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🏆 The Maxwell School is once again ranked the #1 public affairs school by @usnews.com!
“We are honored to be recognized for our work by peers at institutions of higher education dedicated to public service,” says Dean David Van Slyke. #BestGradSchools
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“We are honored to be recognized for our work by peers at institutions of higher education dedicated to public service,” says Dean David Van Slyke. #BestGradSchools
➡️ Read more: bit.ly/4i4T1kc
“I think it's important to note that while poverty is a really significant risk factor for food insecurity, there are more people that live above the poverty line, actually, who are food insecure,” says Professor Colleen Heflin. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social
CONNECT NY | Food Insecurity | Season 11 | Episode 12
On the December edition of Connect NY, David Lombardo covers food insecurity in New York State
video.wcny.org
January 9, 2026 at 7:40 PM
“I think it's important to note that while poverty is a really significant risk factor for food insecurity, there are more people that live above the poverty line, actually, who are food insecure,” says Professor Colleen Heflin. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social
Review of Professor @alanallport.bsky.social 's “Advance Britannia": “[An] elegant and unsparing history of London’s role in World War II. ...Allport is a fluid writer, a conjurer with the rare ability to sustain a gripping narrative without resorting to Vaseline-lensed sentimentality.”
Why the British Were Afraid of Winning World War II
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Review of Professor @alanallport.bsky.social 's “Advance Britannia": “[An] elegant and unsparing history of London’s role in World War II. ...Allport is a fluid writer, a conjurer with the rare ability to sustain a gripping narrative without resorting to Vaseline-lensed sentimentality.”
As the U.S. approaches its 250th anniversary, @MaxwellSchool is launching USA@250
The free, public lecture series will explore American democracy, history, and society through weekly Spring 2026 sessions.
The free, public lecture series will explore American democracy, history, and society through weekly Spring 2026 sessions.
Maxwell School Commemorates US’ 250th Anniversary With Course Offered Free to the Public
Maxwell School Commemorates US’ 250th Anniversary With Course Offered Free to the Public
www.maxwell.syr.edu
January 7, 2026 at 10:02 PM
As the U.S. approaches its 250th anniversary, @MaxwellSchool is launching USA@250
The free, public lecture series will explore American democracy, history, and society through weekly Spring 2026 sessions.
The free, public lecture series will explore American democracy, history, and society through weekly Spring 2026 sessions.
“Completely ignored was the basic economics of trade deficits and surpluses, which says that trade balances are governed not really by trade policies but by macroeconomic conditions and policies,” writes Professor Devashish Mitra.
OPINION | Trump trade policy in 2025 didn't work as it ignored Economics 101
The US President's ‘Liberation Day' tariff announcement has seen a partial rollback to mitigate domestic political repercussions. Moreover, neither China nor India gave in under pressure
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 8:52 PM
“Completely ignored was the basic economics of trade deficits and surpluses, which says that trade balances are governed not really by trade policies but by macroeconomic conditions and policies,” writes Professor Devashish Mitra.
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Latin American refugees to the U.S. have a 62.4% probability of experiencing discrimination, the highest rate among all refugee groups. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner data slice: surface.syr.edu/lerner/289/
Latin American Refugees to the U.S. Experience More Discrimination than Refugees from other Regions
Discrimination is a serious challenge for refugees trying to rebuild their lives in new countries. This data slice presents findings from the 2022 Annual Survey of Refugees (ASR), a nationally represe...
surface.syr.edu
January 6, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Latin American refugees to the U.S. have a 62.4% probability of experiencing discrimination, the highest rate among all refugee groups. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner data slice: surface.syr.edu/lerner/289/
National recognition for a Maxwell faculty member 🗺️
Meghan Kelly, assistant professor of geography and the environment, has been selected as the 2026 Early Career Scholar Keynote Lecturer by the American Association of Geographers’ Cartography & Mapping Specialty Group.
Meghan Kelly, assistant professor of geography and the environment, has been selected as the 2026 Early Career Scholar Keynote Lecturer by the American Association of Geographers’ Cartography & Mapping Specialty Group.
