Maxwell alum Chris Meek speaks with Fox News about empowering veterans
Chris Meek '92 B.A. (Econ/PSc), current E.M.P.A. student and chairman of SoldierStrong, says that the use of technology can help injured veterans get back on their feet.
London, Hoy paper on same-sex sexuality, heterosexuals published in Sociology Compass
See related: Sexual Identity
The Investor
Gerry Cramer was the perfect friend of the Maxwell School - generous, visionary, and ultimately trusting. Cramer passed away on February 13, 2018.
See related: Centennial, Giving, In Memoriam
Journalism and Ideals of Democracy
See related: Civil Rights, Government, Media & Journalism, Political Parties
Maxwell celebrates graduates, faculty at Commencement Weekend 2018
See related: Student Experience
Econ alum Mary Daly discusses inclusion in economics profession in FT
"The economics profession still struggles to be inclusive. But my hope is that one day, when a woman (of whatever height) presents her research, no one will be surprised when she does a stellar job," writes Mary Daly ’91 M.Phil. (Econ)/’94 Ph.D. (Econ).
Hamish Gibbs ’17 BA (Geography) named Saint Andrew’s Society of NY Scholar
The Saint Andrew’s Society of New York Scholarship, which named Hamish Gibbs ’17 B.A. (Geog) as one of its recipients, funds one year of graduate study in Scotland for students in the United States who are of Scottish descent.
Disaster’s Wake
Steve Hagerty’s company helps communities facing disasters — acts of God and acts of terror that would otherwise overwhelm the regular operations of government.
Winter ’18 Perspective features undergrad research, Ralph Ketcham
PhD student Fabiola Ortiz discusses harassment on NY farms with NPR
See related: Agriculture
90th Anniversary Party
One of the highlights of Maxwell’s 90th anniversary celebrations this year was a school-wide party. Notably, the Passport to Our Past activity invited people to carry a small, informative mock passport to stations at departments, centers, and institutes around the School, thus reminding those “travelers” of all the individual enterprises that make up Maxwell.
See related: School History
Baldanza gift supports undergraduate research
Harkin estate gift supports Birkhead-Burkhead Fund
Alumnus James M. Harkin ’76 M.S.Sc./’78 Ph.D. (SSc) and his wife, Lucille Boilard-Harkin, have made estate plans that will provide ongoing scholarship support to students in Maxwell’s M.P.A. degree program. The gift will support Maxwell’s Birkhead-Burkhead Fund, of which James Harkin was a founding donor in 1987.
Long-Term Outcomes of Military Service: The Health and Well-Being of Aging Veterans
Challenge Will Fund Undergrad Research
A new gift to Maxwell will help underwrite undergraduate research and scholarship, potentially to the tune of $125,000.
See related: Student Experience
Wolf, Arora study on PFL, nursing home costs featured in Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
Fulbright recipient from Maxwell flourishes in living, learning abroad
Keck, Hoy discuss case on artistic expression, civil rights in Post Standard
"As far as the First Amendment is concerned, LGBT rights advocates should have the full and free right to advocate for their point of view and opponents of LGBT rights have the right to advocate for their point of view," Thomas M. Keck, Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics, says.
Maxwell alum paper on Ukraine's education law published on BlogActiv
PhD candidate Aaron Hoy article on same-sex divorce published in Journal of Divorce and Remarriage