The visit included meetings with leadership of both schools, a tour of campus, and meetings with students.

February 26, 2019

See related: Central Asia

Jihun Han is chief of staff for Oregon State Representative Jack Zika

Before serving as Zika’s chief of staff, Jihun Han ’16 B.A. (PSc) worked as a political affairs manager for the Oregon Association of Realtors, one of the largest trade associations in Oregon.

February 26, 2019

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