Annual Report 2015-2016 ABOUT EAGLETON 1 MESSAGE from the DIRECTOR 2 EDUCATION PROGRAMS 7 Eagleton Faculty and Staff Celebrated the Institute’S 60Th Anniversary

Annual Report 2015-2016 ABOUT EAGLETON 1 MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR 2 EDUCATION PROGRAMS 7 Eagleton faculty and staff celebrated the Institute’s 60th anniversary. RESEARCH CENTERS ABOUT THE AND PROGRAMS

CONTENTS EAGLETON INSTITUTE OF POLITICS

16 The Eagleton Institute of Politics on Ethics in Government, the PUBLIC PROGRAMS explores state and national poli- Louis J. Gambaccini Civic En- tics through research, education, gagement Series, the Senator and public service, linking the Wynona Lipman Chair in Wom- study of politics with its day-to- en’s Political Leadership, and day practice. The Institute has the Albert W. Lewitt Endowed 20 proudly marked its 60th anni- Lecture. versary in 2015-2016, along with DONORS 45th anniversaries for its Center For Rutgers undergraduate and for American Women and Pol- graduate students, Eagleton itics (CAWP) and the Eagleton offers a range of education Center for Public Interest Polling programs, including an under- (ECPIP). Established in 1956 graduate certiﬁ cate, graduate 22 fellowships, research assistant- with a bequest from Florence ALUMNI, FACULTY, STAFF, Peshine Eagleton, a suffragist ships, internships, and opportunities to interact with political AND VISITING ASSOCIATES and founder of the New Jersey League of Women Voters, the practitioners. Institute focuses attention on The Institute convenes con- how the American political sys- ferences and other forums for tem works, how it changes, and the general public. In addition, back cover how it might work better. For Eagleton undertakes projects to EAGLETON ONLINE its 60th anniversary, Eagleton enhance political understanding emphasized the broadly shared and involvement, often in col- responsibility to “make it better.” laboration with political leaders, The Institute includes CAWP, government agencies, the me- ECPIP, and the Center on the dia, non-proﬁ t groups, and other American Governor. Eagleton academic institutions. also houses the Clifford P. Case Professorship of Public Affairs, the Arthur J. Holland Program

EAGLETON’S FACULTY, CENTERS AND PROGRAMS SPECIALIZE IN THE STUDY OF:

state government and politics science and politics – policy and public opinion polling and survey research career intersections women’s political participation civic education and political engagement minority and immigrant political behavior young elected leaders and youth governors political participation campaigns, elections and political parties New Jersey politics ethics MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR

MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR SUMMER 2016

The Eagleton Institute was not alone in observing a landmark Make it Better! Under anniversary; 2016 marked the 250th year for Rutgers University. that banner, the Eagleton Prominent speakers helped to make these moments visible and meaningful as well as festive. For the University, it was Presi- Institute of Politics has dent Barack Obama, the commencement speaker. His inspiring speech reinforced our anniversary theme. Therefore, I yield the proudly celebrated its “ﬂ oor” to him for the remainder of this message. Our students – indeed, all of us – would do well to heed his wise words as we 60th anniversary year. commit and strive to “make it better.” Building on Eagleton’s Have faith in democracy. Look, I know it’s not always lengthy record of edu- pretty. Really, I know. I’ve been living it. But it’s how, bit by bit, generation by generation, we have made progress in cating involved citizens this nation…It actually happened over the course of years of advocacy, and organizing, and alliance-building, and and effective political deal-making, and the changing of public opinion. It happened because ordinary Americans who cared participated leaders, we issued this in the political process…If you want to change this country for the better, you better start participating… Now, one of call for the Institute and the reasons that people don’t vote is because they don’t see the changes they were looking for right away. Well, our community to better guess what — none of the great strides in our history happened right away…Each stage along the way required com- understand how the U.S. promise…So you’ve got to be committed to participating, not just if you get immediate gratiﬁ cation, but [you’ve got political system works, to] be a citizen full-time, all the time. And if participation means voting, and it means compromise, and organizing how it changes, and how and advocacy, it also means listening to those who don’t agree with you…If you disagree with somebody, bring them we can make it better. in and ask them tough questions…If somebody has got a bad or offensive idea, prove it wrong. Engage it. Debate it. Stand up for what you believe in. Don’t be scared to take somebody on. Don’t feel like you’ve got to shut your ears off because you’re too fragile and somebody might offend your sensibilities. Go at them if they’re not making any sense. Use your logic and reason and words. And by doing so, you’ll strengthen your own position, and you’ll hone your arguments. And maybe you’ll learn something and realize you don’t know everything. And you may have a new understanding not only about what your opponents believe but maybe what you believe. Either way, you win. And more importantly, our democracy wins. President Barack Obama EAGLETON.RUTGERS.EDU May 15, 2016 1 EAGLETON GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

“Many years from now, when I look back at my decision to go to Rutgers Law School, my year at Eagle- ton will be the main reason I’ll see the decision as a good one. I felt at home in Wood Lawn as soon as I saw the pictures on the staircase coming up for the interview. Although I’ve always wanted to run for ofﬁ ce, this program has given me the conﬁ dence to view this aspiration as a concrete goal. Thanks so much for welcoming me into the Eagleton family. I hope I can earn the trust and faith you all put in me throughout my career.” Adam Pirtle, 2016 Fellow

This anniversary year the Eagleton Fellowship Program As in the past, during the fall semester the Fellows enrolled in Legisla- reached a milestone: more than 1,000 students have tive Policymaking, with Joe Doria, or the Seminar in American Politics participated in the program since the ﬁ rst class walked co-taught by Doria and Pete McDonough, a bipartisan team with through the doors of Wood Lawn in 1957. Florence extensive background in state and national politics and government. Eagleton's call for “educating young men and women for Students in both classes also learned from guest speakers ranging from responsible leadership in civic and governmental affairs former governors to reporters, lobbyists, and state legislature experts. and the solution of their political problems” continues to In the spring, the Fellows continued the tradition, started by the late inspire. Her vision seems ever more prescient in today’s Professor Alan Rosenthal 21 years ago, of visiting the Maryland State hyper-partisan, polarized political culture. House in Annapolis to gain a ﬁ rst-hand perspective on a government and legislature in a different state. Highlights included meeting Mar- yland’s U.S. Senator Benjamin Cardin, observing both houses of the legislature honoring long-time Senator Barbara Mikulski, and having the Fellows recognized during the Senate legislative session by the longest serving Senate president in the country.

The Class of 2016 celebrated the fellowship year in May with a closing program featuring remarks by John J. Farmer, Jr., New Jersey’s former attorney general and special counsel to the president of Rutgers. An adaptation of his inspiring remarks entitled, “Yes, We Can Still Save America’s Democracy,” appeared in the May 23rd edition of The Star Ledger. Farmer asserted, “The survival of our form of government is not written in the stars, or even in the Constitution. It is written, or not written, in our culture, in a shared understanding and embrace of what it means to be American.”

The 59th class of Eagleton Fellows included 27 graduate and professional school students from all of Rutgers’ three main campuses, seeking degrees in numerous fi elds. (See list on page 4.) The Class of 2016 included “Throughout my graduate studies Democrats, Republicans and independents with views I have learned extensive details shaped, in part, by diverse prior professional roles includ- regarding Medicare and Medicaid ing: high school math teacher, police sergeant and pros- policies. I have written many policy ecutor investigator, children’s book writer and illustrator, briefs … I could safely say I had a editor and economics textbook publisher, conference good understanding of health policy planner, systems analyst, natural gas utility scheduler in the United States. I was wrong. and independent fi lm marketer. Fellows selected for the After interning at the Medicaid program had backgrounds that included work in applied offi ce, I have learned more than I forestry and urban agriculture; child nutrition; clinical did throughout my graduate course psychology, renewable energy, environmental sustaina- work.” bility; transportation; affordable housing; children’s and Mariam Rashid, 2016 Fellow veteran’s rights; immigration legislation; urban redevel- opment; and research on federal health care policy and on policy in Afghanistan for a presidential library.. Prior internship experiences also ranged from Americorps, FEMA, homeland security, the Securities and Exchange Commission and USAID to joining an Egyptian archaeo- 2 EAGLETON INSTITUTE OF POLITICS | 2015-2016 logical expedition. EDUCATION PROGRAMS Transitioning from local government to federal offi ce and beyond (with Mo Butler, Eagleton alumnus and then-chief of staff to U.S. Senator Cory Booker)

Choices in a complex and changing world (with former U.S. Senator George Mitchell)

State ﬁ nances (with Tom Byrne, chairman of the State Investment Council, and Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff, former New Jersey treasurer) [Photo, top of page 2]

