Maxwell School News and Faculty Media, Opinion and Analysis

Hedrick gift establishes Huxley/Hedrick Scholarship

Robert "Ken" Hedrick has established funding for the Walter F. Huxley and Robert K. Hendrick Endowed Scholarship. The Huxley/Hedrick Scholarship is intended to provide financial assistance to undergraduate students enrolled in the Maxwell School, while giving preference to first-generation college students

November 13, 2018

Maxwell X Lab helps City of Syracuse recoup $1.4 million in overdue property taxes

So far, the initiative has helped the City to recoup more than $1.4 million in overdue property taxes, and hundreds of additional properties were prompted to get current on their bills, preventing more costly and troublesome outcomes for both the owner and the City alike. Furthermore, the project has established a costless change to city tax collection processes that has the potential to produce benefits for years to come.

November 13, 2018

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Combative Federalism: Why So Many States Are Suing Trump

State of Democracy Lecture with Alan Greenblatt, Combative Federalism: Why So Many States Are Suing Trump. Greenblatt is a highly respected investigative reporter who covers politics and policy issues, particularly those of state and local government and state-federal relationships, for Governing magazine. His lecture will explore the divide between state and federal powers under our current president and how the midterm election results could affect the balance of powers. Reception to follow lecture. This series is coordinated by the Campbell Public Affairs Institute at the Maxwell School.

November 10, 2018

Consul General of India (NY) Chakravorty discusses India-US relations

The Maxwell South Asia Center and Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs welcomed Consul General of India (New York), Sandeep Chakravorty, to discuss India-US relations.

October 26, 2018

Weitzen gift establishes the Foreign Policy Scholars Fund

A gift commitment from alumna Jill Weitzen MacDonald ’74 M.P.A. has established the Weitzen Foreign Policy Scholars Fund. The fund will support students who have demonstrated interest in foreign policy and international affairs, with preference to those who plan to pursue careers at the U.S. Department of State.

October 25, 2018

Alumnus Josh Aviv wins $1 million startup competition

Joshua Aviv ’14 BA (Econ)/G’17 (iSchool), founder and CEO of SparkCharge, a company that produces a portable, fast charging battery unit for electric vehicles, has earned the top prize of $1 million at 43North, a Buffalo N.Y.-based startup competition.

October 4, 2018

Heflin and Rothbart receive grant to study SNAP and school readiness

Colleen Heflin and Michah Rothbart, professor and assistant professor, respectively, of public administration and international affairs, have received a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to research the relationship between student participation in the U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and school readiness. The results of the study will help the USDA understand both the effectiveness and efficiency of the SNAP program.

October 2, 2018

Maxwell’s Qualitative Data Repository receives NSF grant to facilitate ethical data sharing

Colin Elman, professor of political science and co-director of the Qualitative Data Repository (QDR), has received a $299,787 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the construction of socio-technical infrastructure to facilitate the safe sharing of sensitive qualitative research data.

September 27, 2018

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Elman among Algemeiner's top 100 positive influencers on Jewish life

Miriam Elman, associate professor of political science, was named by the Algemeiner as one of the top 100 people positively influencing Jewish life in 2018. Watch the video announcing the awardees and read more about the annual "J100" list in the Algemeiner article "The Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life, 2018.

September 21, 2018

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D'Amico receives 2018 James Duah-Agyeman Award for Faculty

From the Office of Multicultural Affairs at Syracuse University: It is fitting that the recipient of the 2018 James Duah-Agyeman Award for Faculty is the other Dr. D. on campus: Dr. Francine D’Amico.