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Jackson quoted in Vox article on police reform

April 27, 2021

Following the Derek Chauvin verdict, President Joe Biden called for changing policing by "acknowledging and confronting, head-on, systemic racism and the racial disparities that exist in policing and in our criminal justice system more broadly." One such idea is to abolish the police. Proponents think communities can work together to regulate themselves without "anti-Black, white supremacist institutions," like the American criminal justice system and policing—which got its start with slave patrols—according to Jenn Jackson, assistant professor of political science. Read more in the Vox article, "9 ideas to solve the broken institution of policing."

Gadarian speaks to City & State about NY State Sen. Rachel May

April 14, 2021

Read more in the City & State article, "Rachel May, a different kind of upstate Democrat."

Excelsior Fellowship leads to career with New York's Public Safety Office

April 6, 2021

Charlene Cordero '17 M.P.A./M.A.I.R. landed the job in September 2019 after two years as a New York Excelsior Fellow.

Popp weighs in on Biden's green stimulus spending in NY Times, Guardian

March 31, 2021

"Unless they can pair it with a policy that forces people to reduce emissions, a big spending bill doesn’t have a big impact," says David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs. But, he adds, "spending money is politically easier than passing policies to cut emissions."

Radcliffe comments on corporations' role in politics in Marketplace

March 30, 2021

"If you don’t take a stand, you’re opening yourself up to criticism of being complicit in legislation that is widely seen as violating individual rights," says Dana Radcliffe, adjunct professor of public administration and international affairs.

Rasmussen speaks to Bloomberg about the Founders' disillusionment

March 26, 2021

In his new book, “Fears of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America’s Founders” (Princeton University Press, 2021), Dennis Rasmussen, professor of political science, grapples with the founding generation’s deep and abiding doubts about their experiment.

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Reeher weighs in on NY's 2022 gubernatorial race in Press-Republican

March 24, 2021

Professor Grant Reeher says next year's Democratic primary may favor a left-leaning candidate such as Attorney General Letitia James, should she decide to go for the governor's office.

Gadarian quoted in Jewish Insider article on Rep. Tenney, New York district 22 race

March 11, 2021

Read more in the Jewish Insider article, "109 votes brought Rep. Claudia Tenney back to Congress."

Michelmore discusses the child tax credit on Marketplace

February 25, 2021

"The kids who don’t receive the full credit right now are predominantly kids who are lower income, many who are living in poverty, and many who are either Black or Latino," says Katherine Michelmore, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs.

Keck quoted in Christian Science Monitor article on the impeachment process

February 18, 2021

"What I would emphasize is that there are structural problems with our democracy, some of which are really hard to fix, but some of which have emerged recently which there are fixes for," says Thomas Keck, professor of political science and Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics.

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