Orientation to state government (with Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno — photo, middle of page 2; Assemblyman Troy Singleton; Kevin Drennan, Mark Duffy, Francisco Maldonado and Christine Shipley of Assembly and Senate Republican and Democratic ofﬁ ces; Peri Horowitz and Amy Denholtz of the Ofﬁ ce of Legislative Services; and Michael Symons, state house reporter, Asbury Park Press/Gannett) Throughout the year, Fellows gathered for monthly Policies that affect children, families and communities (with Joseph Ribsam, Jr, in-depth discussions about deputy commissioner for the Department of Children and Families and Charles Richman, commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs) politics, policy, and careers in government. Women and politics in 2016 (with Eagleton Institute director Ruth B. Mandel and CAWP director Debbie Walsh)

Perspectives on New Jersey issues (with Gordon MacInnes, president of New Jersey Policy Perspective, and Melanie Willoughby, chief government affairs ofﬁ cer for New Jersey Business and Industry Association)

Topics included Æ Changing lives through local government (with Camden Mayor Dana Redd)

EAGLETON UNDERGRADUATE ASSOCIATES PROGRAM

For the best politically-minded Undergraduate Associates ex- from role playing exercises in a hy- Rutgers students, the Eagleton plore the real-world practice and pothetical municipal government Undergraduate Associates (UA) processes of American politics, to learning networking and career program, established in 1974, learning from experienced prac- skills from former governors and offers rich experiences in the titioners. Those selected for the current legislative leaders to pre- company of diverse peers. Those competitive program start the senting recommendations on New who enroll in the three-semester second semester of their junior Jersey state boards and com- certiﬁ cate program, offered in col- year and continue through their missions for Governor Christie’s laboration with the Department of senior year with Eagleton courses Authorities Unit. Political Science, share enthusiasm speciﬁ cally designed for the for lively discussions with class- program and internships related to mates from across the ideological American government or politics. spectrum. (See list on page 4.) The class sessions this year ranged

“The focus on actual, tangible “All the guest speakers helped solutions, not sensationalized me see what takes place politics, has been incredible.” behind the scenes and gave IN MEMORIAM Henry Grabbe, 2016 UA me a real glimpse of a life of a politician….The program was “Eagleton helped me see the by far the best part of my time practical connections to the at Rutgers.” Edward Romano theory I’ve learned in my politi- Ahmed Shehata, 2016 UA cal science major.” 1994-2015 Liz Kantor, 2016 UA “The program has enabled me to apply… lessons in class School of Arts and “The program has taught me Sciences (History, how to discuss controversial to real life and allowed me to Political Science) topics in a civil way with my think like a decision maker.” peers.” Michael Denis, 2016 UA UA Class of 2016 Steven Mercadante, 2016 UA

EAGLETON.RUTGERS.EDU CLASS OF 2016

EAGLETON FELLOWS MAJOR/DEGREE (CAMPUS)

OMAR BAREENTTO MEGAN LOEB JOSEPH RUA JENNIFER THERKORN Law/JD (Nwk) Public Policy/MPP + City and Ecology and Evolution/MS (NB) Environmental Science/PhD JONATHAN CASTANEDA Regional Planning/MCRP (NB) ALEXANDRA SAVINO (NB) City and Regional Planning/ DILLON MCGUIRE History/MA (Nwk) IAN ZAPCIC MCRP (NB) Law/JD (Nwk) GINA STREETER Social Work/MSW (NB) PHILOMENA CHU JAMILA MCLEAN Law/JD (Cam) CAMPUS Plant Biology and Pathology/ Public Health/MPH (NB) ALLISON STROBEL Cam = Camden PhD (NB) NB = New Brunswick CAITLIN MILLER Social Work/MSW (NB) Nwk = Newark GIANCARLO DI LONARDO Law/JD (Nwk) Public Policy/MPP + City and JOHN PALATUCCI Regional Planning/MCRP (NB) Public Administration/MPA BRENDAN GRAZIANO (Nwk) Psychology/PsyD (NB) DANIEL PALMER MICHAEL GRIFFITH Law/JD (Nwk) Law/JD (Nwk) ADAM PIRTLE DANIEL HORNER Law/JD (Cam) Public Policy/MPP + City and ROBERT RANSOM Regional Planning/MCRP (NB) Law/JD (Cam) JOHN JONES MARIAM RASHID Urban Systems/PhD (Nwk) Public Health/MPH (NB) BRIANNA KEYS R. MICHAEL RIECKEN Public Policy/MPP (NB) Law/JD (Cam) JUSTIN LAMB DANIELLE ROBINSON Law/JD (Nwk) Social Work/MSW (Nwk)

CLASS OF 2016

EAGLETON UNDERGRADUATE ASSOCIATES MAJOR(S)/MINORS(S)

SABAH ABBASI ZACHARY GOLDFARB IAN MCGEOWN DANIELLE POCOCK School of Arts and Sciences School of Arts and Sciences School of Arts and Sciences Rutgers Business School Public Health, Political Science/ History, Political Science/Spanish, History, Political Science/Digital Finance Arabic Biological Sciences Communication, Information & Media SAMANTHA PUJA JESSE ADAMS HENRY GRABBE CHRISTINA MCGINNIS School of Arts and Sciences School of Social Work School of Arts and Sciences School of Arts and Sciences Political Science, Communication/ Social Work Political Science, Philosophy/Music Planning & Public Policy, Political Sociology Science/Psychology YANEIRY CALPENO MICHAEL GUGGENHEIM ANGENNY ROSARIO School of Arts and Sciences School of Arts and Sciences STEVEN MERCADANTE Rutgers Newark-College of Arts and Political Science/Social Justice, Political Science/Hebrew-Modern School of Arts and Sciences Sciences Women’s & Gender Studies Language Political Science, Planning & Public Political Science/Global Politics, Policy/Economics English MICHAEL DENIS NICHOLAS HANSEN School of Arts and Sciences School of Arts and Sciences CHARLOTTE MORABITO HIRA SHAIKH Criminal Justice, Political Science/ Political Science/History School of Arts and Sciences School of Arts and Sciences History, Public Policy Women’s & Gender Studies, Journal- Political Science, Mathematics/Psy- RIA IIZUKA ism & Media Studies chology School of Arts and Sciences Political Science, Economics/Statis- HARRISON MORGAN AHMED SHEHATA tics School of Arts and Sciences Rutgers Newark-University Col- Economics, Political Science lege ELIZABETH KANTOR Criminal Justice/Political Science School of Arts and Sciences CHARLES NARY Political Science, Statistics School of Arts and Sciences LUKE SVASTI Economics, Political Science School of Arts and Sciences JACQUELINE MALZONE Political Science, Labor Studies & School of Arts and Sciences JULIANA ODAME-LABI Employment Relations Political Science/Theater Arts, Edu- School of Arts and Sciences cation as a Social Science Political Science, Communication/ CAMPUS New Brunswick International & Global Studies unless speciﬁ ed 2016 UAs with Professor Tom Wilson and Senators Diane Allen and Loretta Weinberg 2015-2016 EDUCATION PROGRAMS EAGLETON STUDENT PLACEMENTS

*GRADUATE FELLOWS/+UNDERGRADUATE ASSOCIATES

NEW JERSEY Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli+ LOCAL and COUNTY GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICES Assemblyman Joe Danielsen+ City of Jersey City+ Governor’s Offi ce+ Senator Diane Allen+ City of Newark* Department of Agriculture* Senator Joseph Vitale+ City of Paterson* Department of Children and New Jersey General Assembly* City of Philadelphia+ Families+ New Jersey State Senate*+ County of Middlesex* Election Law Enforcement Com- New Jersey Offi ce of Legislative mission* Services* OTHER PLACEMENTS Department of Environmental M Public Affairs+ Protection* STATE OF NEW YORK Message and Media+ Department of Health*+ Metropolitan Transportation Middlesex County Democratic Offi ce of Homeland Security and Authority+ Organization+ Preparedness* Offi ce of Assemblyman Michael Morford Drulis Associates+ Housing and Mortgage Finance Blake+ National Opinion Research Center+ Agency* Princeton Public Affairs+ Department of Law and Public FEDERAL GOVERNMENT The Rachel Maddow Show+ Safety* Offi ce of U.S. Congressman Department of Military and Vet- Donald Payne, Jr. + eran Affairs* Offi ce of U.S. Senator Robert Department of Human Services* Menendez+ Department of Transportation* Offi ce of U.S. Senator Sherrod “The Fellowship Program provid- Brown+ ed a resource to allow our Division NEW JERSEY LEGISLATIVE U.S. Department of Labor* to focus on a research topic that OFFICES U.S. Federal Public Defender* day-to-day functions prevented us from addressing. The end result, Assemblyman Craig Coughlin+ establishing a framework for the Department to move forward, was extremely benefi cial and greatly appreciated.” 2015-2016 Fellow internship supervisor CLASSES AT WOOD LAWN

UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES Moral and Ethical Dilemmas in You and the 2016 Elections: CONTINUING EDUCATION And They’re Off! Galloping Emergency Preparedness, Dis- What to Watch, How to Watch, Shakespeare and Politics aster Response and Homeland and How to Participate Toward the 2016 Presidential Gerald Pomper Security Nomination Ruth B. Mandel (Osher Lifelong Learning Insti- John J. Farmer, Jr. (Byrne First-Year Seminar) David Redlawsk tute-Rutgers University) (Byrne First-Year Seminar) (Byrne First-Year Seminar) Youth Political Participation A Woman for President of the Political Campaigning Program United States? Michael DuHaime and Maggie Moran Elizabeth Matto with Randi Chmielewski (Internship Seminar) Ruth B. Mandel (Byrne First-Year Seminar) Practice of Politics GRADUATE CLASSES David Redlawsk Darien Civic Engagement Legislative Policymaking (Junior Undergraduate Associates Project Joseph Doria Seminar) Elizabeth Matto and Andrew Murphy Seminar in American Politics (Topics in Political Science) Processes of Politics Peter McDonough and Joseph Doria John Weingart Criminal Justice and Its Reform (Eagleton Fellows Seminar) (Senior Undergraduate Associates Milton Heumann Seminar) (Advanced Studies in Law III) Women and Politics Women and American Politics Susan J. Carroll Learning from Political Intern- (Graduate Proseminar) Professor David Redlawsk spoke Mary Nugent ships from Iowa to students in Institute di- (Douglass Public Leadership Educa- Thomas Wilson rector Ruth B. Mandel’s Byrne Semi- tion Network) (Undergraduate Associates Seminar) nar, “You and the 2016 Elections.”

