Over 200 Rutgers University undergraduate and graduate students attended the Center for Youth Political Participation's Popcorn and Politics: Presidential Debate Watch Party. Attendees participated in a pre-debate and commercial break survey to gauge their hopes for the conversation between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Following the televised debate, fifty students participated in a structured debrief led by the Institute's Director of Education and Strategic Initiatives, Ginger Gold Schnitzer. 

Tuesday, September 24 | 7:00PM to 8:00PM EST | Zoom

Join a panel of expert pollsters for a comprehensive analysis of national polling trends in the lead up to the November 2024 election. This webinar will provide invaluable insights into a range of national and state-level polling data and how experts interpret pre-election polls. The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Ashley Koning, Director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling. Panelists include:

• Joe Lenski, Co-founder and Executive Vice President, Edison Research
• Natalie Jackson, PhD, Vice President, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research
• Dr. Don Levy, Director, Siena College Research Institute
• Dr. Mark Hugo Lopez, Director of Race and Ethnicity Research, Pew Research Center

Register today.

Wednesday, September 25 |10:00AM to 12:00PM | Room 411ABC, College Avenue Student Center

Join Eagleton Director Dr. Elizabeth C. Matto and Dr. Katherine McCabe, Department of Political Science, for a teaching workshop for Rutgers University instructors and faculty. Encouraging Dialogue and Exploring Different Perspectives in Classrooms of all Disciplines will explore the benefits and challenges that both students and instructors face when incorporating vibrant discussion into the classroom, learn and practice various evidence-based pedagogical approaches, and envision how they might implement strategies for talking across difference into their own courses with confidence.

Open to all Rutgers instructors (faculty, part-time lecturers, graduate teaching assistants) but advance registration is required.

Monday, September 30 |6:30PM |Rutgers University Academic Building East Wing Room 4225, 15 Seminary Place, New Brunswick, NJ, 07023

Reserve your seat. George Street Playhouse and the Eagleton Institute of Politics have teamed up to host a thought-provoking conversation featuring What the Constitution Means to Me playwright Heidi Schreck and Dr. Elizabeth C. Matto, Director of the Eagleton Institute. Moderated by the show's director, Laiona Michelle, this one night only event will dive into the pressing issues raised by the play—how the U.S. Constitution affects our daily lives, especially for women and marginalized communities, and why it remains a critical document in shaping our democracy.

This is a must-attend event for anyone passionate about civic engagement, theater, and the future of our democracy. Register for the event here.

Dr. Elizabeth C. Matto is offering to sign copies of her new book, To Keep the Republic: Thinking, Talking, and Acting Like a Democratic Citizen, prior to the event. Purchase a copy today using promo code"RUP30" at checkout for 30% off and free shipping.

The Eagleton Institute welcomed the 2025 cohort of the Eagleton Graduate Fellowship. The twenty-seven-member cohort represents all Rutgers University campus locations and a broad range of studies, including social work, psychology, public and nonprofit administration, sports business, and public informatics, to name a few. They began their one-year program last week with an engaging Welcome Session led by Director of Education and Strategic Initiatives Ginger Gold Schnitzer.

Meet the current Eagleton Graduate Fellows Class of 2025.

Welcome to the class of 2025 Eagleton Undergraduate Associates. The cohort started the year building professional skills in the Internship Seminar course led by Francine Newsome Pfeiffer, Senior Vice President for Government Relations and Gene Lepore, Vice President of State Government Relations and Policy and Eagleton alumnus. Exemplifying the civic education mission of the Eagleton Institute, this cohort of 23 students represents diverse fields of study from Rutgers–Camden, Rutgers–Newark, and Rutgers–New Brunswick. 

Meet the current Eagleton Undergraduate Associates Class of 2025.

Men are far outpacing women in the total amount contributed in 2024 congressional races, according to a new analysis from The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. The latest insights from CAWP’s Women, Money, & Politics Watch 2024 project come from a nationwide analysis of donors to congressional races on the Donor Gaps: Demographics Analysis page of Women, Money, & Politics Watch 2024.

Read CAWP's full press release.

New Jersey Globe | Opinion: Never Forget

"Literally from the day of September 11, 2001 to today, that has been our rallying cry, our steadfast determination.  And for anyone who was of a certain age that day, we will never forget where we were, and what we were doing, when nineteen hijackers attempted to cripple our economy and decapitate our government, killing nearly 3,000 people that day – and thousands more later — in the process."-John J. Farmer, Jr. , Director of Miller Center on Policing and Community Resilience

The New York Times | Is Donald Trump Too Emotional For This?

“She was asserting a level of power and control that are often seen as traits desired in executive leaders, in presidents, but also questioned in women...She was very calm, and rational, in contrast to tropes that women would be somehow too emotional or less stable than male leaders.”- Dr. Kelly Dittmar, Director of Research at CAWP

The Associated Press | 2 Black women could make Senate history on Election Day

“I have to pause and think, How is that possible? It’s not that white male attorneys' perspective shouldn’t be at the table, but they shouldn’t be the only thing at the table.”-Debbie Walsh, Director of CAWP

NJ Spotlight News | 7th District Race Heats Up as Altman Launches Attack Ad

“Just as much as Harris enthusiasm is going to help Altman, that distaste for Trump — or any disdain toward Trump — is certainly going to hurt Kean down ballot as well...And especially when we’re talking about a numbers game. This is all about turnout.”-Dr. Ashley Koning, Director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling

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