About
The Maxwell School is home to six social science disciplines, interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate programs and graduate professional programs that educate students for diverse careers in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors here and abroad.
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History
The Maxwell School of Citizenship was founded at Syracuse University in 1924. The school was funded by Boston businessman George Holmes Maxwell, Class of 1888, who donated $500,000 to the University in support of teaching citizenship to students. Upon the addition of a graduate school in 1938, the school was renamed the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
Dates of Existence
1938-present
Historical Names
The Maxwell School of Citizenship (1924-1938)
Centers and Organizations
Browse the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Collections:
- Anthropology - All Scholarship
- Anthropology - Dissertations
- Anthropology Honors Capstone Projects
- Anthropology - Theses
- Economics - All Scholarship
- Economics - Dissertations
- Economics Honors Capstone Projects
- Economics - Theses
- Geography and the Environment - All Scholarship
- Geography and the Environment - Dissertations
- Geography and the Environment - Events
- Geography and the Environment - Faculty Scholarship
- Geography and the Environment Honors Capstone Projects
- Geography and the Environment - Theses
- Department of History Newsletters
- History - All Scholarship
- History - Dissertations
- History Honors Capstone Projects
- History - Theses
- International Relations - All Scholarship
- International Relations - Dissertations
- International Relations Honors Capstone Projects
- Political Science - All Scholarship
- Political Science - Dissertations
- Political Science Honors Capstone Projects
Public Administration and International Affairs
- Public Administration - All Scholarship
- Public Administration - Dissertations
- Public Administration Honors Capstone Projects
