| February Wed, 2019
Chris Christie Talks Politics at Rutgers
“On a night focused on national politics, former governor Chris Christie took time to talk about what he considers his most important legacy in New Jersey: the expansion of Rutgers University through the 2013 integration with most of the former University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.”
| February Wed, 2019
Christie touts wife as possible congressional candidate
“Former Gov. Chris Christie is touting his wife as a potential challenger to Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) in New Jersey’s 11th district next year. Christie launched the trial balloon at a book signing Tuesday night at The Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University.”
| February Tue, 2019
Why Democrats tapped rising star Stacey Abrams for their State of the Union response
“‘Having a new generation of leadership (with) racial and gender diversity is important in the image that they put out there,’ said Kelly Dittmar, a scholar at Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. ‘(But) I don’t think that this is all symbolic — I think that they actually do believe that these voices are important in the party, and so they want to demonstrate that.’”
| February Mon, 2019
A First: Women Take The Majority In Nevada Legislature And Colorado House
"’Women hold fewer than 30 percent of state legislative seats across the country, fewer than 25 percent of congressional seats, so getting to 50 percent in any one place is something significant,’ says Kelly Dittmar, a scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. “