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Maxwell is #1 again! 🏆
Top-ranked in public affairs by U.S. News, with excellence across 10 subspecialty areas.
A proud moment for a community dedicated to public service. #BestGradSchools
➡️ Read more: https://bit.ly/3PT3uXO
Top-ranked in public affairs by U.S. News, with excellence across 10 subspecialty areas.
A proud moment for a community dedicated to public service. #BestGradSchools
➡️ Read more: https://bit.ly/3PT3uXO
A new exhibit at Maxwell celebrates the people behind public service. “The Promise of Public Service,” created by @napawash.bsky.social, “puts faces and names to the people who actually make government function day to day,” says alumnus Wally Bobkiewicz.
https://bit.ly/4ykoSGU
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September 24, 2026 at 3:36 PM
A new exhibit at Maxwell celebrates the people behind public service. “The Promise of Public Service,” created by @napawash.bsky.social, “puts faces and names to the people who actually make government function day to day,” says alumnus Wally Bobkiewicz.
https://bit.ly/4ykoSGU
https://bit.ly/4ykoSGU
“Every business has their own strategy, and it’s a lot harder to track the effects (of tariffs) into consumer prices,” says Professor Ryan Monarch. “What I think is fair is that it has not sort of been a catastrophe in terms of hyperinflation.”
Trump’s fight with Canada has hurt NY farmers, automakers and tourism. Could it get worse?
New York is uniquely vulnerable to high tariffs because of its close trading partnership with Canada.
www.syracuse.com
September 23, 2026 at 5:21 PM
“Every business has their own strategy, and it’s a lot harder to track the effects (of tariffs) into consumer prices,” says Professor Ryan Monarch. “What I think is fair is that it has not sort of been a catastrophe in terms of hyperinflation.”
“The contest for Senate control is becoming increasingly competitive, largely due to what continues to come out of the White House—evidenced by the president’s extremely low approval ratings,” says Professor Grant Reeher. @supolisci.bsky.social
Democrats' chances of flipping the Senate with 50 days to midterm—Polls and odds
Democrats have a narrow but plausible to flipping control of the Senate 50 days out from the 2026 midterms.
www.newsweek.com
September 22, 2026 at 6:15 PM
“The contest for Senate control is becoming increasingly competitive, largely due to what continues to come out of the White House—evidenced by the president’s extremely low approval ratings,” says Professor Grant Reeher. @supolisci.bsky.social
📍Philadelphia, Sept. 23: Join Maxwell and Syracuse University alumni for an evening at the Museum of the American Revolution marking America's 250th, with remarks from Dean Van Slyke and a talk with historian Tessa Murphy. Register: https://cc.syr.edu/philly250
September 21, 2026 at 6:10 PM
📍Philadelphia, Sept. 23: Join Maxwell and Syracuse University alumni for an evening at the Museum of the American Revolution marking America's 250th, with remarks from Dean Van Slyke and a talk with historian Tessa Murphy. Register: https://cc.syr.edu/philly250
“When Patel mimics Trump‘s speech patterns or media strategies, he draws more attention to himself and not in a good way, especially for his relationship with Trump,” says Professor Mark Brockway. @supolisci.bsky.social
Aw, Kash Patel Thinks He Can Pull Off This Trump Trademark
Experts explain why the rhetorical move works for the president and almost no one else — and why copying it could be risky for Patel.
www.huffpost.com
September 21, 2026 at 4:03 PM
“When Patel mimics Trump‘s speech patterns or media strategies, he draws more attention to himself and not in a good way, especially for his relationship with Trump,” says Professor Mark Brockway. @supolisci.bsky.social
Maxwell’s Fethi Keles has been selected for Harvard’s 2026-27 Weatherhead Scholars Program. 🎓
He’ll advance his research on how refugees create social networks and leverage information as they build new lives in the U.S.
https://bit.ly/3Tfxr6h
He’ll advance his research on how refugees create social networks and leverage information as they build new lives in the U.S.
