Can international education contribute to conflict resolution and to global understanding? This will be the major question addressed at a public panel event to be held on Thursday, 19 November 2009, 3PM at the Eggers Events Room of the Maxwell School.
CELF Fellows completing their semester The first cohort of CELF fellows from the Middle East and North Africa (the Maghreb region) are now in the final month of their semester-long fellowship at the Maxwell School.
Maxwell professor joins advisory council at IIMB, India The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), one of India's top management institutes, has constituted an Advisory Council of its Centre for Public Policy (CPP) with a member from Maxwell faculty.
Shanghai officials arrive for atraining program Twenty officials from Shanghai arrived in Syracuse for a 9-day training program titled "Human Resources Management, at the Maxwell School on November 1.
Maxwell Welcomes 2009 PGPPM Delegation from India The Maxwell School welcomes officers participating in the Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management (PGPPM) program; a program program jointly delivered by the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) and the Maxwell School.
Humphrey fellows attend Global Leadership Forum in DC The eleven Humphrey Fellows from the Maxwell School traveled to Washington DC on October 18 to attend the annual Global Leadership Forum.
EMPA student Elizabeth Cardona-Badiab speaks on Democracy and Latino Leadership Ms. Elizabeth Cardona Badiab, accompanied by Professor Alejandro Garcia of the School of Social Work, spoke on “Democracy and Latino Leadership” on Thursday, October 1st.
2009 International Journalists Program This is the fourth year in which the Maxwell and Newhouse Schools will be co hosting international journalists as part of the State Department’s Edward R. Murrow Program for International Journalists. In the past, the University has hosted journalists from North Africa and the Middle East.
Humphrey Fellows Begin Year-Long Program at Maxwell The Maxwell School has been chosen by the U.S. Department of State to serve for four years as one of 13 host schools for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program.
Phase IV Alumnus Leads Emergency Response Flood recovery last fall demonstrated the vital importance of the public service corps in India, where Maxwell is in its third year providing policy training to government managers.
IAS Phase IV MidCareer Training Program in its third year Executive Education is in the third year of delivering a high-level public policy and public management program for senior Indian Administrative Service officer with approximately 15 years of seniority.
Nicholas Godici Named Special Consultant to the USPTO U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced the appointment of former U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) official and longtime patent professional Nicholas Godici. Nicholas is a recipient of the Maxwell School's Certificate of Advanced Public Management.
Leaders for Democracy Fellows Meet Hillary Rodham Clinton These 20 emerging leaders from the Middle East and North Africa completed 4 weeks of academic coursework on the University campus in Syracuse and are completing 8 weeks of practical internships in Washington DC. Remarks made by Secretary Clinton.
Exed Delivers Training Program in Shanghai, China Professors Walter Broadnax and David Van Slyke traveled to Shanghai, China to deliver a senior-level management training program from April 20 and April 24. The Shanghai Administrative Institute (SAI) hosted the program as part of a larger training initiative for Shanghai government officials.
Maxwell Welcomes 2009 National Security Management Course (NSMC) The 2009 National Security Management Course (NSMC) will be in residence for two weeks at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School beginning April 26.
IDB Delegation Attending Workshop at Maxwell High level staff from the Inter-American Development Bank’s regional offices throughout Latin America and the Caribbean will visit the Maxwell School April 26 – 28 for a public sector reform workshop.
Xueyi Chen Defends Dissertation Xueyi Chen, Executive Education Program's Program Manager for China Programs has successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation on April 16th, 2009. The title of her dissertation was "Issues Obtrusiveness in in the Agenda-Setting Process of National Network Television News".
PGPPM Program Participant Awarded Gold Medal Alok Mishra, a participant of the 2007 Post-Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management (PGPPM) program, was recently awarded the Gold Medal at the 34th IIMB Convocation Function by former Chief Justice and Chairman NHRC, M. N. Venkatchalliah.
EMPA Student Benar Azez Gives Presentation on Iraq Thank you to Mr. Benar Azez, current EMPA AmidEast/Fulbright student from Iraq, for his wonderful presentation on “New Iraq, New Hope”. This was the latest presentation of the Executive Exchange series, held on Wednesday April 8.
EMPA Alumni Recognized for Achievements Ms. Pamela Heintz, our EMPA alumni has been recognized for her outstanding work as the Director of the Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service (CPCS).
Leaders for Democracy Fellows Return to Maxwell For the third consecutive year, the Maxwell School will host a group of emerging leaders from across the Middle East and North Africa for five weeks, beginning March 15.