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Pandemic Leads Many Students to Change Schools
Amy Ellen Schwartz, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Affairs and Professor, Economics and Public Administration and International Affairs in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by EdSurge, 鈥淪chool Is Hard for Mobile Students. These Districts Want to Help.鈥 The Five…
The Fear of Fireworks in California’s Dry Climate
Jacob Bendix, professor of geography and the environment in the Maxwell School, was quoted in The Los Angeles Times story, “No such thing as 鈥榮afe and sane鈥 fireworks in a bone-dry California primed to burn.”聽Bendix, who specializes in the study…
‘Richard Branson’s Space Flight Changes the Way We Look at Space’
Sean O鈥橩eefe, University Professor and the Howard G. and S. Louise Phanstiel Chair of Strategic Management and Leadership in the Maxwell School, wrote an op-ed for The Hill titled 鈥淩ichard Branson’s space flight changes the way we look at space.鈥…
Trustee Member, Alumnus Cliff Ensley Reflects on Taking Challenges, Making an Impact
In 1978, Cliff Ensley 鈥69, 鈥70, G鈥71 had an idea to start his own business and just $2,500 to do it. He was used to taking on challenges鈥攖here was no stopping him. Growing up, he struggled with a learning disability鈥攁t…
Persistence During Pandemic Leads Fulbrighter to Bulgaria
Like many 2019 graduates, Nathan Shearn鈥檚 plans were disrupted when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. After earning his bachelor鈥檚 degree in anthropology from the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and graduating with honors from the Ren茅e Crown…
Into the Fray: Carolyn Bourdeaux G鈥03 Joins Congress Days Before Capitol Riot
Less than three months into her freshman term, U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux G鈥03 watched from the House floor as her first legislation passed with a near unanimous 415-3 vote. Like Bourdeaux herself, the Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act of 2021…
Four Maxwell Students Named as Boren Fellows
Four students in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs have been named as recipients of the 2021 Boren Fellowship. The fellowship, sponsored by the National Security Education Program, funds immersive foreign language study abroad experiences for graduate students…
黑料不打烊 Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence Awards Downey Scholarships to 13 Students
The 黑料不打烊 Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence (SU ICCAE) has awarded Downey Scholarships to a group of 13 undergraduate, graduate and law students. The $1,500 award recognizes academic excellence, commitment to public service and potential to bring diverse…
Maxwell Scholars Publish Innovative Edited Book on Public Policy and the Life Course
Janet M. Wilmoth and Andrew S. London, two professors from the Maxwell School鈥檚 Department of Sociology, the Aging Studies Institute and the Center for Aging and Policy Studies, co-edited a new book 鈥淟ife-Course Implications of U.S. Public Policies鈥 (Routledge, 2021)….
New Dean, Faculty and Student Representatives Appointed to Board of Trustees
Craig Boise, dean of the College of Law, has been named dean representative to the Board of Trustees by Chancellor Kent Syverud. Lori Brown, professor of architecture, and director of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the School of Architecture, has…