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Maxwell, Center for Strategic and International Studies to Collaborate
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C., have launched a far-reaching collaboration that will provide a host of new educational, research and career development opportunities for students…
‘The Politics of Guns’ at the Maxwell School
Matt Bennett, senior vice president and co-founder of Third Way, a think tank that addresses America’s challenges with modern ideas aimed at the center, will speak at the Maxwell School about “The Politics of Guns.” His talk will be held…
Van Slyke Named to Bantle Chair at Maxwell School
Award-winning teacher and researcher David M. Van Slyke has been named to fill the Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business and Government Policy at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Van Slyke, a professor of public administration and…
Monmonier Speaks in Germany
On Oct. 4, Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography, was an invited speaker at Deutscher Geographentag 2013, held in Passau. Germany. He spoke on 鈥淭he 鈥楥ritical Turn鈥 in Cartography: New Direction or Unsafe Lane Change.鈥
Sen. Gillibrand to Speak at Maxwell on Workplace Proposals
United States Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will speak at the Maxwell School on Monday, Oct. 14, as part of the State of Democracy Lecture series.聽 The talk begins at 1:15 p.m. in 220 Eggers Hall, the Public Events Room.聽 Gillibrand鈥檚 talk,鈥淭he…
When Accidents Happen
Professor Christopher DeCorse had made the trip from Bunce Island in Sierra Leone to nearby Papel Island over the span of many years as part of his research work. But one day last June, the journey鈥檚 end turned into a harrowing experience.
William F. Kelleher Jr. Dies
William Kelleher, associate professor of anthropology at the Maxwell School since 2005, passed away on Sept. 18 in 黑料不打烊. A cultural anthropologist, Kelleher was an affiliate of the European Union Center in the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, and much…
Maxwell Welcomes Fifth Class of Humphrey Fellows
A group of 10 Humphrey Fellows has recently arrived at the Maxwell School for a 10-month program of academic study, professional development and cultural exchange. The six men and four women represent eight countries鈥擟hina, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, the…
Conspiracy Theories Spread into Mainstream America
Professor Emeritus of Political Science Michael Barkun has written a revised and expanded edition of his 2001 book 鈥淐ulture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America鈥 (University of California Press, 2013). In this second edition, Barkun looks at how American…
Nabatchi Wins Moynihan Award
Tina Nabatchi, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is the winner of this year’s Daniel Patrick Moynihan Award for Teaching and Research, which was established by the former senator…