Maxwell School Faculty Council

The purpose of the Faculty Council of the Maxwell School is to provide the faculty with a group of representative peers to act on its behalf in certain circumstances including, (a) to critically examine the merits of ideas about and proposals for the School brought to it by the dean and others, (b) to participate on its own initiative in developing and revising polices for consideration by the faculty and appropriate academic officials of the School, and (d) to appoint the members of the Committee on Scholarship and Research.

In accordance with the Maxwell Faculty Bylaws, three members of the Council are elected annually to staggered three-year terms.

Maxwell faculty members with business for the Council's attention should contact the Council Chair or any member of the Council.

Maxwell Faculty Council Members

• Peng Gao (2022-25), Geography and the Environment

• Dimitar Gueorguiev  (2021-24), Political Science

• Radha Kumar(2021-24), History

• Prema Kurien (2022-25), Sociology

• Yüksel Sezgin (2022-24), Political Science

• Abdulaziz Shifa (2022-25), Economics

• Christopher DeCorse (2023-26), Anthropology
• Natalie Koch (2023-26), Geography and the Environment
• Michiko Ueda-Ballmer (2023-26), Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Maxwell Faculty Council Meetings

The Maxwell Faculty Council meets as a full council once a month. Maxwell Faculty Council documents, including meeting minutes, may be found on the G drive folder named “Maxwell Faculty Council-kjbliss-S19”.

Look for MAX-Filer --> Collab --> Maxwell Faculty Council-kjbliss-S19. If you have questions about how to connect to the Maxwell Faculty Council G drive, contact Maxwell's ICT team at ictservice@syr.edu .