EAGLETON.RUTGERS.EDU 5 EDUCATION PROGRAMS POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING COURSE Jon Bramnick

Presidential politics were front included Lieutenant Governor Kim and center during Eagleton’s fall Guadagno, former U.S. Senator 2015 Political Campaigning course. Jeffrey Chiesa, State Senator Rich- Co-instructors Mike DuHaime and ard Codey, Assembly Republican Maggie Moran presented students Leader Jon Bramnick, Assem-

“It has made me see ‘behind the curtain.’ I have always been interested in elections, but now, through this course, I see what happens behind the scenes.” 2015 Political Campaigning student

blyman Jason O’Donnell, Jersey campaigns to historic elections City Mayor Steven Fulop, pollster and exploring how current Adam Geller, Monmouth County dynamics affect participation, Democratic chairman Vin Gopal, representation, and democracy. strategists Steve DeMicco , Russ At the end of the course, students Schriefer and Mark Matzen, as created campaign plans laying out with an unﬁ ltered introduction to well as Chris Christie for President a path to victory for the presi- the presidential primary process campaign manager Ken McKay, dential primary candidate of their Ken McKay as well as to New Jersey politics. chief messaging ofﬁ cer Maria Co- choice in one early primary or This extremely popular course mella, and political director James caucus state. places a strong emphasis on learn- Garcia. ing about the practice of politics Throughout the course, co-in- from those who live it. Each week, structor Randi Chmielewski chal- national and state political leaders lenged the students to connect and campaign strategists met their classroom conversations, with the class in off-the-record real-world observations, and sessions designed to share their assigned readings. Students were front-line experiences. Highlights tasked with comparing modern

Co-instructors Maggie Moran and Michael DuHaime give their students an insider view of political campaigning. 2015-2016 EAGLETON ARESTY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECTS

STUDENT-FACULTY COLLABORATIONS aresty.rutgers.edu

SABAH ABBASI JEAN CAMILLE GABAT HARRY MORGAN KATELYN SERPE 2016 Undergraduate Associate EIP Aresty 2016 Undergraduate Associate EIP Aresty RUTH B. MANDEL DAVID GREENBERG ELIZABETH MATTO RUTH B. MANDEL Women and the 2016 Historiographic Research about John The Young Elected Leaders Project Gender in the 2016 Presidential Presidential Campaign F. Kennedy and the Press Election RUCHA PHADTARE MICHAEL DENIS LEAH HOOGERHYDE EIP Aresty PARTH SHINGALA 2016 Undergraduate Associate EIP Aresty RUTH B. MANDEL 2017 Undergraduate Associate ANDREW MURPHY DAVID GREENBERG Women and the 2016 Presidential JOHN WEINGART Pulpit to Politics: The Impact of Pais- Historiographic Research about John Campaign Gubernatorial Responses to Disasters leyism in Ulster Politics F. Kennedy and the Press PRISCILLA SAVAGE UBTENE ZAMANINIA AMY ENG JACK LANDRY 2017 Undergraduate Associate 2017 Undergraduate Associate 2017 Undergraduate Associate EIP Aresty RUTH B. MANDEL TOBY JONES ELIZABETH MATTO ANDREW MURPHY Gender in the 2016 Presidential America, Oil and the War in the The Young Elected Leaders Project William Penn’s Representation and Election Middle East Impact in American History and Culture 6 EAGLETON INSTITUTE OF POLITICS | 2015-2016 YOUTH POLITICAL PARTICIPATION PROGRAM

Politics matters to you and you matter to politics. This theme has run through all of YPPP’s efforts to encourage and support the political learning and engagement of young people this year: high school students preparing to participate in the electoral process for the fi rst time; college 2 students beginning to exercise their political rights; young adults seeking and holding public offi ce. Through our RU ReadyTM and State House Express programs, high school students consider the role politics plays in their lives and the many ways in which they can affect who serves in offi ce 1 3 and infl uence the actions taken by offi ceholders. Students put this knowledge into practice by role-playing exercises de- Mentorship by APSA — an 1. RU VotingTM student learning the skills of citizenship, signed for practicing cam- award for faculty members Damilola Onifade assist- touring the halls of power, and paign skills. Looking ahead, who demonstrate commit- ed students with voter witnessing democracy in action. we hope that RU Running? ment to and excellence in registration questions at will provide students the encouraging and develop- the Rutgers University With RU VotingTM and the Darien skills and encouragement ing scholarship among un- Involvement Fair in Civic Engagement Project, Rut- to run for offi ce, whether dergraduate students, and September. gers students experience how on the Rutgers campus or in mentoring undergraduate 2. High school students politics is conceived, studied, beyond. This initiative is an students in preparation for showed off their work at and practiced. Students held extension of YPPP’s ongo- graduate school or public the RU ReadyTM Young campus-wide voter registration ing research about young affairs related careers. Leaders Conference. and get-out-the-vote drives and elected leaders at all levels The spring semester at hosted primary debate watches. of government. 3. RU VotingTM student Rutgers came to a rousing The YPPP research project RU and undergraduate YPPP director Dr. Elizabeth fi nish with President Barack Talking to Me? required students associate Toni Gingerelli C. Matto plays a prominent Obama’s commencement to observe the primary cam- attended a conference role in producing scholarship address in which he remind- paigns, document the extent to at Harvard’s Institute in teaching and learning and ed students, “You’ve got to which issues related to young of Politics to discuss fostering students’ future be a citizen full-time, all the adults were discussed, and ex- strategies for engaging civic engagement. She edits time.” Citizenship is a full- amine the manner in which issues students in politics. were framed. the website Teaching Civic time job, and participation Engagement: From Student in politics matters, a mes- Political participation doesn’t end to Active Citizen, published sage that underlies all YPPP with voting. YPPP joined with by the American Political has done this year and the League of Women Voters Science Association (APSA), guides us into the future. of New Jersey's Young People's and is co-editor on the forth- RU Running? Network to pilot , a coming APSA text Teaching new training for politically inter- Civic Engagement across the ested college students. Student Disciplines in the Twen- participants wrote and delivered ty-First Century. Matto was 200 70% stump speeches, heard from awarded the Craig L. Brians young adults serving in offi ce in Award for Excellence in Un- high school students participated in RU felt “somewhat” or “very” confi dent TM New Jersey, and participated in dergraduate Research and READY in their ability to run for offi ce after participating in RU Running? RU RUNNING? “LAUREL” IN THE DAILY TARGUM : 4 “Dang, Eagleton! Back at it again with the debate watches hosted by RU avant-garde political programs! The Eagleton 70% VotingTM — a total of approximately Institute of Politics started a new pilot program 300 Rutgers students attending felt “somewhat” or “very” familiar called ‘RU Running?,’ which trains politically with New Jersey’s party system RESEARCH CENTERS AND PROGRAMS interested college students who aspire to run after participating in RU Running? for public offi ce. We laurel Eagleton for cre- ating this program and serving as a model for universities nationwide.” 400 students registered to vote in the TM 7 YPPP.RUTGERS.EDU November election by RU Voting CENTER ON STATE HOUSE EXPRESS THE AMERICAN

allowed GOVERNOR 2,952 The Center on the American Governor 66 (CAG) this year expanded its role as students to participate* a valued resource for information and grants perspectives about the ofﬁ ce of the governor and some of the men middle schools high schools *up 30% from 2014–15 and women who have held it in New Jersey and across the country. Writ- ten and video content is now more PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS CAME FROM: easily accessible to students, scholars, analysts, and the general public at the Center’s website, governors.rutgers. edu. Journalists from around the country contact the Center regarding governors and the presidential election, state gubernatorial races, the functions of governors, and a range of topics con- cerning state executive leadership. A highlight of this year was comple- 20 of 21 tion of Governors and State Finance, a project made possible in part by The counties Fund for New Jersey. With the state of New Jersey’s ﬁ nances certain to be front-and-center during the 2017 gubernatorial campaign, CAG conducted new interviews and reviewed hundreds of

