Maxwell Welcomes New Faculty for 2024-25
The Maxwell School welcomes several new faculty members for the start of the 2024-25 academic year.
See related: Promotions & Appointments
New Book by Hromadžić, ‘Riverine Citizenship,’ Featured in Novosti Article
“The 2015 protest against the construction of a mini hydropower plant on the Una River in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina was the moment when the Una become a key political word,” says Azra Hromadžić, associate professor of anthropology and author of “Riverine Citizenship” (CEU Press, 2024).
See related: Conflict, Europe, Infrastructure, Water
Rubinstein Discusses Lead Poisoning in Onondaga County on WCNY’s CONNECT NY
“We can show the overlapping of areas of lead poisoning with poor educational performance, with teen pregnancy, with entry into the criminal justice system, and so on. So there's a whole set of ramifications,” says Robert Rubinstein, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology.
See related: Children, Adolescents, Health Policy, Infrastructure, New York State, Urban Issues
Woodard Elected as Secretary Elect of Society for the Anthropology of Europe
History and Bioarchaeology
“History and Bioarchaeology,” co-authored by Professor of Anthropology Shannon Novak, was published in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Anthropology.
See related: Archaeology
Keles Selected to Participate in "Write to Change the World" Workshops
Jok Article on the Integration of the East African Community Published in Geeska Afrika
Can the people of the East African Community overcome cross-border suspicions and create a cohesive union of its 302.2 million citizens? Professor of Anthropology Jok Madut Jok explores the obstacles in his article.
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Government
DeCorse Quoted in The Guardian Article on the First Archaeological Dig of São Tomé and Príncipe
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Agriculture, Archaeology, Migration, Trade
PhD Candidate in Anthropology Receives Newcombe Fellowship for Doctoral Research in India
Nimisha Thakur is one of 22 scholars in the United States to receive the award, which the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation calls the largest and most prestigious award for Ph.D. candidates in the humanities and social sciences addressing questions of ethical and religious values.
See related: Awards & Honors, Student Experience
Towards Sustainable Cultural Institutions for a New Nation
“Towards Sustainable Cultural Institutions for a New Nation: Creating a National Museum and Archives for South Sudan,” co-authored by Professor of Anthropology Jok Madut Jok, was published in Museum International.
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Global Governance, Government
‘We Are Not a People of the Past’: Tenth Decade Project Builds Ties with Indigenous Community
A pair of Maxwell professors are helping to lead an effort to foster a reciprocal learning relationship with the peoples of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
See related: Archaeology, Centennial, Education, Grant Awards, Native American, New York State, School History, Student Experience
Record Number Receive Awards Through Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Five Maxwell students and alumni are among the 14 Syracuse University students and alumni who have been named as 2024 recipients.
See related: Academic Scholarships, Student Experience, Study Abroad
Maxwell Students Receive Prestigious Critical Language Scholarship
Christian Bevilacqua ’24, a geography major, and Ciara Young ’24, an international relations and anthropology major, are among the five Syracuse University students who were selected.
See related: Awards & Honors, East Asia, India, Student Experience, Study Abroad
Peacebuilding Through Cooperation in Health Care and Public Health Between Israel and Palestine
“Peacebuilding Through Cooperation in Health Care and Public Health Between Israel and Palestine,” co-authored by Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Robert Rubinstein, was published in the Journal of Public Health Management & Practice.
Centennial Scholars Named in Honor of the Maxwell School’s 100th Anniversary
In addition to receiving a stipend to support their studies, the six students have been invited to attend an anniversary celebration in Washington, D.C.
See related: Awards & Honors, Centennial, Giving, Student Experience
9 Projects Awarded MetLife Foundation-Lender Center Racial Wealth Gap Grants
The awards are funded by a 2022 MetLife Foundation grant that supports research and community programming over three years to examine the racial wealth gap’s root causes and ideas that may resolve its economic and social inequalities, says Kendall Phillips, Lender Center interim director.
See related: Defense & Security, Economic Policy, Housing, Income, Infrastructure, Race & Ethnicity, State & Local, U.S. Education, United States
New Degree Program Explores the Intersection of Law, Society and Policy
The interdisciplinary integrated learning major offered at the Maxwell School capitalizes on faculty expertise and widens student career pathways.
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New Handbook Co-Edited by Anthropologist Bhan Provides Comprehensive Perspective on Kashmir Dispute
Mona Bhan, professor of anthropology and Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies, co-edited and was a contributing author to the “The Palgrave Handbook of New Directions in Kashmir Studies” (Palgrave, 2023).
Heather Law Pezzarossi Quoted in New York Times Article on Washoe Basket Weaver Louisa Keyser
Heather Law Pezzarossi, assistant professor of anthropology, argues that our contemporary arguments over cultural appropriation are misapplied to Louisa Keyser’s baskets. “Authenticity is a completely Western, American fixation we’ve mapped onto this concept of indigeneity to make it part of an American past, not an American future,” she says.
See related: Native American, Social Justice, United States
Action anthropology and public policy change: Lead poisoning in Syracuse, NY
"Action anthropology and public policy change: Lead poisoning in Syracuse, NY," co-authored by Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Robert Rubinstein, was published in the Annals of Anthropological Practice.
See related: Black, Children, Adolescents, Disability, Education, Housing, New York State, U.S. Health Policy