Maxwell econ alum Aviv a finalist in $5 million startup competition
SparkCharge founder and CEO Josh Aviv ’14 B.A. (Econ) will compete against competitors for a shot at one of 43North’s eight cash awards, which include a $1 million grand prize and seven awards of $500,000. SparkCharge developed a portable, ultrafast charging unit for electric vehicles that fits in the trunk of a car and charges at level 3 speed, giving users one mile every 60 seconds.
Yaqi Kang '18 BA (Econ/IR) takes community seriously in the snow city
Philip Curtis '10 BA (Geo) article on forest loss published in Science
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Mary Daly '94 PhD (Econ) appointed president of SF Federal Reserve Bank
"I believe very strongly in the Federal Reserve’s mission and in the important role we play in helping to create strong, stable economic conditions in all corners of the country that allow individuals and businesses to prosper," says Mary C. Daly '94 Ph.D. (Econ).
Dustin Brown '01 MPA appointed senior fellow at Volcker Alliance
One Big Weekend in the Adirondacks: The Future of Public Administration
This summer, Maxwell convened Minnowbrook at 50, an anniversary conference on the same hallowed ground. For most who attended, the times seemed no less volatile, and deciding how public administrators and scholars meet an era’s challenges proved anything but simple.
Mary Lovely Named Inaugural Recipient of the Merget Fellowship Award
The fellowship is made possible by generous gifts to the Astrid Merget Fund honoring two-time alumna and former associate dean of the Maxwell School Astrid Merget ’68 M.P.A./’73 Ph.D. (SSc).
Bowman Fund supports MPA and economics students
“I am pleased to have long known Woods Bowman, an important figure to me as a young faculty member when I was just beginning to teach public administration many years ago,” said David M. Van Slyke, dean of the Maxwell School. “This generous support for the next generation of graduate students in public administration and doctoral students in economics at Maxwell is a fitting memorial to Woods and one that we are honored to have received.”
Bringewatts establish graduate student scholarship fund
“We believe in the importance of quality local government...hence the key role Maxwell continues to play in educating local government leaders,” Margaret Beemer Bringewatt ’68 B.A. (PSc)/ ’72 M.P.A. says. Her and her husband Paul Bringewatt are supporting this stance through a new gift annuity fund for Maxwell graduate students.
Maxwell Advisory Board vice chair supports faculty excellence
From Africa to America
Michael Boulware Moore heads efforts to build a new museum on slave-trade hallowed ground in Charleston.
Journalism and Ideals
These are interesting times for journalists in America. We reached out to nine of them, all with degrees from Maxwell. With their public affairs education, they understand as well as any journalists what the vigor of the press means to us all.
New edition of Maxwell Perspective features alumni journalists
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Travel Plans
Thanks to the generosity of one “citizen of the world,” dozens of budding scholars have chased far-flung intellectual goals.
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Lopoo, Raissian explore impact of declining US birthrate in Wall Street Journal
Len Lopoo, professor of public administration and international affairs, and Kerri Raissian '08 M.P.A./'13 Ph.D. (PA), argue that the steady decline of the birthrate in the U.S. could be a "harbinger of difficulties on the horizon," impacting Social Security and Medicare, and affecting the number of young people to enter the military and to innovate in business.
Faculty, alumnus study on public health insurance, fertility published
Strasser Professorship deepens alum’s philanthropic legacy at Maxwell
A new, $3-million philanthropic commitment from alumnus Joseph Strasser will create a permanently endowed and named professorship in public administration at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, while also building on a legacy of giving that places Strasser among the most significant Maxwell donors of all time.
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