Tag: Eagleton Institute of Politics

Graduate Student Earns Prestigious Eagleton Institute Fellowship

Graduate Student Earns Prestigious Eagleton Institute Fellowship

By Tom McLaughlin Looking back now, says David Spector, his family actually didn’t have much interest in politics. But they did believe in connecting with their community through their constant volunteering efforts. “It was those personal experiences that got me thinking, ‘How can I make a career out of serving others?’” recalls Spector, a 2010 […]

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Ph.D. Student Serving as 2015 Eagleton Alumni Fellow

Ph.D. Student Serving as 2015 Eagleton Alumni Fellow

Chris Wheeler, a Ph.D. student in public affairs at Rutgers University–Camden, is gaining an invaluable, experiential education as a 2015 Eagleton Alumni Fellow.

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Rutgers Researcher Examines Political Campaigns

Rutgers Researcher Examines Political Campaigns

Kelly Dittmar, an assistant professor of political science at Rutgers University–Camden and a scholar for the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, examines political campaigns as gendered institutions.

Posted in: Research Highlights

Rutgers In The News

WPHL-TV (PHL17): Tuesday, Oct. 27
“PHL 17 YOUR VOICE YOUR VOTE: THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING AND NAVIGATING THE VOTING PROCESS” Kelly Dittmar (associate professor, FASC-political science) appears in this television news segment.
WWL.com AM870, FM105.3: Tuesday, Oct. 27
“FAMILY BUILDS TRICK-OR-TREAT CATAPULT FOR HALLOWEEN” A story about a York County, Pa. family with a creative approach to distributing Halloween candy includes quotes from Cindy Dell Clark (professor, FASC-anthropology).
Press of Atlantic City: Friday, Oct. 23
“A MAJORITY OF SOUTH JERSEY POLICE ARE USING BODY-WORN CAMERAS, BUT EXPERTS ARE MIXED ON THEIR EFFECTIVENESS” J.C. Lore III (distinguished clinical professor, RLAW) discusses benefits of body-worn cameras and barriers to implementing them in South Jersey police departments.
WCAU-TV (NBC10): Tuesday, Oct. 20
“DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SUES GOOGLE” Michael Carrier (distinguished professor, RLAW) is interviewed in this television news report.
WPHL-TV (PHL17): Monday, Oct. 19
“OCTOBER IS NATIONAL BULLYING PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH” Nancy Pontes (assistant professor, SNC) is interviewed during this television news segment.
WKXW-FM (NJ101.5): Sunday, Oct. 18
“MAIL-IN VOTER FRAUD ‘EXCEEDINGLY RARE,’ SAYS RUTGERS EXPERT” Lorraine Minnite (associate professor, FASC-public policy) discusses her research on voter fraud in this report.