https://bit.ly/3Tfxr6h
September 18, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Maxwell’s Fethi Keles has been selected for Harvard’s 2026-27 Weatherhead Scholars Program. 🎓
He’ll advance his research on how refugees create social networks and leverage information as they build new lives in the U.S.
https://bit.ly/3Tfxr6h
He’ll advance his research on how refugees create social networks and leverage information as they build new lives in the U.S.
https://bit.ly/3Tfxr6h
Prof. Glyn Morgan discusses his book “The Rise and Fall of American Europe,” including how the system emerged off the back of Roosevelt's plans to dismantle fascism and British imperial power, why it delivered decades of European prosperity, and why that’s now under threat. @supolisci.bsky.social
Is Europe's 80-Year Order Finally Collapsing?
YouTube video by Disorder Podcast
www.youtube.com
September 18, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Prof. Glyn Morgan discusses his book “The Rise and Fall of American Europe,” including how the system emerged off the back of Roosevelt's plans to dismantle fascism and British imperial power, why it delivered decades of European prosperity, and why that’s now under threat. @supolisci.bsky.social
“If the Follow the Rules Act were better known, then perhaps more public servants might be willing to resist improper orders—and more military and civilian leaders might think twice before giving them,” writes University Professor Emeritus Sean O'Keefe and co-author Joshua Gotbaum (@brookings.edu ).
When told to break the law, must feds just follow orders? | Brookings
Federal law protects public servants who refuse illegal orders, but most don't know their rights exist or how to use them.
www.brookings.edu
September 17, 2026 at 5:48 PM
“If the Follow the Rules Act were better known, then perhaps more public servants might be willing to resist improper orders—and more military and civilian leaders might think twice before giving them,” writes University Professor Emeritus Sean O'Keefe and co-author Joshua Gotbaum (@brookings.edu ).
Maxwell's MPH program is adding a concentration in epidemiology, drawing on the strength of the #1-ranked public affairs school in the country. Students now have three concentration tracks to choose from: epidemiology, public health policy, and global health. https://bit.ly/4xstn0E
September 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Maxwell's MPH program is adding a concentration in epidemiology, drawing on the strength of the #1-ranked public affairs school in the country. Students now have three concentration tracks to choose from: epidemiology, public health policy, and global health. https://bit.ly/4xstn0E
“I think there’s a narrow slice of the electorate that could potentially be persuaded and moved, swayed by that cross-party endorsement. But in the states that we’re talking about, that narrow slice of the electorate could be pivotal,” says Professor Richard Barton.
Candidates in purple states tout cross-party endorsements
Several 2026 candidates in purple states have opted to lean into a, sometimes subtle, cross-party appeal as they vie for independent voters.
www.washingtonexaminer.com
September 15, 2026 at 9:11 PM
“I think there’s a narrow slice of the electorate that could potentially be persuaded and moved, swayed by that cross-party endorsement. But in the states that we’re talking about, that narrow slice of the electorate could be pivotal,” says Professor Richard Barton.
Of the traditional Mercator map, which was designed to help European navigators at sea, Distinguished Professor Emeritus Mark Monmonier says, “Outside of that very narrow navigation application, there is no point in using it.”
UN General Assembly endorses a new world map that shows more accurately Africa's size
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to endorse a new world map that shows Africa's large size more accurately.
apnews.com
September 14, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Of the traditional Mercator map, which was designed to help European navigators at sea, Distinguished Professor Emeritus Mark Monmonier says, “Outside of that very narrow navigation application, there is no point in using it.”