Meghan Kelly Honored as Keynote Lecturer for AAG
Meghan Kelly Honored as Keynote Lecturer for AAG
www.maxwell.syr.edu
January 6, 2026 at 5:46 PM
National recognition for a Maxwell faculty member 🗺️
Meghan Kelly, assistant professor of geography and the environment, has been selected as the 2026 Early Career Scholar Keynote Lecturer by the American Association of Geographers’ Cartography & Mapping Specialty Group.
Meghan Kelly, assistant professor of geography and the environment, has been selected as the 2026 Early Career Scholar Keynote Lecturer by the American Association of Geographers’ Cartography & Mapping Specialty Group.
“We're still not very close to phase two coming into place. Hamas is unlikely to disarm willingly and Israel is not going to be able to disarm them,” says Professor Osamah Khalil.
How close is phase 2 of the Gaza peace plan?
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are meeting Monday about the future of Gaza. Osamah Khalil, chair of the international relations undergraduate program at Syracuse Univers...
www.cbsnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:19 PM
“We're still not very close to phase two coming into place. Hamas is unlikely to disarm willingly and Israel is not going to be able to disarm them,” says Professor Osamah Khalil.
Happy 2026, Maxwellians!
January 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Happy 2026, Maxwellians!
“The images that these cameras capture have a lot of information. Even when you anonymize them by throwing away metadata, you can figure out where the image was taken,” says Professor Johannes Himmelreich. “After all, you still see the street and everything around the car.” https://bit.ly/48NESH1
Why Flock will get to keep Syracuse drivers' 'anonymized' data even if lawmakers cancel their contract
Against the advice of his own working group, Mayor Ben Walsh granted Flock the right to keep Syracuse drivers' anonymized data.
centralcurrent.org
December 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
“The images that these cameras capture have a lot of information. Even when you anonymize them by throwing away metadata, you can figure out where the image was taken,” says Professor Johannes Himmelreich. “After all, you still see the street and everything around the car.” https://bit.ly/48NESH1
Professor Mark Brockway notes that the plaques may seem ridiculous and are certainly a ham-fisted approach to pushing a message. “But they really are a way to reaffirm the narrative that everything that’s wrong in the world is because of somebody else,” he says. @supolisci.bsky.social
We Asked Actual Historians About Trump's New Plaques — And They Have THOUGHTS
"The newly installed plaques are the equivalent of drawing mustaches on other people’s portraits."
www.huffpost.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Professor Mark Brockway notes that the plaques may seem ridiculous and are certainly a ham-fisted approach to pushing a message. “But they really are a way to reaffirm the narrative that everything that’s wrong in the world is because of somebody else,” he says. @supolisci.bsky.social
“The point of the Maginot Line was not to stop the boche in their tracks, but to channel any future westward offensive away from the French industrial heartland and toward the Low Countries, particularly Belgium,” writes Professor @alanallport.bsky.social. https://bit.ly/4j3o562
U.S. Strategists Keep Getting France’s Defeat Wrong
Myths about the Maginot Line are strangely persistent.
foreignpolicy.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
“The point of the Maginot Line was not to stop the boche in their tracks, but to channel any future westward offensive away from the French industrial heartland and toward the Low Countries, particularly Belgium,” writes Professor @alanallport.bsky.social. https://bit.ly/4j3o562
“When insurance costs go up, politicians and local officials don’t want to be responsible,” says Professor Sarah Pralle. @supolisci.bsky.social
Why some push back on updating Skagit County's 40-year-old flood maps
Mount Vernon’s floodwall withstood last week’s deluge, showing how federal flood maps can be key. So why haven’t maps in Skagit County been updated in decades?
www.seattletimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
“When insurance costs go up, politicians and local officials don’t want to be responsible,” says Professor Sarah Pralle. @supolisci.bsky.social
While the strikes on alleged drug boats have raised questions about the use of military force, Trump’s seizure of the tanker and other actions against sanctioned entities are consistent with past American policy, Professor Robert Murrett, retired vice admiral in the US Navy.
