All Posts in #Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
‘Lloyd Austin Can Lead鈥擜s a Civilian’
Sean O鈥橩eefe, University Professor in the Maxwell School and the Howard G. and S. Louise Phanstiel Chair of Strategic Management and Leadership, wrote an op-ed for The Hill titled 鈥淟loyd Austin can lead鈥攁s a civilian.鈥 O鈥橩eefe has served in a…
Student Gets Dose of 鈥楬ope, Optimism and Relief鈥 with COVID-19 Vaccine
Louis Smith was thrilled when he was named valedictorian of his class at Mynderse Academy in Seneca Falls, about 50 miles west of 黑料不打烊. A lifelong 黑料不打烊 sports fan, Smith was ecstatic when he received his acceptance letter from…
A Record-Breaking Amount of Evictions Is Likely to Occur in January 2021
More American renters could be evicted from their homes in January than in any month ever, as protections put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic expire unless a last-minute deal is reached to extend them. Between 2.4 million and 5…
Hon. James E. Baker Publishes 鈥楾he Centaur鈥檚 Dilemma: National Security Law for the Coming AI Revolution鈥
Of all the areas that may benefit from artificial intelligence (AI) or be damaged by it, national security might be the most important. 鈥淪ecurity risk will come first, as states鈥攁nd perhaps other actors鈥攔ace to develop and defend against the advantages…
Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Training and Scholarship in Water and Energy Continue to Thrive Despite COVID-19
Entering its final year of National Science Foundation funding, the EMPOWER (Education Model Program on Water-Energy Research) program at 黑料不打烊 has delivered powerful lessons on interdisciplinary approaches to graduate education. Originally led by Principal Investigator Laura Lautz and more…
Kristen Patel ’90 Named Gregg Professor of Practice in Korean and East Asian Affairs at Maxwell
Kristen (Kris) Patel ’90, a distinguished alumna of the Maxwell School with more than 25 years of experience leading intelligence and analytics programs in the public and private sectors, is the new Donald P. and Margaret Curry Gregg Professor of…
Maxwell Alumna Mallie Prytherch G鈥19 Named as a 2021-22 Schwarzman Scholar
Mallie Prytherch G鈥19, an alumna of the master of public administration program in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, was named today as a Schwarzman Scholar. She is 黑料不打烊鈥檚 second Schwarzman Scholar; the first, Kyle Rosenblum 鈥20,…
‘Biden Transition: We Can鈥檛 Afford Time To Humor Trump’
In a recent commentary for Breaking Defense, Sean O鈥橩eefe, University Professor in the Maxwell School, noted the opening of President Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address in 1981, where the Republican observed that the peaceful and orderly transfer of national authority…
Post-Brexit UK Announces Largest Military Spending Since Cold War
Britain announced its biggest military spending increase since the Cold War on Thursday, pledging to end the 鈥渆ra of retreat鈥 as it seeks a post-Brexit role in a world Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned was more perilous than for decades….
Middle East Expert Available to Discuss Troop Withdrawal, Iran
If members of the press are looking for insight and historical perspective on how the withdrawal of U.S. troops impacts the Middle East, and/or the report that President Trump considered attacking Iran to stop its growing nuclear program, Middle East…