Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
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| Mission | Advancing Citizenship, Scholarship, and Leadership around the world. |
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| Established | October 3, 1924 |
| Official name | The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs |
| University | Syracuse University |
| School type | Private |
| Dean | Mitchel B. Wallerstein |
| Location | Syracuse, New York, USA |
| Enrollment | 800 graduate students |
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The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is the leading[1] public policy school in the United States and a part of Syracuse University that offers degrees in the social sciences and public and international affairs (at the master and Ph.D. levels). The Maxwell School was dedicated on October 3, 1924 and is the oldest of its kind in the United States. It has been consistently ranked as the top graduate program for public affairs in the country by U.S. News and World Report [2], and as one of the top professional schools for international relations by Foreign Policy magazine. The Maxwell School is named for George Holmes Maxwell, a Boston patent attorney who donated $500,000 to the university in 1924.
It is best known for its Public Administration and International Relations programs, and is a member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA). Its Master of Public Administration (MPA) program is the oldest continuously operating University-based program in the country [3]. The school boasts a strong tradition of interdisciplinary research, and offers graduate and undergraduate degrees in anthropology, economics, geography, history, international relations, political science, public administration, social science, and sociology. The school was mentioned several times on the popular and critically acclaimed television show, The West Wing.
The School offers dual professional degrees between its public administration and international relations programs, the Syracuse University College of Law, the Newhouse School of Public Communications, the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, and the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University.
[edit] Alumni
- former NASA Administrator and current Louisiana State University Chancellor Sean O'Keefe
- former Secretary of the Navy Richard Danzig
- Al-Waleed bin Talal member of the Saudi Royal Family, an entrepreneur and international investor ranked by Forbes as the 8th richest person in the world
- University of Miami President Donna Shalala
- University of Washington President Mark Emmert
- Arizona State University President Michael Crow
[edit] Maxwell School institutes and centers
- Alan K. Campbell Public Affairs Institute
- Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
The school recently dedicated the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, which will provide a multidisciplinary environment to study international and global issues.
- Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT)
- Center for Environmental Policy & Administration
- Center for Policy Research (CPR)
- Center for Technology & Information Policy (CTIP)
- Environmental Finance Center
- Program on the Analysis & Resolution of Conflicts (PARC)
[edit] External links
- http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/ -- Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
- http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/moynihan/ -- Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
- http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/campbell/index.htm -- Campbell Public Affairs Institute
- http://www.apsia.org/apsia/index.php -- Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs
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