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The White House is Making a Push for Space Exploration
As the White House leads the charge to put space exploration back to the forefront of the American mind, Vice President Pence is heading the committee to do so. University Professor at the Maxwell School Sean O鈥橩eefe said the actions…
D鈥橭nofrio Delivers 29th Annual Lourie Lecture
The 29th Annual Herbert Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy will be held on Thursday, Oct. 5, from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Dr. Paul and Natalie Strasser Legacy Room, 220 Eggers Hall. Gail D鈥橭nofrio will deliver the lecture, titled 鈥淭he…
State of Democracy Lecture Marks Centennial of Women鈥檚 Suffrage
Although Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) is credited as a leading figure of the early women鈥檚 rights movement, her legacy includes an absolutist perspective with a racist, elitist strand. Lori D. Ginzberg, author of 鈥淓lizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life鈥 (Farrar,…
Conservative Views in Sporting World
With the anthem protests at the forefront, politics and sports may have never been so intertwined. For the Washington Post, Maxwell School and Political Science Professor Emily Thorson wrote of this clash, and how the conservative nature of the sporting…
Questions about Trump’s New Tax Plan
With the introduction of the new Republican tax plan, political analysts say that Trump broke some promises. The President had said the plan would not be beneficial to the rich, though the plan seems to do just that. The Atlantic…
William Coplin, Marcelle Haddix Named 2017 Judith Seinfeld Scholar Awardees
William D. Coplin of聽the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and Marcelle Haddix of the School of Education have received 2017 Judith Greenberg Seinfeld Scholar awards in recognition of their outstanding work as scholars and teachers. Endowed by alumna…
University Lectures Welcomes 鈥楳orning Edition鈥 Host David Greene
David Greene鈥攈ost of NPR鈥檚 鈥淢orning Edition鈥 and NPR鈥檚 morning news podcast 鈥淯p First鈥濃攊s the next guest in the University Lectures series. Greene will take part in an on-stage conversation with Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the…
黑料不打烊 Symposium to Present Historian Lisa Kirschenbaum, Artist Vivek Shraya
Lisa Kirschenbaum will discuss 鈥淏elonging to the International: Gender, Sexuality and Communist Identity during the Spanish Civil War,鈥 while Vivek Shraya will will kick off a two-day symposium titled 鈥淓mbodied Beings: Exploring the Politics of 鈥楺ueer鈥 in South Asia.”
Innovation Orange: Assistant Professor Evan Weissman
Assistant Professor of Food Studies Evan Weissman (from both Falk College and the Maxwell School) conducts research on a topic that impacts every human being: the food system. Weissman’s background is in studying land-use pressure and farmland preservation From the…
Trump’s NASA Nominee was Smart Move, says Expert O’Keefe
Many concerns have met the President鈥檚 nominee for NASA Administrator. While his political background deters some, Maxwell Professor Sean O鈥橩eefe writes an op-ed in The Hill on why this may actually be a benefit to the position. 鈥淏ut if history…