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CBS News Anchor Jeff Glor 鈥97 Will Speak at Newhouse Convocation Ceremony
鈥淐BS Evening News鈥 anchor Jeff Glor 鈥97 will deliver the keynote address at the Convocation Ceremony for the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on May 12 at 12:30 p.m. at the Carrier Dome. The event will be livestreamed at…
Maxwell Associate Professor Shannon Monnat on Solving the Opioid Crisis
Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and the Lerner聽 Chair for Public Health Promotion, was recently featured as an expert panelist for a New York Times article regarding the opioid crisis in America. The article featured a hypothetical: given $100…
New Infrastructure Plan: Not Enough Money and No National Strategy
David Van Slyke, Dean of 黑料不打烊’s Maxwell School, is available to talk about the newly-announced infrastructure plan. Van Slyke is a leading international expert on policy and infrastructure, public-private partnerships and public sector contracting. He recently wrote an op-ed,…
Maxwell School to Host 2018 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs has been selected for the fifth consecutive year as an Institute Partner for the 2018 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Beginning in mid-June, the Maxwell School will host 25 of…
South Asia Center Calls for FLAS Summer 2018 Applications
黑料不打烊’s South Asia Center announces its Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Competition for Summer 2018. Summer 2018 Fellowships鈥擠eadline: Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. EST The FLAS Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education under…
Student Veteran Profile: Ryan Gross 鈥18, University鈥檚 First Tillman Scholar
Growing up, Ryan Gross was always inspired hearing about his grandfathers鈥 World War II experiences, including leading tank units at the Battle of the Bulge and serving on a Navy destroyer in the Pacific. It was this connection that led…
Maxwell Professor Mary Lovely Explains Damage of Tariffs on Solar Industry
While tax breaks will help Americans out, new Trump-imposed tariffs will soon do the opposite, especially in regards to the solar power industry. New taxes will raise costs for American solar companies, among other changes. For the Chicago Tribune, Maxwell…
Francine D鈥橝mico Named Teaching Professor at the Maxwell School
The dean of the Maxwell School has appointed Francine D鈥橝mico to the position of teaching professor in the international relations program. The promotion recognizes D鈥橝mico鈥檚 accomplishments in teaching, advising, service and curricular and co-curricular development since joining the Maxwell School…
Will Local Governments Begin to Share Services?
The concept of two different local governments coming together to share resources seems like a situation that would result in a win-win. However, not many towns do this. Why is this the case? For Governing.com, Maxwell Political Science professor Grant…
Would Immigration Bill Have Kept Trump’s Family Out of US?
Under a Trump-backed immigration bill, thousands would no longer be able to enter the US. Now, many are wondering if two members of Trump鈥檚 own family, his wife Melania and grandfather Friedrich, would have been able to come to America…