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Dear Marxe School Community,

 

Welcome to the new academic year!

 

As I pass the one-year mark in my deanship at the Marxe School, I am thrilled to share the notable advancements of our faculty, students, and alumni. We continue delivering on our mission to strengthen and diversify the national pipeline of public service leaders.


Our Marxe student body represents 76 countries of origin and 47 languages, evidence we are deeply engaged

propelling the upward mobility of New Yorkers, recent immigrants, and international students. I am honored to participate in this endeavor as are our exceptional Marxe faculty and staff.

 

A major initiative during my first year has been the launching and development of an updated strategic plan for the Marxe School. I hope you will take the opportunity to provide input. Please read about and contribute to our work drafting mission and value statements that will guide our work over the coming five years.

 

Enjoy perusing highlights of our School’s activities in the remainder of the Fall Marxe Focus. We are wonderfully busy with many important ventures! 


Warm regards,

Marxe Dean Sherry Ryan, PhD

New Faculty Members


The Marxe School is excited to welcome four new faculty members for Fall 2023! Learn more about them below.

Edwin Grimsley

Instructor

Meet Edwin Grimsley whose research areas include race and racism, criminology, urban sociology, and inequality and policy.


Gang He

Assistant Professor

Meet Gang He whose work focuses on energy systems, energy and climate policy, and energy transition.

Jason Spicer

Assistant Professor

Meet Jason Spicer, whose research areas examine social and community entrepreneurial practices and organizational models across a wide range of settings.

Aaron Zack

Substitute Associate Professor

Meet Aaron Zack, whose research areas include international security; political violence; terrorism; and internet propaganda and radicalization.

Faculty Highlights

We are proud to congratulate faculty for their promotions over the last two academic years:

The Washington Semester

Students at The Washington Semester orientation weekend

This semester, seven Marxe students will participate in The Washington Semester where they will work and study in Washington, D.C., obtain credits toward graduation, gain unique insight into public policy process, and experience everything the nation’s capital has to offer.


Meghan Bell (MIA ‘24) will intern at Office of Public Engagement's at the Department of Homeland Security.


Iurii Bystro (MPA ‘24) will intern at the Middle East Institute’s Black Sea Program.


Kevin Gonzalez (MPA ‘24) will intern at the Federal Workforce Team at the Partnership for Public Service.


Erik Ibarra (MIA ‘24) will intern at HIAS, a refugee advocacy organization.


Breanna Leung (MIA ‘24) will intern at the Office of Policy and Strategic Planning in the Department of Commerce.


Jeffrey Montoya-Giraldo (MPA ‘24) will intern at the Democracy, Governance, and Human Rights Division of the Pan American Development Foundation.


Dylan Selewonik (MIA ‘24) will intern at the Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce.


Learn more about The Washington Semester

New Online Degree

The Marxe School Unveils New Fully Online MPA


The Marxe School recently opened enrollment for a brand-new online Master of Public Administration to begin this spring 2024 semester.


Marxe Dean Sherry Ryan said, “We are expanding upon our deep tradition of educational access and excellence by offering a fully asynchronous online option for students who, for one reason or another, can’t get to campus to pursue their graduate degree.” The Marxe Online MPA, with faculty deeply entrenched in New York City politics and practices, opens a New York City-flavored MPA to students in distant rural and suburban environments. What an exciting opportunity for prospective students interested in learning about one of the nation’s largest and most complex urban environments but without the need to pack up and move.


In keeping with Baruch College’s focus on increasing educational access, the tuition is roughly $30K per academic year, among the lowest cost MPA programs in the nation. At the same time, we are ranked nationally in the top 55 by the US News & World Report among all schools of public affairs, and #17 for the urban policy specialization.


Make your mark in public service with the Marxe School’s Online MPA

Alumni in the News

EMPA Alumnus, Jason Loughran

Executive Master of Public Administration alumnus, Jason Loughran was recently named a recipient of the Forty under 40 award by City & State New York. City & State will honor the talented individuals under the age of 40 who work in New York City government, politics, and advocacy on October 17.


Learn more about the event

Student Success

Owen Maireni Daniel Sanchez, MIA ’25

Meet Owen Maireni Daniel Sanchez, a Master of International Affairs student who is among 108 graduate students in the U.S. to win the Boren Fellowship. The Boren Awards program offers students the resources and encouragement to acquire language skills in countries critical to the future, security, and stability of the U.S. Owen has chosen Taiwan for this experience.


Learn more about Owen and his pursuit to become a Boren Fellow

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