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EMPA student continues his education journey with freedom, flexibility
"The flexibility is definitely there with the E.M.P.A. program," says Brian Green, current E.M.P.A. student. "It gives me the freedom to do what I have to do before class."
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Executive Education event outlines lessons of COVID-19 disruption
“There’s no doubt that we are not going back to the way it was. There will be a—quote unquote—new normal," says Catherine Gerard, associate director of Executive Education, about the short- and long-term effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic. “This has been an incredible disruption,” University Professor Sean O’Keefe said. “This disruptive change is having a global consequence.”
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Army National Guard member builds experience through DCP
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Online pivot offers new options for Executive Education programs
“We were fortunate to have some experience with online education prior to the pandemic. Our work with the online executive master of public administration and other online training programs enabled an easier transition,” says Steven Lux, director of the Executive Education Program.
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Peace Corps, Fulbright evacuees find community, opportunity at Maxwell
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Exec Ed alum links Syracuse’s disability rights work with Uzbekistan
“I am truly impressed by how the academic and research environment for persons with disabilities is advanced and promising for replication in Uzbekistan,” said Mirjakhon Turdiev, a current social science Ph.D. candidate. “A rights-based approach to persons with disabilities and disability understanding in general is something I planned to export to Uzbekistan.”
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Center for Disability Resources empowers students, changes perceptions
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Humphrey Fellow credits LaunchPad for entrepreneurial experience
Maxim Glagolev, a Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, started Geeklama, an online coding school that makes quality live coding lessons available to all kids. The Blackstone LaunchPad helped connect him with U.S. experts in specialized areas such as incorporation and finance as Geeklama launched in this country.
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Remote Humphrey project supports Congressional voting by proxy
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In Athenian Oath, EMPA grad hears ‘call to action for democracy'
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