RESEARCH CENTERS AND PROGRAMS hours of interviews and historical foot- age to identify and highlight discussions 34 of 40 of key fi scal moments and decisions. legislative Focusing on the mid-1960s through districts 2001 — a period when the annual New Jersey state budget grew from $590 million to $21.4 billion — the fi nal project includes approximately 100 short video clips (and transcripts) organized chronologically by administration and AVERAGE topic and accompanied by contextual 45 STUDENTS { GROUP SIZE } explanation. They show former New Jersey governors, state treasurers, chiefs of staff, legislators and other offi cials describing the background to GRANTS AWARDED key fi scal decisions and refl ecting on $20,700 { UP 28% FROM 2014–15 } their ramifi cations. Shedding light on the issue from multiple perspectives, the Governors and State Finance project represents a model for a new way CAG can contribute to and participate in conversations about state policy, past TEACHERS TOLD US… and present. The Center made important addi- “We were lucky … to win this award … The students who at- tions to its New Jersey wing this year, tended the trip were awed by walking the halls and sitting in increasing the resources and infor- the chambers occupied by the law-makers of New Jersey.” mation available in its archives on the four governors who served the state “Students in this community rarely have opportunities to in the last quarter of the 20th centu- travel for educational purposes … Seeing how our govern- ry—Brendan Byrne, Tom Kean, Jim ment works fi rst hand piques their interest and helps them Florio, and Christine Todd Whitman. further understand government, civics and democracy.” With the Byrne and Kean archives at or near completion, CAG focused on

8 EAGLETON INSTITUTE OF POLITICS | 2015-2016 the Florio and Whitman administrations, adding documents, information, EAGLETON SCIENCE AND POLITICS WORKSHOP and interviews with cabinet offi cials, staff members, legislators, and other community leaders key to each of The Eagleton Science and Politics those administrations. At a forum on Workshop (ESPW) pilot initia- the second two years of the Florio tive provided over 100 graduate administration, CAG convened offi - students, post-docs, and faculty an cials and top Republican legislators opportunity to explore how science of the era to discuss the challenges intersects with politics, policymak- and successes of working within a ing, and public discourse in order divided government in the context to increase understanding of the of a changing media environment. roles politics and government play Two additional forums focused on the in their disciplines and to broaden 1 environmental policies and initiatives their view of possible careers. of the Florio and Whitman administra- In December, Dr. Rush Holt, CEO tions. Video and transcripts for these of the American Association for roundtable discussions, as well as all the Advancement of Science interviews conducted by the Center, (AAAS) and a former New Jer- are available on the website. Video sey congressman, taught ESPW is also available for a public event at participants how they can advo- which journalist Matt Katz discussed cate for science. His remarks were his 2016 book, American Governor: followed by a training session led Chris Christie’s Bridge to Redemption by Joanne Padrón Carney, director (Threshold Editions, 2016). of government relations for AAAS. 2 The Center enhanced its resources Carney addressed the culture and analytical content by digitizing clash between science and politics, 1. Stuart Shapiro with ESPW and posting an archive of over 100 ar- explained the tremendous number participants ticles from the New Jersey Reporter, a of competing pressures that face highly respected magazine published members of Congress and their 2. William Hallman and Ronald Stotish speak at ESPW from 1977 until 2001. These articles are staffs, and outlined communication now available online for the fi rst time. strategies scientists should know. the group through an interactive policy exercise in She encouraged the group to craft CAG’s blog, launched in 2016, pro- which participants conducted a mock hearing before messages that are to-the-point vides a platform for analyzing the the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and jargon-free, meaningful to the world of governors – trends, current and Pensions regarding whether Congress should audience, and memorable. and historical events, the rise and fall rescind FDA approval of AquAdvantage Genetically of governors. In February, ESPW hosted “When Engineered Salmon or require mandatory labeling of Does Science Infl uence Policy?” genetically modifi ed salmon. ESPW participants were Professor Stuart Shapiro from Rut- advised during the exercise by guest experts Dr. Ron- gers’ Edward J. Bloustein School of ald L. Stotish, CEO, president and executive director Planning and Public Policy intro- of AquaBounty Technologies; Dr. William Hallman, duced participants to the challeng- professor and chair of the Rutgers Department of es of infl uencing regulatory policy. Human Ecology; Dr. Robert M. Goldberg, co-found- His remarks incorporated research er and vice president of the Center for Medicine in from his book, Analysis and Public the Public Interest; and Dr. Megan Anderson Brooks, Policy: Successes, Failures, and senior policy associate at Cavarocchi Ruscio Dennis Directions for Reform (Edward (CRD) Associates and a graduate of the Eagleton Elgar Publishing, 2016). As a com- Fellowship Program. 1 plement to his lecture, Shapiro led ESPW was supported in 2015-16 in part by: the Rut- 1. Gov. Christine Todd gers University iJOBS Program, which is funded by a Whitman chats with former Broadening Experiences in Scientifi c Training grant DEP Commissioner Bob from the NIH; the Offi ce for the Promotion of Women Shinn before a CAG forum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics (SciWom- on her administration’s en- en); the Offi ce of the Executive Dean at Rutgers vironmental programs and School of Environmental and Biological Sciences; policies. the Graduate School-New Brunswick; the Division of 2. Scott Weiner, former Life Sciences; the Departments of Neuroscience and commissioner and gov- Cell Biology and Pediatrics at Rutgers Robert Wood ernor’s counsel, listens as Johnson Medical School; the Brain Health Institute; Governor Jim Florio gives 2 and the Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities opening remarks at the CAG at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, forum on his environmental Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. and energy programs and policies. 3. Check it out! governors.rutgers.edu/blog/ 3 “The science workshop has changed my career path. Please continue these workshops!” Graduate student

GOVERNORS.RUTGERS.EDU 9 EAGLETON PROGRAM ON IMMIGRATION AND DEMOCRACY THE EAGLETON PROGRAM ON IMMIGRATION AND DEMOCRACY (EPID) BROUGHT THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO CONTINUE DISCUSSING HOW NEW AMERICANS ENGAGE IN POLITICS.

In November, visiting scholar Dr. alive and well, but hard work is no Christian Dyogi Phillips (2), a re- 1 Sayu Bhojwani (1), spoke about the longer enough to realize that dream. search fellow at The New American progression from immigration to She offered constructive steps for Leaders Project (NALP) and Ph.D. integration to inclusion, explaining advancing integration and inclusion, candidate in the Travers Department that all three phases must occur in encouraging individuals to share of Political Science at the Univer- order to advance the status of new their own immigrant stories, push sity of California-Berkeley. Phillips Americans. While the immigration back at exclusionary language, and discussed her work on NALP’s fi rst- debate addresses who remains in promote diverse leadership. of-its-kind national survey of sitting the U.S. and who doesn’t, inclusion state legislators to shed light on the In spring, EPID collaborated with means gaining the ability to feel unique obstacles that New Ameri- Assistant Professor Juhi Verma and fully a part of American society. Dr. cans face in winning legislative seats. Tami Lee of Rutgers School of Man- Bhojwani noted that there is “no wall She presented her survey fi ndings agement and Labor Relations to host too high to keep us from immigrat- and explored strategies to make the a seminar for undergraduates, States ing, but there is a ceiling that stops political system more accessible to of Inclusion: New American Journeys us from feeling fully American.” all. to Elected Offi ce. The session fea- According to Bhojwani, we want to tured a lecture by believe that the American dream is 2

