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Shana Kushner Gadarian Named Maxwell School’s Associate Dean for Research
Shana Kushner Gadarian has been appointed the incoming associate dean for research at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. A member of the school’s faculty since 2011, she is professor and chair of political science and the Merle…
Ryan Griffiths Receives NSF Grant to Research Global War Patterns
Ryan Griffiths, professor of political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received a $442,321 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in support of his research on global war patterns. Griffiths is the principal investigator…
Executive Master’s Student Named Eisenhower USA Fellow
Heather C. Fischer, a graduate student in the executive master’s in international relations (E.M.I.R.) program in Washington, D.C., has been named a 2023 Eisenhower USA Fellow. One of 11 recipients of the honor by the organization Eisenhower Fellowships, she was…
Daniel McDowell Testifies Before Congressional Subcommittee, Joins Atlantic Council
Maxwell School faculty member Daniel McDowell recently testified before a U.S. Congressional subcommittee and joined the Atlantic Council as a nonresident senior fellow. McDowell, associate professor and director of undergraduate studies for political science, testified before the congressional subcommittee on…
Ethan Coffel Receives NSF Award to Study Climate and Agriculture
Ethan Coffel, assistant professor of geography and the environment in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received a $582,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in support of his research on agriculture as a driver of…
Expert Available to Discuss Niger’s Coup
As the Niger crisis deepens, Sean McFate, a professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School and author of The New Rules of War: How America Can Win — Against Russia, China, and Other Threats, is available to discuss Niger’s coup. He…
New Research Examines Echo Chambers and Political Attitudes on Social Media
What is the role of social media in shaping our political attitudes? New research published in Nature sets out to understand whether and how the information people see on social media shapes their political views. Entitled “Like-minded Sources on Facebook…
Tessa Murphy’s ‘Creole Archipelago’ Garners Elsa Goveia Book Prize and 2022 Mary Alice and Philip Boucher Book Prize
Tessa Murphy, associate professor of history in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received two new prizes for her first book, “The Creole Archipelago: Race and Borders in the Colonial Caribbean” (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021). These…
Maxwell’s Michael Williams Honored With NATO-Fulbright Security Studies Award
Michael Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs and director of the master of arts in international relations program in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received a Fulbright-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Studies…
Margarita Estévez-Abe Named McClure Professor of Teaching Excellence
Margarita Estévez-Abe, associate professor of political science and O’Hanley Faculty Scholar, has been named the Robert D. McClure Professor of Teaching Excellence. Established in 2016, the McClure Professorship supports teaching excellence and research and is awarded for a three-year term….