| December Wed, 2023
Elizabeth Matto named as new Eagleton Institute Director
Elizabeth Matto has been named as the new director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, the university announced today. She assumed the role on September 1, succeeding John Farmer Jr., who stepped down earlier this year after four years leading the political science institute.
| December Wed, 2023
Advocates say political will is missing in push for police reforms
“Because our elected officials are essentially beholden to the image of being tough on crime, and therefore supporting the police almost irrespective of what actions are committed by various law enforcement officers … we’re in this kind of impasse and it’s been that way for many decades,” said Saladin Ambar, professor of political science at Rutgers University and senior scholar at the Rutgers Eagleton Center on the American Governor.
| December Wed, 2023
State of Affairs Examines Violence Towards Women in Politics and Proper Representation
Debbie Walsh, Director of the Center for American Women and Politics at the Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University, sits down for a conversation with Steve Adubato about violence towards women in politics, female representation in office, and why it matters in New Jersey.
| December Wed, 2023
‘Dancing with the Stars’; Dad Jabs House Race Rival on Biden Vote
According to the Center for American Women and Politics, Edwards or Maloy as the Republican nominee would set up Utah’s first House race since 1994 with women as both major-party nominees.