CENTER FOR AMERICAN WOMEN AND POLITICS

The 45th anniversary year of the initiative has also convened confer- Center for American Women ence calls for the media, including and Politics was a landmark not one with women who sought the only for CAWP, but for women presidency in past years and wom- in American politics. For the en who worked on the campaigns fi rst time, women ran for the of women presidential candidates. presidential nominations of both Through extensive use of social major parties, and one emerged media, (for example, live-tweeting victorious-- the fi rst woman presidential debates), PGW helps nominated for President by a to keep discussion of gender at the major party. In a season of 24/7 forefront of election discourse. election coverage and conver- In its ongoing effort to make wom- sation, CAWP made distinctive en public leaders visible to chil- contributions, often in collabo- Former NJ Governor Christine Todd Whitman read Grace dren, CAWP's Teach a Girl to Lead ration with other organizations. for President to schoolchildren in Tewksbury, NJ. initiative sent free copies of the The Center’s valued non-partisan book Grace for President (Disney–Hyperion, 2008) to every congresswoman, woman state voice and status as a bridge legislator and woman governor. Seizing on the coinciding moments of Presidents Day, Wom- between the worlds of politics en’s History Month, and the presidential-year buzz, CAWP asked elected women to read the and academe made CAWP a book to students at a local school and then donate the book to the school library. Author sought-after source as wom- Kelly DiPucchio describes a girl who is stunned to discover that all US presidents have en’s political participation drew been men. She kicks off her own political career by running for class president, defeating a increasing national attention. popular boy in a surprising way. Across the country, local women leaders read the inspiring Presidential Gender Watch 2016 story to children who were given the opportunity to ask their own questions of a real elected is a nonpartisan partnership woman. The project was supported by the Hess Foundation with the encouragement of with the Barbara Lee Family Connie Hess Williams, herself a former state legislator. Foundation to track, analyze and Timely for the 2016 presidential election season, CAWP produced a “gallery” for the Google illuminate gender dynamics in Cultural Institute featuring women who have run for president. The online exhibit showcases election 2016. The project has images and artifacts from notable women whose pursuit of the presidency, while unsuccess- focused attention on the many ful, made history and laid the groundwork for a woman president yet to be. ways that gender is salient to the presidential race beyond the CAWP joined with Higher Heights Leadership Fund to produce Voices. Votes. Leadership. obvious fact of women candi- The Status of Black Women in American Politics 2015. Authored by CAWP scholar Kelly dates in both parties. PGW has Dittmar, the report provides a historical outline of black women’s struggle for political rep- marshaled experts – academics resentation, discusses the landscape of political leadership for black women, and assesses and activists – to provide smart the outlook for black women’s participation in the 2016 elections. commentary on candidates, A partnership with Gender Avenger and the Women’s Media Center has resulted in the campaigns, media coverage and project WhoTalks?, which highlights the representation of women as analysts and com- more, and has compiled polling mentators on cable news programs. A CAWP-based graduate student tracks three morning data and samples of news cover- and three evening programs on CNN, Fox News and MSNBC, preparing monthly tallies for 10 age to highlight where and how national distribution that praise the top performers and call out those who consistently fail to gender is a signifi cant factor. The include a signifi cant number of women’s voices. NEUBERGER CNN senior political LEGACY FUND reporter Nia-Malika Susie Wilson, who estab- Henderson (shown with lished her own Legacy CAWP director Debbie Fund at CAWP years ago, Walsh and Eagleton created a new fund to Institute director Ruth B. Mandel) gave the honor her mother, GOP 2016 Senator Wynona leader Katherine K. Neu- Lipman Lecture, speak- berger (pictured below). Ruth B. Mandel, Sasha Patterson, ing on the timely topic The fund will support Chrissy Buteas, Hazel Gluck, Debbie Walsh of Race, Gender and the stipends for Rutgers 2016 Election. undergraduates interested in women's political The 2016 Hazel Gluck Award, desig- leadership who pursue nated for an alumna of NEW Lead- summer internships in ership New Jersey who has used the Washington, DC. knowledge and experience gained from NEW Leadership™ to inspire others and make a difference, was presented to Chrissy Buteas, a 2003 graduate of the program. Buteas served on the South Plainfi eld Town Council and later ran for mayor there. Currently president of the New Jersey Women’s Political Caucus, she has been a mentor and role model to young women seeking to engage in politics in the Garden State. Additions to the CAWP staff included adminis- Ready to Run® NJ trative assistant Colleen NEW Leadership™ NJ Ready to Run® NJ took Martin and program co- place in March, with The 20th edition of NEW Leadership™ ordinator Nisa Sheikh. the Diversity Initiative (NEWL) NJ brought 34 students from components keynoted 27 colleges and universities to New by Michellene Davis Brunswick for six intensive days of of Barnabas Health learning, networking, and testing their and the main program leadership skills. The students heard keynoted by Cate heartfelt and empowering remarks Gormley of Lake Re- from keynoter Leecia Eve, Verizon’s search Partners. Young vice president for state government women just discovering affairs for NJ, NY and CT, who shared their leadership poten- lessons learned from her time as a can- tial joined experienced didate, political appointee and staffer. women getting ready They visited Trenton, where they were to seek offi ce; all drew encouraged in their leadership pursuits wisdom and energy by Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno from impressive and and State Senator Linda Greenstein; a informative speakers – panel on careers in government that and from one another. day featured two NEWL NJ alumnae. An action project focused on criminal justice saw the students playing roles as activists and US Senators, arguing the merits of sentencing reform.

Political strategist Eva Pusateri Campbell led a September Ready to Run® workshop on “Political Campaign Careers for Women: An Operative’s Guide to the Industry.”

CAWP.RUTGERS.EDU 2016 Eagleton Fellows and Undergraduate Associates with Institute director Ruth B. Mandel and associate director John Weingart

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1999 Eagleton Fellows in 2007 and 2008 Eagleton Maryland Undergraduate Associates 2016 EAGLETON CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST POLLING

The Eagleton Center for Public and social media strategies, Interest Polling (ECPIP) pro- helped with data analysis, or vides high-quality information researched best practices in the on public policy and political ever-changing world of survey issues in New Jersey within the research. ECPIP also employed context of the University’s edu- Rutgers graduate students as cational mission. It is the home data analysts, call center super- of the Rutgers-Eagleton Poll, visors, and mentors to under- the country’s oldest statewide graduate staff. academic poll, which has been keeping New Jersey and the nation informed on public opinion in the Garden State since 1971. The Center also carries out projects for government agencies, non-proﬁ t organizations, and academics to support and further its public polling mission. Over 200 students worked with ECPIP and the Rutgers-Eagleton Poll this year, with many stafﬁ ng ECPIP senior staff Ashley Koning, David Redlawsk, the on-campus call center, con- Debbie Borie-Holtz and Flavio Hickel. ducting thousands of telephone Rutgers students working in interviews. Other ECPIP interns ECPIP’s call center conduct all sur- worked on public relations veys for the Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.

Polling about the The Rutgers-Eagleton Poll celebrated its 2016 primaries, Gov- 200th poll in December 2015. The poll stands 550 ernor Chris Christie, 200 as the centerpiece of survey research at and all things related Eagleton’s Center for Public Interest Polling RESEARCH CENTERS AND PROGRAMS to New Jersey politics (ECPIP). Established in 1971 with funding produced more than from the Wallace-Eljabar Fund, the Rut- 550 media hits for the Rutgers-Eagleton gers-Eagleton Poll was the nation’s fi rst university-based state Poll during during the 2015-16 academic survey. The survey’s fi rst major fi nding in October 1971, released year. Results have been covered in print, under the name “New Jersey Poll,” was that, with elections for online, on social media, on the airwaves, the state Senate and General Assembly only two weeks off, 85 and on television by top journalists percent of New Jerseyans were unaware of those upcoming elec- and leading political fi gures. Coverage tions. This ignorance about state politics remains evident even included attention within New Jersey today. The poll has issued almost 900 press releases since its (The Star-Ledger, Politico New Jersey, inception. Topics have refl ected important events and issues in PolitickerNJ, Politifax, NJ.com, News 12 American history: Watergate and Vietnam in the 1970s; Iran-Con- New Jersey, NJTV, and NJ 101.5) and from tra, AIDS, and the introduction of home computers in the 1980s; national media (The New York Times, The the Gulf War, the expansion of the Internet, and President Clin- Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, The ton’s sex scandal in the 1990s; September 11th, the Iraq War and Washington Post, The Huffi ngton Post, Barack Obama’s presidency in the new millennium. About one in Bloomberg, CNN, CBS, NBC, and ABC), as every ten releases has discussed elections, whether local, state or 14 well as international press. national. Just about one in 20 releases has focused primarily on the issue that has concerned New Jerseyans for decades: taxes. PUBLIC INTEREST POLLING EAGLETON CENTER FOR Throughout a turbulent Ashley Koning became the interim director of year of presidential the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling 2016 debates, caucuses and 8 in summer 2016, the eighth person to head primaries, the Poll found ECPIP in its 45-year history. Koning is the New Jersey Democrats second woman in the center’s history to take and Republicans consist- over, following in the footsteps of past ECPIP directors ently favoring their parties’ eventual nominees, who are now among the preeminent experts in the Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. At the same fi eld. Koning, co-author of multiple book chapters and time, attitudes toward New Jersey Governor papers on public opinion, issue framing, and survey Chris Christie remained largely negative, with his research, was awarded the 2015 John Tarnai Memorial approval ratings far from the heights seen during Scholarship by the Association of Academic Survey his fi rst term and especially in 2012 immediately Research Organizations (AASRO), which recognizes an after Hurricane Sandy. outstanding early career survey research professional with great promise for pursuing a long-term career in the fi eld. She also received the 2016 AAPOR Burns ECPIP is unique even among aca- “Bud” Roper Fellow Award. demic survey centers in that its core 16 staff consists almost entirely of students. In addition to the more than A national YouGov survey last year found 200 students who worked in ECPIP’s New Jersey to be the most disliked state BY THE NUMBERS call center as telephone survey 82 in the nation, but New Jerseyans beg to interviewers and supervisors, 16 students per- differ: 82 percent of New Jerseyans from formed most of ECPIP’s day-to-day essential op- the Skylands to the tip of Cape May say erations this year. ECPIP’s burgeoning internship they take pride in living in the state, program reaches across departments and schools including 56 percent who say they have at Rutgers to recruit research assistants, data “a lot” of pride. Residents cite the state’s convenient analysts, social media and public relation special- location, beaches and shoreline, and overall quality of ists, data visualization and graphic representation life (about six in ten New Jerseyans say it is an excel- artists, polling archivists, and website designers. lent or good place to live) as reasons why they love In 2015-2016, 12 undergraduate students and four their state – but they also recognize its weaknesses. graduate students played integral roles in ana- While 58 percent believe New Jersey is a good or lyzing poll results and working on press releases, excellent place to raise a family and about 70 percent articles, reports, and numerous conference rate it good or excellent for education and recreation, presentations. Their experience helped several 63 percent say job prospects are fair or poor, 55 percent obtain prestigious internships with Google, The say the same about running a business, and 79 percent Daily Show with Trevor Noah, and public affairs rate it fair or poor when it comes to retirement. More- fi rm Kivvit, as well as with high-profi le state and over, about six in ten continue to rate New Jersey as off presidential campaigns. on the wrong track – the highest dissatisfaction seen since October 2009.

