[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 142 (Thursday, September 12, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6015-S6016]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MAXWELL SCHOOL OF CITIZENSHIP AND PUBLIC 
                                AFFAIRS

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I come to the floor today to congratulate 
Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 
on its 100th anniversary.
  One Hundred Years. A remarkable milestone. A remarkable legacy. A 
remarkable school.
  The Maxwell School is the oldest school of its kind in America and 
was once again ranked the No. 1 school for public affairs in 2024 by 
U.S. News & World Report.
  Success and excellence is the norm for the Maxwell School: It has 
held the No. 1 spot every year save one since these rankings began more 
than 30 years ago.
  Founded in 1924, thanks to the investment and vision of Syracuse 
University alumnus and entrepreneur George H. Maxwell, the Maxwell 
School is dedicated to supporting impactful research and preparing 
students to become leaders who seek evidence-based solutions, encourage 
civil discourse, and commit to leaving the world better than they found 
it.
  You can get a sense of what the Maxwell School stands for by 
pondering the words of the Athenian Oath, which is inscribed on its 
foyer wall. It encourages us to ever strive to ``transmit this city not 
only not less, but greater, better and more beautiful than it was 
transmitted to us.''
  And the Maxwell School does live up to those ideals.
  The school's more than 38,500 graduates are living and working across 
the globe, helping to inform public policy, including key legislation 
that has come before us here, helping to forge compromise amid divide, 
bringing aid to those in need and defending democracy.
  Its alumni include foreign ambassadors, legislators, journalists, 
economists, and numerous familiar names such as former Congresswoman 
and HHS Secretary Donna Shalala, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul, 
Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh, and former Detroit Mayor Dave Bing.
  The school is home to 15 interdisciplinary research centers and 
institutes focused on pressing societal issues. One especially dear to 
me is named for the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan; the Moynihan 
Institute of Global Affairs serves as a critical hub for collaboration, 
research, and examination of complex global issues.
  The Maxwell School offers a rich mix of undergraduate, graduate 
professional, and scholarly M.A. and Ph.D. programs across the social 
sciences.
  Though it is based in Syracuse, it has a strong presence here in the 
Nation's Capital, offering programs and internship opportunities and 
world class instruction through a partnership with the Center for 
Strategic and International Studies.
  Thanks to a unique relationship with the Council of Europe and 
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University's five study abroad centers, the Maxwell School also offers 
students and scholars increasing opportunities for global engagement.
  The Maxwell School's work supports the foundations and institutions 
of democracy itself, here and across the globe. This is vital at this 
time in our world's history.
  I congratulate Syracuse University, the Maxwell School, Chancellor 
Kent Syverud, Maxwell Dean David Van Slyke, and the school's faculty, 
students, staff, and alumni for everything they do to leave the world 
better than they found it.

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