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Food Studies Graduate Student Seeks to 鈥楤ring Hope to Others鈥 by Improving the Food System
Growing up in Poughkeepsie in the Hudson River Valley region, Anna Zoodsma enjoyed foraging for berries with her father, cooking and baking, and 鈥渂eing creative with food.鈥 When she started working on farms after graduating from high school, she was…
A Space to Celebrate the Global African Experience
The rich history of global African scholarship at 黑料不打烊 dates back to the 1960s. During the height of the civil rights movement, 黑料不打烊 became home to a vibrant African studies program with professors teaching courses on global African history….
Gift Supports Professorship to Inspire Generations of Engaged Citizens
Shana Kushner Gadarian has been named the inaugural Merle Goldberg Fabian Professor of Excellence in Citizenship and Critical Thinking, a position funded with a generous gift by its namesake. Inspired by her own experiences with 鈥渢he best professors,鈥 alumna Merle…
The Gift of a Professorship to Inspire Generations of Engaged Citizens
When the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs opened in 1924, it included a citizenship curriculum for all undergraduates in the liberal arts. Thirty years later, Merle Goldberg traveled from her home in Maryland to 黑料不打烊, hoping for…
In Memoriam: Charles V. Willie G鈥57, H鈥92, A Champion for Social Justice
The legacy of 黑料不打烊 alumnus Charles Vert Willie G鈥57, H鈥92 will forever be tied to that of his friend Martin Luther King Jr., making Willie鈥檚 passing a week before MLK Day 2022 especially poignant. Willie, who died on Jan….
Maxwell Professor Wins Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Book Prize
Catherine Herrold, associate professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School, has been awarded the Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Book Prize for her book, 鈥淒elta Democracy: Pathways to Incremental Civic Revolution in Egypt and Beyond鈥 (Oxford University…
Lead Pipe Action Plan – Maxwell Anthropology Professor Weighs In
The Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan aims to replace the nation鈥檚 lead pipes over the next ten years. The plan has more than 15 action items including the launch of a new EPA regulatory process for our water drinking…
The ‘Biden Bump’ Happening Abroad Right Now
Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for the Morning Consult article 鈥淎merica is Experiencing a Biden Bump Abroad, but It鈥檚 What Allies Fear That Matters Most.鈥 Khalil discussed the idea of the ‘Biden bump,’…
With the Rise of New Omicron Variant, Where Do Republicans and Democrats Stand?
Shana Kushner Gadarian, associate professor of political science in the Maxwell School, was quoted in The Christian Science Monitor piece 鈥淎s US faces new COVID variant, calls for patience and prudence.鈥 Gadarian discusses the newest COVID-19 variant, omicron, and whether…
How the US Public Feels About the Developments of Artificial Intelligence
Baobao Zhang, assistant professor of political science in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for the Wired article 鈥淓x-Googler Timnit Gebru Starts Her Own AI Research Center.鈥 Professor Zhang conducted a survey to gauge how AI researchers and the US public…