Trump demands Venezuela pay for seized US oil assets after calling for 'blockade'
President Donald Trump is demanding Venezuela pay for assets that Trump says were stolen from U.S. companies when the South American country nationalized its oil industry years ago.
apnews.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
While the strikes on alleged drug boats have raised questions about the use of military force, Trump’s seizure of the tanker and other actions against sanctioned entities are consistent with past American policy, Professor Robert Murrett, retired vice admiral in the US Navy.
👋 Hey alumni! Got news?
✍️ Submit a Class Note to be included in the next issue of the Maxwell Perspective magazine: https://bit.ly/3KsG0qh
✍️ Submit a Class Note to be included in the next issue of the Maxwell Perspective magazine: https://bit.ly/3KsG0qh
December 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
👋 Hey alumni! Got news?
✍️ Submit a Class Note to be included in the next issue of the Maxwell Perspective magazine: https://bit.ly/3KsG0qh
✍️ Submit a Class Note to be included in the next issue of the Maxwell Perspective magazine: https://bit.ly/3KsG0qh
For Trump, it doesn't matter whether an immigrant obeys the law, or owns a business, or has been here for decades, says Professor Mark Brockway. “They are caught in the middle of Trump's fight against an invented evil enemy.” @supolisci.bsky.social
Trump ramps up hard-line rhetoric against immigrants from 'sh*thole' countries
US President Donald Trump reignited controversy by openly repeating his past slur about “shithole countries” at a Pennsylvania rally on Wednesday, underscoring a White House push to justify sweeping…
www.france24.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
For Trump, it doesn't matter whether an immigrant obeys the law, or owns a business, or has been here for decades, says Professor Mark Brockway. “They are caught in the middle of Trump's fight against an invented evil enemy.” @supolisci.bsky.social
A lifetime of leadership and service.
Dean Emeritus and University Professor John Palmer has received the Cramer Horizon Award, the Maxwell School’s highest honor, recognizing his enduring impact on students, faculty and public affairs education.
Dean Emeritus and University Professor John Palmer has received the Cramer Horizon Award, the Maxwell School’s highest honor, recognizing his enduring impact on students, faculty and public affairs education.
Maxwell Honors Dean Emeritus John Palmer with Cramer Horizon Award
Maxwell Honors Dean Emeritus John Palmer with Cramer Horizon Award
www.maxwell.syr.edu
December 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
A lifetime of leadership and service.
Dean Emeritus and University Professor John Palmer has received the Cramer Horizon Award, the Maxwell School’s highest honor, recognizing his enduring impact on students, faculty and public affairs education.
Dean Emeritus and University Professor John Palmer has received the Cramer Horizon Award, the Maxwell School’s highest honor, recognizing his enduring impact on students, faculty and public affairs education.
“The food system perspective is really important here. It's not just about how do they pay for labor costs and compete, but why do we have this system where so little of the money is going to farmers,” says Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social
Vermont Edition
Federal agents have arrested more than 100 people in Vermont over the last 10 months. Those arrests have heightened fears in tight-knit communities across the state. Vermont Public’s Peter Hirschfeld ...
play.prx.org
December 18, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“The food system perspective is really important here. It's not just about how do they pay for labor costs and compete, but why do we have this system where so little of the money is going to farmers,” says Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social
Maxwell alumni, who do you know who ever strives to embody Maxwell’s mission? 🏆Nominations are open for the 2026 Awards of Excellence.
➡️ Read more about the award categories and submit your nomination by Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. https://bit.ly/4j5sWUs
➡️ Read more about the award categories and submit your nomination by Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. https://bit.ly/4j5sWUs
December 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Maxwell alumni, who do you know who ever strives to embody Maxwell’s mission? 🏆Nominations are open for the 2026 Awards of Excellence.
➡️ Read more about the award categories and submit your nomination by Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. https://bit.ly/4j5sWUs
➡️ Read more about the award categories and submit your nomination by Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. https://bit.ly/4j5sWUs
University Professor Emeritus Sean O’Keefe, who ran NASA from 2001 to 2004, thinks Isaacman has the right stuff, arguing it is a myth that NASA administrators “all come from some monolithic, similar background of science or technology or engineering.”
