Maxwell School News and Commentary
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VIDEO: Faulkner a featured scholar at women's suffrage celebration
Maxwell Associate Dean and Professor of History Carol Faulkner was one of the featured scholars on day one of the VoteTilla voyage. VoteTilla is part of a year-long celebration recognizing 100 years of women’s voices and suffrage in New York state.
Alex Lynch '16 BA (PSc/CCE) featured in local media for CCE project
Alex Lynch '16 B.A. (PSc/CCE) proposed bringing more security cameras to the city streets around the University to make the area safer for current students, as his research revealed that 82% of students do not feel safe off campus. Lynch raised $94,000 from landlords and student associations to buy and install security cameras in a heavily populated student neighborhood and proposed eight sites for cameras to be installed, with the majority to be placed on Euclid Avenue.
Anne Mosher receives funding for study on pathways to geography education
Maxwell students awarded summer research and mentorship opportunity
Maxwell celebrates graduates, faculty at Commencement Weekend 2017
“For more than 90 years, the way forward for our country has come from the prestigious Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and it has been embodied by Syracuse University professors," said civil rights lawyer Vernon E. Jordan Jr., in his Commencement Address at the Syracuse University All University Commencement.
Maxwell students selected for 2017-18 Fulbright awards
“This year’s SU Fulbright awardees were exceptionally qualified as strong students and researchers, but most of all through their engagement in community activism while at SU. Their experiences, often with Syracuse’s refugee communities or local schools, were evidence of their commitment to language and education,” says Susan Wadley, Ford Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies.
Maxwell faculty, students honored at One University Awards event
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Four Maxwell students named 2017 Syracuse University Scholars
CCE alumna's project helps launch reusable bag program at SU bookstore
“It is amazing, of course, to see something I worked on for a year come to fruition. It is even more gratifying to know it is something that will help SU become more sustainable and subsequently make the world a little better!," says Elizabeth Hayes '16 B.A. (Geog/CCE). Her research for the Citizenship and Civic Engagement degree's senior Capstone Project provided the legwork for the SU Bookstore's reusable bag program.
Maxwell seniors among honored Remembrance Scholars
In total, 35 Syracuse University students were celebrated at a convocation, memorializing those lost in the bombing of Pan Am 103. The Remembrance Scholarships are among the most prestigious scholarships awarded by Syracuse University.