EAGLETONPOLL.RUTGERS.EDU 15 2015-2016 EVENTS

WRITING POLITICS American Governor: Chris Christie's Bridge to Redemption Author Matt Katz spoke about the experience of The Prize: Who's in Charge covering Governor Christie’s political career and of America's Schools? how that career has been shaped by unfolding In conversation with New York Times events, particularly the Bridgegate scandal. Having reporter Kate Zernike, author Dale observed Christie since 2011, fi rst as a correspond- Russakoff discussed her book (Hought- ent for the Philadelphia Inquirer and then on the on Miffl in Harcourt, 2015) about what Christie beat for WNYC and New Jersey Public Ra- happened to Newark’s public schools in dio, Katz brought to the book (Threshold Editions, the wake of the $100 million gift from 2016) and to the discussion a complex and nuanced Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg. view of an evolving politician. He highlighted Russakoff explained that a key prob- Christie’s impressive skills as a politician, along with lem was lack of community engage- the shifts in his style and stated policy views as the ment; she posits that reform was done governor evolved into a presidential candidate. to Newark, rather than with Newark. Among the intractable challenges she identifi es in the book are racism, poverty, and entrenched customs and culture. Russakoff highlighted confl icts between advocates for neighborhood public schools and charter schools and described some of the disparities in resources among the schools. She also talked about the low status accorded by many to teaching and teachers, one of the issues that motivated Zuckerberg. Russakoff would like educators to explore how all schools, not just charters, can succeed, so that the delivery system is not the chief determinant of the outcome.

Republic of Spin: An Inside History of the American Presidency David Greenberg, an Eagleton faculty associate and professor of history, journalism and media studies, delivered a lecture about his new book (W. W. Norton & Company, 2016). Greenberg gave students, faculty, and staff an overview of the book, which explores how the tools and techniques of spin have evolved from the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt through Barack Obama.

United: Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good Senator Cory Booker engaged in conversation with entrepre- neur and philanthropist Bobbi Brown about his book (Ballan- tine Books, 2016) and the themes it highlights. Responding to questions from Brown, a personal friend, Booker told stories to illustrate how his family background shaped his character and career, how his Newark neighbors educated him about life in the city, and why he ﬁ nds tolerance inadequate and believes in a “conspiracy of love.”

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Steele-ing the Scene: Election 2016

Former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele, now an analyst with MSNBC, spoke to students in Professor Flavio Hickel’s course on “American Party Politics” and friends of the Eagleton Institute, giving an overview of the current state of politics in general and the Republican party in particular. He sees the Tea Party movement and the popularity of Donald Trump on the right and the Occupy movement on the left as two sides of the same coin, reﬂ ecting Election 2016: The Media, anger, frustration and disappointment with The Messages, and The Madness mainstream politics. Steele believes that the 2016 election will not be about ideology, but Nicolle Wallace, former communications chief for Pres- about these emotions and the candidates ident George W. Bush, MSNBC analyst, and author of who best respond to them. three political novels, shared her reactions to the unfolding primary season. Speaking to Professor Melissa Aronczyk’s Media and Politics students and Eagleton friends, she noted the strengths and weaknesses of candidates on both sides of the aisle and the challenges for the media – particularly traditional media -- in producing accurate and appropriate coverage, especially in an era when anyone with a smart phone can be considered a journalist. She agreed with those who say the GOP has been seriously damaged, in part because it broke faith with its base, and may require years to salvage.

THE MORNING AFTER

November 2015: The Calm Before the Storms of 2016 and 2017 A large audience gathered both in the Eagleton drawing room and online to listen to the live and streamed post-election panel discussion, an anticipated, annual tradition at the Institute. Panelists included Rut- gers Political Science Professor Ross Baker; Republican fundraiser and attorney, Gail Gordon; Democratic political consultant and Fox News contributor, Julie Roginsky; and the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Washington correspondent, Jonathan Tamari.

June 2016: Is It Over Yet? Election 2016 While it seemed that New Jersey might make the difference in the presidential primary race, Hillary Clinton clinched the Democratic nomination two days earlier and Donald Trump was assumed to be the pre- sumptive Republican nominee. Panelist and NJ 101.5 statehouse bureau chief Michael Symons noted, “We almost had our moment!” Eagleton drew a full house for its post-election discussion. Joining Symons on the panel were Michael Hill of NJTV; Donald Sico, former executive director of the New Jersey State Assembly Republican ofﬁ ce; New Jersey Sen- ate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg; and Eagleton associate director John Weingart, moderator.

EAGLETON.RUTGERS.EDU 17 NAMED LECTURES

ARTHUR J. HOLLAND PROGRAM ON ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT: Workshop Session at the League of Municipalities The program at the League Convention this year featured Joe Riley just as he was stepping down after 40 years as Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina. The talk was special not only because Riley is widely heralded for stimulating and overseeing the city’s impressive revitalization while leading a scandal-free administration, but also because he and Arthur Holland had been good friends. Their tenures as Mayors of Charleston and Trenton had overlapped and the two men and their families had become close. Riley’s comments, which were summarized in a major article in the League’s magazine, NJ Municipalities, (February 2016), had added power and poignancy when he spoke of his city’s response to the mass shooting that had occurred ﬁ ve months earlier.

Make It Better: What Corruption Means and What We Can Do About It Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham University law professor and 2016 candidate for Congress who ran against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in the 2014 Democratic primary, spoke about what corruption has meant throughout American history and how it affects our politics and government. Her book, Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin’s Snuff Box to Citizens United (Harvard University Press, 2014), provided illustrative cases. The concept has changed over time, from the positivist view that what is against laws or norms constitutes corruption to the more recent view that corruption is the use of public power for private or selﬁ sh ends. Drawing inspi- ration from Langston Hughes’ poem “Let America Be America Again,” she discussed measures that might undo the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision and implement public ﬁ nancing of campaigns as one way to stem corruption and allow candidates to focus on the voters rather than on raising money for the next race.

ALAN ROSENTHAL FUND FOR THE STUDY OF STATE GOVERNMENT State Legislatures Today and the Legacy of Alan Rosenthal

The ﬁ rst program under the auspices of the Alan Rosenthal Fund for the Study of State Government and Politics featured Gary Mon- ALBERT W. LEWITT crief, University Distinguished Professor of SENATOR WYNONA ENDOWED LECTURE Political Science Emeritus at Boise State Uni- versity. Moncrief, a longtime friend and admirer LIPMAN CHAIR IN WOMEN’S From the Raritan to the Potomac: of Rosenthal, gave what he described as a brief POLITICAL LEADERSHIP Rutgers’ Voice in Washington political science lecture followed by a history lesson. The talk covered how state legislatures Race, Gender and the Rutgers vice president for federal rela- vary and why they matter, how they have 2016 Election tions Francine Newsome Pfeiffer joined in changed over the years (in part through the ef- conversation with Institute director Ruth B. forts of Alan Rosenthal), their status today, and CNN senior correspondent Nia Malika Mandel, touching on the current Washington strategies for strengthening them. Moncrief Henderson focused her remarks on political climate and its consequences. The also offered criteria for assessing the perfor- imagination (or the lack of it) around Lewitt Lecture puts a spotlight on Congress, mance of legislatures as institutions. He noted race and gender. Tying her remarks and Pfeiffer discussed what Rutgers, and that a few academic institutions are beginning to experiences Senator Lipman had higher education more generally, wants to follow Rosenthal’s and Eagleton’s lead in as the only black woman in the New from Congress and how she, her staff, and pursuing applied research on legislatures. Jersey legislature, she discussed who others from the Rutgers community amplify Americans are, in all our diversity, the University’s voice in the nation’s capital. and our beliefs and fears as we do or She mentioned changes that have affected do not discuss race and gender. She Rutgers in recent years, such as participation highlighted moments and themes in in the Big 10 and the associated Committee the presidential campaign, such as on Institutional Cooperation, as well as the discussions about “the gender card” incorporation of the medical school into the and behaviors (e.g. using a loud voice, University. She talked about the views of appearing rumpled) that have differ- New Jersey’s seasoned congressional dele- ent implications for men and women. gation with regard to higher education and explained how students and faculty can be helpful in lobbying on behalf of Rutgers.