Taylor, Sydney and Lauren Grosso grew up on their family farm with different plans for the future. Each found her way to Maxwell, earned an M.P.A. and followed her own path, with mentors helping along the way. 🧡
Read more: https://bit.ly/4xTzewR
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September 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Taylor, Sydney and Lauren Grosso grew up on their family farm with different plans for the future. Each found her way to Maxwell, earned an M.P.A. and followed her own path, with mentors helping along the way. 🧡
Read more: https://bit.ly/4xTzewR
Read more: https://bit.ly/4xTzewR
“The U.S. must start thinking more about policies that promote population growth in addition to policies that help women control their fertility. Both are necessary for a healthy family planning program,” writes Professor Leonard Lopoo. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social
Family planning in the US should also support egg freezing
Our programs are designed to assist when women want to restrict their childbearing but offer no support when women want to have children.
thehill.com
September 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
“The U.S. must start thinking more about policies that promote population growth in addition to policies that help women control their fertility. Both are necessary for a healthy family planning program,” writes Professor Leonard Lopoo. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social
25 years later, we remember. Never forgotten. 🇺🇸
September 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM
25 years later, we remember. Never forgotten. 🇺🇸
“The long-term conservative or Republican or MAGA criticism of the federal government” was actually “a criticism or a fight against what we call a vague liberal enemy, which was sometimes mapped onto the government when it was convenient,” says Professor Mark Brockway. @supolisci.bsky.social
MAGA Government Officials Don’t Seem To Know That They Are The Government
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy recently said he has a “hard time believing in the government,” and he’s not the only one in the Trump administration.
www.huffpost.com
September 10, 2026 at 3:05 PM
“The long-term conservative or Republican or MAGA criticism of the federal government” was actually “a criticism or a fight against what we call a vague liberal enemy, which was sometimes mapped onto the government when it was convenient,” says Professor Mark Brockway. @supolisci.bsky.social
“Nepal is owed something more substantial than sympathy. ...Monitoring of unstable ice and glacial lakes concerns the whole basin and should be funded on a standing basis, with hydrological data crossing borders as a matter of routine rather than negotiation,” writes Professor Farhana Sultana.
The Ice Failed Upstream. The Debt is Downstream.
Nepal is owed something more substantial than sympathy and more useful than a loan charging interest on damage it did not cause. Monitoring of unstable ice and glacial lakes concerns the whole basin a...
counterpointbd.com
September 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
“Nepal is owed something more substantial than sympathy. ...Monitoring of unstable ice and glacial lakes concerns the whole basin and should be funded on a standing basis, with hydrological data crossing borders as a matter of routine rather than negotiation,” writes Professor Farhana Sultana.
“President Trump’s post references ‘purposeful inaccuracy’ in an apparent attempt to suggest her comment meets the standard for libel, but characterizing his record on recent endorsements as ‘mixed’ is neither inaccurate nor malicious,” says Prof. Johanna Dunaway. @supolisci.bsky.social
Trump wants FCC to go after this TV host. What happens now?
Legal and media experts believe any action by the FCC against NBC anchor Kristen Welker or NBC is highly unlikely to succeed.
www.usatoday.com
September 8, 2026 at 6:53 PM
“President Trump’s post references ‘purposeful inaccuracy’ in an apparent attempt to suggest her comment meets the standard for libel, but characterizing his record on recent endorsements as ‘mixed’ is neither inaccurate nor malicious,” says Prof. Johanna Dunaway. @supolisci.bsky.social
LISTEN via @historyextra.bsky.social - Andrew Wender Cohen, professor of history, discusses his new book “Gangster of New York: A Violent Life in Nineteenth-Century America.”
How bullies shaped 19th-century America
HistoryExtra podcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
September 4, 2026 at 5:56 PM
LISTEN via @historyextra.bsky.social - Andrew Wender Cohen, professor of history, discusses his new book “Gangster of New York: A Violent Life in Nineteenth-Century America.”
When she graduated in May, Maxwell's Amelia Rudolph looked back on a senior year that included presenting research on trust in maps at AAG's annual meeting, with mentor Meghan Kelly.
@geographers.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4gMVpxI
@geographers.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4gMVpxI
September 3, 2026 at 8:05 PM
When she graduated in May, Maxwell's Amelia Rudolph looked back on a senior year that included presenting research on trust in maps at AAG's annual meeting, with mentor Meghan Kelly.
