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SU, JPMorgan Chase collaboration opens path to political careers for veterans
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Ray Smith Symposium connects SU community through Indian storytelling
“The Ray Smith Symposium moves to connect the University with the broader campus community by involving a cross-section of Syracuse faculty,” says Susan S. Wadley, Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies, and a veteran anthropologist. “It’s the public humanities at its best.”
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Salvador del Solar named Prime Minister of Peru
Salvador Del Solar, former de Sardon Glass Fellow, served as culture minister for about a year under former President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.
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Universidad Panamericana students spend week in DC with Reeher
“The UPA program in Washington is a great two-way learning experience,” said Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute. “I easily learn as much from the participants as they glean from me.”
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Conti joins Meridian International to help build global programs
Katie Conti ’18 B.A. (IR) is a special assistant for the GlobalConnect Division of the Meridian International Center, a nonprofit, nonpartisan diplomatic and global leadership institution. Conti was previously a staff assistant at the Brookings Institution and a summer intern at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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Ma wins fellowship from the National Committee on US China Relations
The highly competitive Public Intellectual Program Fellowship provides support for scholars who specialize in China and directly engage with public and policy communities. It has been awarded to Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology and director of Syracuse University’s Asian/Asian American Studies program.
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Veteran Katy Quartaro '20 EMPA finds new ways to achieve goals
“Ultimately, I want to work for the government in counterterrorism or intelligence, so a good foundation in public leadership is important,” says E.M.P.A. candidate Katy Quartaro.
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Two books by former journalist Mike Stanton receive honors
"Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano’s Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World," by Mike Stanton ’79 BA (PSc), has been named one of the best books of 2018 by the Boston Globe and Library Journal, and as a 2018 Reader’s Favorite by the Wall Street Journal. Stanton’s first book, the New York Times bestseller "The Prince of Providence," will be adapted for the stage by Trinity Repertory Company in Providence.
Maxwell School ranks number one for public affairs in 2020
Brege awarded Harvard University’s Villa I Tatti Fellowship
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