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CLIFFORD P. CASE PROFESSORSHIP What Are Our Choices in a Complex, Changing World?

George Mitchell, former U.S. Senator from Maine and international negotiator, was the 2015 Clifford Case Professor, lecturing in New Brunswick and meeting with students and faculty there and in Newark. Contradicting the conventional wisdom that the world is more dangerous than ever, he observed in his lecture that fear of the future is an ancient phenomenon and suggested that in many ways, we are safer than ever before. Still, he cited and discussed substantial threats around the world from population growth and shifts. He explained how poverty and hopelessness can lead to a cycle of vio- lence and upheaval. Looking at the domestic picture, he insisted that the U.S. was a great nation long before it was a great economic and 1 military power. While the U.S. has unequalled opportunity to inﬂ uence events, Mitchell said that the nation should share its values, not necessar- ily exert control everywhere. He also highlighted threats to the nation’s political system from undue partisan inﬂ uence on redistricting and excessive, anonymous spending on campaigns by special interests. In response to a question, he named gerrymandered districts and the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision as the 2 two biggest problems facing our political system.

1. Mitchell talked with students and faculty at Rutgers-Newark. 2. Case family members (from left) Ann Holt, Christina Weaver, Sara Rude, and (right) John Holt with Chancel- lor Richard Edwards, Senator Mitchell, Rutgers Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Barbara Lee, and Institute Director Ruth B. Mandel.

EAGLETON.RUTGERS.EDU 19 The Eagleton Institute of John P. Hall, Jr. and Joan T. Hall Sharon and Peter Balsamo Politics thanks the following Higher Heights for America George E. Barna corporations, foundations, Kivvit Lucy Davis Baruch and Kamala Brush organizations and individuals Ira H. Lomench Jane T. Baumann for their generous contributions Ruth B. Mandel Benjamin R. Beede Gilda M. Morales Edward and Vivian Beenstock, Jr. to the Institute’s centers and Edith D. Neimark Cathy A. Bencivengo programs during the 2015-2016 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. Marci R. Berger ﬁ scal year: Francine Newsome Pfeiffer Adam G. Bierman Pre-K Our Way Nazrine N. Biggs LLC PSEG Services Corporation Michel M. Bitritto, Ph.D. $25,000 AND ABOVE Richard J. Hughes Foundation, Inc. Mr. Francis Blanco The Jon S. Corzine Foundation Candace L. Straight Jennifer F. Bognar Steven and Susan Darien The Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Andrew P. Bolson Foundation Gender Avenger Lillian C. and Edward J. 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Cashin (left) with a colleague at Pan Godchaux AT&T Annelise Catanzaro the FCC Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith, & Davis LLP Daniel Clifton B.J. Charnak Lori E. Grifa 2. Awardees Chelsie Riche (far The Estate of Kathleen E. Crotty Randy Cherry Elsie H. Hillman Foundation right) and Rhea Christmas Lyle B. Dennis James C. Cofer Tina Jen (center right) with Senator Fairview Insurance Agency Associates, Inc. Jennifer Coffey Kaufman Zita Group, LLC. Cory Booker John J. Farmer, Jr. John J. Cohen Nevin E. Kessler The Fund for New Jersey David H. Cole Laborer's International Union of North America Henry Alfred Coleman Susan Marie McCue Demy Wallach Fund of the Community Foundation of New Jersey RUTGERS-EAGLETON WASHINGTON National Foundation for Women Legislators, Inc. Dolores Corona INTERNSHIP AWARD PROGRAM New Jersey Education Association Jackie Cornell New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance John A. and Paula Sollami Covello Company Anthony J. 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Mott Foundation on behalf of Alan Rosenthal Fund for the Study of State Kahn Matthew Montekio Anne B. Zill Government and Politics Debra Amper Kahn Gene Mulroy Catharine R. Stimpson Rutgers-Eagleton Washington Internship Elizabeth Maher Muoio for Assembly Emily A. Kaller Irwin S. and Phyllis D. Stoolmacher Award W. Michael Murphy, Jr. Grace Kaminkowitz Sandra Sutphen Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award Christopher R. Musulin Lola F. Kamp Taft & Partners, LLC Loretta Weinberg Legacy Fund Michelle L. Nadow Ava Majlesi Kamvosoulis Nikki Y. Taussig Susan N. Wilson Legacy Fund 21 Christine A. Naegle The Community Foundation of Boulder, CO EAGLETON INSTITUTE OF POLITICS ALUMNI

During the Institute’s 60th anniversary year, the graduate fellowship program reached a milestone topping one thousand alumni who have come through the doors of Wood Lawn since it was the ﬁ rst program established at the Institute in 1957. The Eagle- ton Institute has also welcomed over nine hundred of Rutgers University’s best and brightest in the Eagleton Undergraduate Associates program since its beginning in 1974.

EAGLETON ALUMNI COMMITTEE 1 The Eagleton Alumni Committee was established in conjunction with the Institute’s 50th anniversary to encourage connections, unity, and a sense of belonging among Eagleton alumni; to support alumni in their professional and personal endeavors through networking opportunities and other activities; and to support the research, education, and public service efforts of the Eagleton Institute of Politics. For more information or to get involved, contact Sarah Kozak at [email protected]. The alumni committee also published the annual digital directory of all Fellows and Undergraduate Associates to help facilitate and encourage alumni networking across the country. THE COMMITTEE SPONSORED 2 AND HOSTED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALUMNI TO RECONNECT, INCLUDING: Alumni Career Panel

Election Day Quiz/Eagleton Alumni Cup 1. Alumni Gene Mulroy and Erika Levin catch up with Ruth Alumni Get Together B. Mandel (l.) and Chris Lenart Political ﬁ lm festival and discussion of (r.) at the Alumni Get Together Chisholm: Unbought and Unbossed 2. Alumni Rob Asaro-Angelo and Ian Liberty joined 2016 fel- Capitol networking lunch low Michael Grifﬁ th and Ruth B. Mandel at the State House Regional happy hours alumni networking lunch New Jersey winery tour 3. Eagleton Alumni Committee 3

ALUMNI PANEL: CAREERS IN POLITICS Returning by popular demand, Eagleton’s annual alumni panel provided current Rutgers students and Eagleton alumni an opportunity to hear ﬁ rsthand about careers in politics. Adjunct faculty member Tom Wilson moderated a panel including David Cole (’07 Undergraduate Associate) technologist and software engineer for 18F; John Maggiore (’92 Fellow), director of Policy for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo; William Palatucci (’80 Undergraduate Associate), special counsel at Gibbons P.C. and general counsel to Chris Christie for President, Inc. Panelists shared stories of their pathways from Eagleton to their current positions and offered During the alumni career panel, Eagleton alumni and advice to students. All stressed the value of internships, working Pennsylvania House of Representatives members on campaigns, networking, and their Eagleton experience. Frank Farry (’88 Fellow) and Kristin Phillips-Hill (’88 Undergraduate Associate/’89 Fellow) appeared by 22 video to offer a legislative citation acknowledging the Institute’s 60th anniversary. 2016-2017 EAGLETON VISITING ASSOCIATES ALUMNI, FACULTY, STAFF AND VISITING ASSOCIATES

Richard H. Bagger Douglas Forrester Herbert C. Klein Robert L. Smartt Nancy H. Becker Caren S. Franzini Anastasia Mann Candace L. Straight Roger A. Bodman Gail B. Gordon Maggie Moran Richard T. Thigpen B. Thomas Byrne, Jr. John P. Hall, Jr. Michael Murphy Michele Tuck-Ponder Caroline Casagrande Joyce Wilson Harley Thomas M. O'Neill Jennifer Velez Henry A. Coleman Harold L. Hodes Ingrid W. Reed William Waldman Loredana Cromarty Heather Howard Richard W. Roper Melanie L. Willoughby Josep V. Doria, Jr. Jane M. Kenny Ginger Gold Schnitzer Thomas R. Wilson Michael DuHaime Karen J. Kessler Andrew P. Sidamon- Dale J. Florio Greta Kiernan Eristoff

Visiting Associate Ginger Gold Schnitzer chatted with Fellow Adam Pirtle at the fall networking event