@geographers.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4gMVpxI
@geographers.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4gMVpxI
“Being a Trump ally, getting the Trump endorsement, and at least supporting Trump’s claims of election fraud in 2020, or even beyond that, seem to give candidates an electoral boost,” says Professor Richard Barton.
Election Deniers Could Soon Control Elections in Three Swing States
Secretary of state candidates in Nevada, Arizona and Wisconsin have cast doubt on the outcome of the 2020 election.
www.notus.org
September 2, 2026 at 8:16 PM
“Being a Trump ally, getting the Trump endorsement, and at least supporting Trump’s claims of election fraud in 2020, or even beyond that, seem to give candidates an electoral boost,” says Professor Richard Barton.
“I think Putin's strategy is unlikely to work and unlikely to change the basic trajectory of the war, which is still that his strategic objectives that he set out at the very beginning of the invasion, which is basically to control Ukraine, will not be achieved,” says Prof. @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social
Professor Brian Taylor on Russo-Ukraine War
YouTube video by War & Politics 24
www.youtube.com
September 1, 2026 at 8:20 PM
“I think Putin's strategy is unlikely to work and unlikely to change the basic trajectory of the war, which is still that his strategic objectives that he set out at the very beginning of the invasion, which is basically to control Ukraine, will not be achieved,” says Prof. @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social
Emily Thorson, associate professor of political science, has been named Maxwell's inaugural Fortunato Priore Endowed Faculty Fellow in Civic Engagement—honoring the late Col. Fortunato “Fred” Priore '55 and his belief in “the hard work of democracy.” @supolisci.bsky.social
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August 31, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Emily Thorson, associate professor of political science, has been named Maxwell's inaugural Fortunato Priore Endowed Faculty Fellow in Civic Engagement—honoring the late Col. Fortunato “Fred” Priore '55 and his belief in “the hard work of democracy.” @supolisci.bsky.social
🔗: https://bit.ly/4cQht9k
🔗: https://bit.ly/4cQht9k
“You’re going to have businesses on both sides of the border that are dealing with higher costs and more uncertainty, both of which are not sort of conducive to good business and to providing products to consumers at their sort of most efficient prices,” says Prof. Ryan Monarch.
Economists, contractors, farmers talk escalating trade war between U.S., Canada
Stakeholders say the ongoing uncertainty is causing problems within their industries.
spectrumlocalnews.com
August 28, 2026 at 7:42 PM
“You’re going to have businesses on both sides of the border that are dealing with higher costs and more uncertainty, both of which are not sort of conducive to good business and to providing products to consumers at their sort of most efficient prices,” says Prof. Ryan Monarch.
Ian Buruma of The New Yorker discusses Professor @glynmorgan.bsky.social's “short and punchy” new book, “The Rise and Fall of American Europe.”
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@supolisci.bsky.social
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The U.S. Helped Make Europe. Can It Break It?
During the Cold War, U.S. policymakers pushed for a unified Europe. Their MAGA successors are trying to undo all that.
www.newyorker.com
August 27, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Ian Buruma of The New Yorker discusses Professor @glynmorgan.bsky.social's “short and punchy” new book, “The Rise and Fall of American Europe.”
(the article may require a subscription)
@supolisci.bsky.social
(the article may require a subscription)
@supolisci.bsky.social
Andrew Lunetta '14 M.P.A. planned a career abroad but found his true calling while studying at Maxwell, launching A Tiny Home for Good the same year he graduated. The nonprofit has provided homes for 47 people, and Lunetta has been recognized as a 2026 CNN Hero. Read now: https://bit.ly/4xoy4th
August 26, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Andrew Lunetta '14 M.P.A. planned a career abroad but found his true calling while studying at Maxwell, launching A Tiny Home for Good the same year he graduated. The nonprofit has provided homes for 47 people, and Lunetta has been recognized as a 2026 CNN Hero. Read now: https://bit.ly/4xoy4th