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Maxwell is #1—again! 🏆

Ranked the top public affairs school by @usnews, with standout performance across 10 subspecialties.

A proud moment for a community dedicated to public service. #BestGradSchools

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“Every business has their own strategy, and it’s a lot harder to track the effects (of tariffs) into consumer prices,” says Ryan Monarch, associate professor of economics. “What I think is fair is that it has not sort of been a catastrophe in terms of hyperinflation.”

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New York is uniquely vulnerable to high tariffs because of its close trading partnership with Canada. https://t.co/WtIt6Z1ULW

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“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. https://t.co/fzuvMs7TVd

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📍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://t.co/d4GWttO2Vk

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“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. https://t.co/uRKQ2xiXLS

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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.

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WATCH: Professor @morgan_dgmorgan discusses his new book, “The Rise and Fall of American Europe.” https://t.co/crJ2K2zwx3

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“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. https://t.co/eyxqd1uPas

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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 tracks to choose from: epidemiology, public health policy, and global health. https://t.co/qj5V7Qsf5n

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Prof. Rich Barton: “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.” https://t.co/50Vq7fF7Sm

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Via @AP: 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.” https://t.co/mPf0ZdGrAy

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Growing up on their family farm, Taylor, Sydney and Lauren Grosso had different plans for the future. Each eventually found her way to Maxwell, earned an M.P.A. and followed her own path. 🧡

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“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 https://t.co/X4Qw7hEWvL

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25 years later, we remember. Never forgotten. 🇺🇸

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“For Donald Trump, it is not hypocritical to criticize the federal government and then use the power of the federal government — because it exists in this worldview,” says Professor Mark Brockway. https://t.co/m5jnYQlVV8

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“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. https://t.co/iUupN2Y6YY

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Via @USATODAY: “I just don’t see how they can, at least in good faith. Several other outlets made similar statements about his endorsements and recent upsets in primaries,” says Professor Johanna Dunaway. https://t.co/4r4rHxzb53

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LISTEN via @HistoryExtra: Professor of History Andrew Wender Cohen discusses his new book ‘Gangster of New York: A Violent Life in Nineteenth-Century America.” https://t.co/RFygqyYIxB

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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.

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“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. https://t.co/WuKfDSaxZC

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I think Putin's strategy is 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, to control Ukraine, will not be achieved, says Professor Brian Taylor. https://t.co/x70GOdWSg4