Archive of Past Articles
These selected articles from past editions of Maxwell Perspective are available here. For information about other previous articles, e-mail Dana Cooke.
"The Birth of the Fourth Estate" (Fall 2008)
The modern newspaper—and its role as a check on political power—was formed almost fully during one 80-year period in England. >> read it here
"Gerry’s Gang" (Fall 2008)
Gerald Cramer’s $2-million gift for national security and counterterrorism studies continues a legacy of results-oriented giving. >> read it here
"The Internationalist" (Fall 2008)
No one believed more fervently in the power of intercultural dialogue and global cooperation than Harlan Cleveland. >> read it here
"Boom Times" (Fall 2008)
Ambassador Donald Planty takes over the international relations program at a time when interest has never been higher. >> read it here
"Clearly Not S.O.P." (Fall 2008)
The Army sent future history professor David Dworak to Maxwell for a Ph.D., giving him just two years to reach A.B.D. >> read it here
"Eavesdropping" (Fall 2008)
The Moynihan Institute hosted a three-day retreat for people who run TNGOs, just for the chance to hear what they might say. >> read it here
"Meet Professor Broadnax" (Fall 2008)
This Maxwell-trained public servant has taken a route that now leads him home. >> read it here
"The Truths Behind the Myth of Harriet Tubman" (Spring 2008)
An historian and an archaeologist help rediscover the historical truth. >> read it here
"Slave Trade Studies at Maxwell" (Spring 2008)
Maxwell is creating better understanding of the African diaspora. >> read it here
Mehrzad Boroujerdi and Middle East Studies (Spring 2008) >> read it here
"Doing Good" (Fall 2007)
Policy studies students have a goal of making the world a better place and the skills to actually do it. >> read it here
"Undergraduates at Maxwell" (Fall 2007)
Though Maxwell is a graduate school, thousands of undergraduates sit in its classrooms and engage its faculty. >> read it here
INSCT and the "New Battlefields" project (Fall 2007) >> read it here
New master’s in documentary film and history (Fall 2007) >> read it here
Taking stock of Maxwell's Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts on its 20th birthday (Spring 2007) >> read it here
"What Is Collaborative Governance?" (Spring 2007)
The study of how organizations and governments work together. >> read it here
"The Old Rules No Longer Apply" (Spring 2007)
Maxwell, the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, and an Israeli university study this crucial topic. >> read it here
The Moynihan Institute's new East Asia program (Spring 2007) >> read it here
Middle East young leaders visit campus (Spring 2007) >> read it here
"The Courts and Public Opinion" (Spring 2007)
A new institute helps make sense of the judiciary, politics, and media. >> read it here
The Phanstiel gift supports public leadership (Fall 2006) >> read it here
"Doing Good and Teaching Well" (Spring 2006)
The links between Maxwell and Teach For America. >> read it here
"Man of the World" (Spring 2006)
The very international life of Sam Goekjian. >> read it here
A new director at the Center for Environmental Policy and Administration (Fall 2005) >> read it here
The life's work of geographer Donald Meinig (Spring 2005) >> read it here
Geography and hunger in the city of Syracuse (Fall 2004) >> read it here
The Snow Fellows program (Fall 2003) >> read it here
The Sawyer Chair perpetuates the public law tradition (Fall 2002) >> read it here
"Putting the Purpose in P.A." (Spring 2001)
A tribute to former faculty member Dwight Waldo >> read it here