EAGLETON INSTITUTE OF POLITICS FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENT RESEARCHERS/STAFF

RUTH B. MANDEL, PH.D. Richard Lau, Ph.D. Professor of Thomas R. Wilson, Adjunct Faculty Director, Eagleton Institute of Political Science; Faculty Associate Shari Yeager, Business Manager Politics; Board of Governors Audra Lubiak, Research Project William Valocchi, Field Director, ECPIP (until March 2016) Coordinator, CAWP Professor of Politics; Senior Scholar, Yolanda Zraly, Accounting Specialist CAWP Colleen Martin, Administrative Cliff Zukin, Ph.D. Professor of Public Policy (Emeritus); Assistant and Database Manager JOHN WEINGART Senior Advisor, ECPIP Elizabeth C. Matto, Ph.D. Assistant Associate Director, Eagleton Research Professor; Director, YPPP Institute of Politics; Director, CAG 2015-2016 GRADUATE STUDENT Peter J. McDonough, Jr., Vice RESEARCHERS/STAFF FACULTY AND STAFF President of External Affairs, Rutgers Christian Alvarez (Political Science) University; Adjunct Faculty Nancy H. Becker, Program Flavio Hickel (Political Science) Gloria Minor, Secretarial Assistant Development Associate, CAG Brianna Keys (Public Policy) Gary Moncrief, Ph.D. Consulting Sayu Bhojwani, Ph.D. Visiting Silver Laur (Social Studies Education) Scholar, EPID Scholar, State Government and Politics Joseph Rua (Ecology and Evolution) Jennifer Bognar, Senior Kathleen Rodgers (Political Science) Development Specialist Gilda Morales, Project Manager, Information Services, CAWP Allison Strobel (Social Work) Debra Borie-Holtz, Ph.D. Special Projects Manager, ECPIP Maggie M. Moran, Adjunct Faculty Catherine Wineinger (Political Science) Andrew Murphy, Ph.D., Professor of Susan J. Carroll, Ph.D. Professor of 2015-2016 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Political Science, Faculty Associate Political Science; Senior Scholar, RESEARCHERS/STAFF CAWP Susan Nemeth, Director of Sabah Abbasi Amy Eng Harry Morgan Randi Chmielewski, Manager of Development, CAWP Herrana Addisu Carly Frank Kimberly Murphy Outreach and Special Projects Deanna-Marie C. Norcross, Program Adedayo Adetunji Jean Camille Brian Olivares Benjamin Clapp, Multimedia and Coordinator, CAWP (until November Olivia Ajiake Gabat Princess Olowu Building Services Assistant 2015) Aferba Ashong Anaelle Gamanho Damilola Onifade Sasha Patterson, Ph.D. Program Danielle Cohen, Events Coordinator Zachary Goldfarb Manager, New Leadership, CAWP Monica Beshay Abigail Orr Kelly Dittmar, Ph.D. Assistant Sky Bolkin Nicholas Hansen Rucha Phadtare Professor of Political Science, Linda Phillips, Unit Computing Connie Capone Gustavo Familia Tiyana Prince Rutgers-Camden; Scholar, CAWP Specialist Herrera Robert Cartmell Egypt Pringley Joseph V. Doria, Jr., Ed.D. Adjunct Gerald M. Pomper, Ph.D. Board of Faisal Hossain Berley Cherisier Pamela Ramos Faculty Governors Professor of Political Liz Kantor Science (Emeritus) Ashley Choy Gina Rhim Michael DuHaime, Adjunct Faculty Sophie Kletzien David P. Redlawsk, Ph.D. Professor of Alea Couch Andreia Ruela Yasmeen Fahmy, Administrative Jasmine Lee Political Science; Director, ECPIP (until Evan Covello Sophia Samuel Assistant and Database Manager Lauren McGeown July 2016) Courtney Crosby Priscilla Savage (until September 2015) GraceAnn Mc- Kira Sanbonmatsu, Ph.D. Professor Alyxandra Cucinotta Cecilia Schiavo John J. Farmer, Jr. University Millan of Political Science; Senior Scholar, Quazanae Dasher Katelyn Serpe Professor; Faculty Associate Hannah McVeigh CAWP Natalie DeAngelo Colin Sheehan David Greenberg, Ph.D. Associate Aalok Mehta Kristoffer Shields, Ph.D. Historian and Luz Maria Diaz Gabriel Soto Professor of History, Journalism and Rosslin Mensah- Program Manager, CAG Rachel Disciullo Sonni Waknin Media Studies; Faculty Associate Boateng Nisa Sheikh, Program Coordinator, Chisa Egbelu Nazish Zara Flavio Hickel, Call Center Manager, Rida Mohammed CAWP ECPIP (until August 2016) Chelsea Hill, Research Assistant Jean Sinzdak, Associate Director, CAG – Center on the American Governor CAWP Kathy Kleeman, Senior CAWP – Center for American Women and Politics Robert L. Smartt, Advisor, CAG Communications Ofﬁ cer ECPIP – Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling Michael Soga, Coordinator of Facilities Ashley Koning, Interim Director, EIP – Eagleton Institute of Politics ECPIP and Events EPID – Eagleton Program on Immigration and Democracy Sarah Kozak, Senior Administrative Debbie Walsh, Director, CAWP 23 YPPP – Youth Political Participation Program Assistant FACULTY AND STAFF AWARDS ALUMNI, FACULTY, STAFF AND VISITING ASSOCIATES

Eagleton’s Faculty/Staff Ashley Andrew R. Murphy, an Eagleton Spotlight videos, produced by Koning, faculty associate and associate Benjamin Clapp, multimedia now interim professor of political science, and building services assistant, director of was among the winners of 2016 in collaboration with Randi Eagleton's SAS Awards for Distinguished Chmielewski, manager of Center for Contributions to Undergrad- outreach and special projects, Public Inter- uate Education presented by were selected for a 22nd An- est Polling, Rutgers University’s School of nual Communicator Award of was award- Arts and Sciences (SAS). The Distinction in the online video ed the awards honor teachers – from category. The Communicator John Tarnai faculty members to graduate Awards are presented by The Memorial students – for their accomplish- Academy of Interactive and Scholarship by the Association ments both within and beyond Visual Arts for public commu- of Academic Survey Research the classroom. Since joining the nication formats of all kinds, Organizations (AASRO) and the Rutgers faculty in 2008, Andy including print, online, websites, American Association for Public Murphy has taught a variety of videos, and more. Opinion Research's (AAPOR) courses in political theory, led 2016 Burns "Bud" Roper Fellow the Whitman Center, served as Award. The Tarnai award pro- the book review editor of the vides a scholarship in memory journal Politics and Religion, Cathy Wineinger, a graduate of John Tarnai, former AASRO been elected to the university research assistant at the Center president, and recognizes an senate, and served on various for American Women and outstanding early career survey SAS and university committees. Politics, was the 2016 recipient research professional with Most recently, he has been of the Betty Nesvold Award for great promise for pursuing a named director of the Lloyd C. the best paper on women and long-term career in survey re- Gardner Fellowship Program in politics presented at the 2015 search. The Burns "Bud" Roper Leadership and Social Policy. Annual Meeting of the Western Fellow Award is named for the Political Science Association. late Burns "Bud" Roper, who Her award-winning paper was provided a substantial bequest titled "How Can a Black Woman in his will to endow the Roper Be a Republican? An Intersec- Award fund. Roper Fellows tional Examination of Identity are individuals whose primary Politics in the Mia Love Cam- work responsibilities are related paign." to survey research or public opinion and who have recently started their careers. Koning is a Ph.D. candidate in political science at Rutgers.

Elizabeth Matto, assistant research professor and director of Eagleton’s Youth Political Participation Program, was awarded the Craig L. Brians Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research and Mentorship by the American Political Science Association (APSA). The award recognizes faculty members who demonstrate commitment to and excellence in encouraging and developing scholarship among undergraduate students, and in mentoring undergraduate students in preparation for graduate school or public affairs-related careers. Shown in the photo: Sherri Wallace, president, Political Science Education Section, APSA; Dr. Matto; Jeffrey A. Fine, another award recipient; and Victor Asal, award committee chair and APSA editor in chief, Journal of Political Science Education.

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University Professor John Farmer, Jr., an Eagleton Faculty Associate, addressed the Eagleton Fellows Nicolle Wallace at their year-end closing program. His provocative remarks, later reprinted in The Star Ledger, included this comment on compromise: The Framers’ solution to the emergence of factions, which they viewed as inevitable, “sown into the nature of man,” was to structure the American form of government in such a way that factions would be forced by the structure of government itself to compromise. If history has revealed any ﬂ aw in this design, it is our tendency to believe that the system is self-sus- Senator Cory Booker taining, a “machine that would go of itself,” in historian Michael Kam- men’s terms. But the survival of our form of government is not written in the stars, or even in the Consti- tution. It is written, or not written, in our culture, in a shared understanding and embrace of what it means to be Amer- ican. But it is precisely this wisdom of the Framers -- that because republics are fragile, compromise is essential to our culture – that has disappeared from our culture and politics. This, then, is the challenge you face as young people interested in politics: to reject the post-Cold War culture and politics that have mistaken compromise for weakness. For you see, Florence Eagleton’s message has never been more urgent, or more timely: her mission has now become yours, to “cultivate civic responsibility” and, in doing so, to recover for our culture and politics a lost sense of human decency. EAGLETON INSTITUTE OF POLITICS ONLINE

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