Profile: Jared Isaacman, Nasa’s incoming billionaire boss | The Observer
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December 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
University Professor Emeritus Sean O’Keefe, who ran NASA from 2001 to 2004, thinks Isaacman has the right stuff, arguing it is a myth that NASA administrators “all come from some monolithic, similar background of science or technology or engineering.”
Maxwell’s Public Health Department, by the numbers:
🍊 125 undergraduates
🍊 27 graduate students
🍊 21 countries in which alumni live and work
🍊 43 U.S. states and territories in which alumni reside
➡️ Read more about what the department brings to our school: https://bit.ly/48yGiF5
🍊 125 undergraduates
🍊 27 graduate students
🍊 21 countries in which alumni live and work
🍊 43 U.S. states and territories in which alumni reside
➡️ Read more about what the department brings to our school: https://bit.ly/48yGiF5
December 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Maxwell’s Public Health Department, by the numbers:
🍊 125 undergraduates
🍊 27 graduate students
🍊 21 countries in which alumni live and work
🍊 43 U.S. states and territories in which alumni reside
➡️ Read more about what the department brings to our school: https://bit.ly/48yGiF5
🍊 125 undergraduates
🍊 27 graduate students
🍊 21 countries in which alumni live and work
🍊 43 U.S. states and territories in which alumni reside
➡️ Read more about what the department brings to our school: https://bit.ly/48yGiF5
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Is AI supplementing care or replacing it? Among U.S. adults who use AI for mental health support, 28% now visit human mental health professionals less often. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner data slice: surface.syr.edu/lerner/288/
December 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Is AI supplementing care or replacing it? Among U.S. adults who use AI for mental health support, 28% now visit human mental health professionals less often. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner data slice: surface.syr.edu/lerner/288/
“The U.S. still provides intelligence assistance, which is important, and has so far been willing to sell weapons to European countries to transfer to NATO,” says Professor @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social. @supolisci.bsky.social
Alarm grows in Europe over what is seen as Trump's 'betrayal' of Ukraine
European governments are fearful that Washington is laying the groundwork for an ultimatum to Kyiv on Moscow's terms.
www.latimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
“The U.S. still provides intelligence assistance, which is important, and has so far been willing to sell weapons to European countries to transfer to NATO,” says Professor @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social. @supolisci.bsky.social
We had some fun designing the cover for the fall 2025 edition of Maxwell Perspective magazine, with a little help from Abe! 😉
The cover story highlights the Public Health Department, which joined Maxwell earlier this year.
➡️ Read more: https://bit.ly/48yGiF5
The cover story highlights the Public Health Department, which joined Maxwell earlier this year.
➡️ Read more: https://bit.ly/48yGiF5
December 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We had some fun designing the cover for the fall 2025 edition of Maxwell Perspective magazine, with a little help from Abe! 😉
The cover story highlights the Public Health Department, which joined Maxwell earlier this year.
➡️ Read more: https://bit.ly/48yGiF5
The cover story highlights the Public Health Department, which joined Maxwell earlier this year.
➡️ Read more: https://bit.ly/48yGiF5
Rural communities are varied, says Prof. @smonnat.bsky.social, and getting the facts right about these communities matters “because public debates, policies and resources...often rely on these assumptions, and misunderstandings can leave real needs neglected.” @sulernercenter.bsky.social
6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong
Many people understand rural America through stereotypes. Two scholars who study rural communities bust 6 of those myths, complicating the conventional wisdom.
theconversation.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Rural communities are varied, says Prof. @smonnat.bsky.social, and getting the facts right about these communities matters “because public debates, policies and resources...often rely on these assumptions, and misunderstandings can leave real needs neglected.” @sulernercenter.bsky.social
University Professor and Dean Emeritus John Palmer and co-authors offer eight key principles to be considered when addressing Social Security reforms.
To reform and protect Social Security, let's start by appointing public trustees
As former Public Trustees for Social Security and Medicare, we are very concerned with the failure for more than ten years to fill the two public trustee positions for Social Security and Medicare,...
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December 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
University Professor and Dean Emeritus John Palmer and co-authors offer eight key principles to be considered when addressing Social Security reforms.