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Matthew Wallace Elected as ABA Board of Governors Law Student At-Large
Matthew Wallace, a J.D./M.P.A. candidate (2019) and a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, has been elected as the national law student at-large on the American Bar Association (ABA) Board of Governors. In this capacity, he will be responsible for…
Maxwell School Ranks in Top 10 for 10 Public Affairs Specialties: U.S. News & World Report
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is once again among the top-ranked graduate schools of public affairs in the country, according to聽U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2019 Best Grad Schools, and is highly ranked in 11 of the…
Stanford Professor to Give Volcker Lecture March 26
Raj Chetty, professor economics at Stanford University, will give the Volcker Lecture Monday, March 26, at 4 p.m. in Schine Student Center’s Goldstein Auditorium. The title of his talk is “Restoring the American Dream: New Lessons from Big Data.” A…
March 18 in Russia is more a coronation than an election
Brian Taylor, professor and chair of the political science department at the Maxwell School, is available for comment about the upcoming Russian elections that will likely earn Vladimir Putin his second consecutive and fourth overall term as president. Taylor is…
Hudson Tunnel Project: Picking the Winners and Losers
David Van Slyke, Dean of 黑料不打烊’s聽Maxwell School, is available to talk about the issues surrounding the New York Hudson Tunnel, an infrastructure project to build a new rail tunnel between Manhattan and New Jersey. The Trump administration has made…
School of Architecture and Maxwell School to Co-Host Interdisciplinary Forum on Future of I-81
The School of Architecture and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs are joining together to co-host an interdisciplinary symposium, 鈥淔uture Infrastructures: The Over and Under of I-81,鈥 on Thursday, March 22, from 4-6 pm in Slocum Hall Auditorium….
Gift Will Fund Professorship, Research in Energy and Environmental Policy
A $250,000 gift from Maxwell School alumnus James Ajello 鈥76 MPA will create a new professorship in energy and environmental policy while supporting interdisciplinary research projects in that field. The gift, with an initial term of five years, also funds…
Daniel McDowell on Trump’s Proposed Tariff Changes
Daniel McDowell, assistant professor of political science in the Maxwell School, offers insight on the political and economic repercussions of聽聽President Donald Trump’s proposed 25 percent tariff on steel imports and 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports.
Eldawy, Letona Named as Finalists for Prestigious Truman Scholarship
The Truman Scholarship is awarded to approximately 55-65 college juniors each year in recognition of community service, academic accomplishment and commitment to a career of public service.
Dick’s Sporting Goods’ Motive to Limit Weapon Sales
Following public outcry after the Parkland shooting, Dick鈥檚 Sporting Goods has announced that they will begin to limit sales of automatic weapons, and not sell them to anyone under 21. While many celebrate that decision, is it one made by…