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Law Alumnus Honors Parents Through 鈥楲iving Legacy鈥 Scholarship Gift
鈥淚t鈥檚 a living, growing thing.鈥 That鈥檚 how 黑料不打烊 College of Law alumnus Andrew Greenberg L鈥84 describes his most recent $1 million gift to 黑料不打烊 to establish the Sidney M. 鈥49 and Winifred E. Greenberg Scholarships in honor of…
What shutdown of Dakota Access Pipeline means for Standing Rock Sioux tribe and environmental justice
Over the past three years, Native American tribes, indigenous rights groups, and environmental justice organizations have contested the Dakota Access Pipeline. The pipeline runs from North Dakota to Illinois, carrying oil between the two states, and in turn threatening the…
Trump鈥檚 Removal of Hong Kong鈥檚 Special Status Hurts the US More Than China
Mary Lovely is a professor of economics in the Maxwell School. In a commentary for CNN Business, Lovely says that President Trump鈥檚 intention to eliminate Hong Kong鈥檚 special status under U.S. law will do little to pressure China to maintain…
鈥業ndia Needs Structural Reforms for Growth to Make a Strong Comeback鈥
Devashish Mitra is a professor of economics and the Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs in the Maxwell School. Reviving the economy of India is not possible without restarting production, Mitra writes in an op-ed for The…
鈥楽paceX’s Mission: A New Chapter in Space Exploration鈥攁nd in Humanity’s Age-Old Quest鈥
Sean O鈥橩eefe is a University Professor and the Howard G. and S. Louise Phanstiel Chair in Strategic Management and Leadership in the Maxwell School. O鈥橩eefe served as administrator of NASA during the George W. Bush Administration. In a recent op-ed…
Dean Van Slyke Appointed by US Secretary of Defense to Defense Business Board Task Force
As the first academic scholar appointed to the Defense Business Board, Maxwell Dean David M. Van Slyke joins a select group of business executives appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Defense to help make the department stronger and more efficient….
鈥楥hina and US Must Cooperate to Lead World Out of Coronavirus Danger鈥
James B. Steinberg is a University Professor of social science, international affairs and law, and former dean of the Maxwell School. He is also a former U.S. deputy secretary of state. 鈥淭he international response to the COVID pandemic is a…
鈥楾he Postal Service is Essential to National Security鈥
Osamah F. Khalil is an associate professor of history in the Maxwell School. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of medical and food supply chains as well as the importance of often overlooked and underpaid service workers, Khalil says…
Increases to SNAP Funding Left Out of Current Aid Bill
Colleen Heflin, Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by North Country Public Radio (NPR): SNAP increases, left out of current aid bill, could reduce food insecurity and help economy Heflin encourages policymakers to…
The U.S. Postal Service: An Essential Service
Osamah Khalil, Associate Professor of History in the Maxwell School, co-authored an opinion piece for The Hill 鈥淭he postal service is essential to national security.鈥 In the article, Khalil discusses the functions of the U.S.Postal Service and its role in…