We’re just days away from the 2025 Senator Wynona Lipman Chair, featuring U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester, the first woman and first Black person to represent Delaware in the U.S. Senate. Register today to join us on Tuesday, April 22 at 7:00pm.

This event isn’t just about celebrating a history-making leader — it’s about empowering you. This discussion will provide valuable insights on how to use your voice to create change, and you also may have the opportunity to submit questions. Don’t miss your chance to engage directly with Senator Blunt Rochester.

This summer, volunteer as a RU Voting Ambassador. Ambassadors will support voter registration and mobilization of incoming first year and transfer students during the New Student Orientation Resource Fairs.

Open to all Rutgers undergraduate students. Must be available to attend at least 4 in-person events between June 25 - August 8 on Busch Campus.

Governor Phil Murphy’s Clemency Initiative was launched in 2024 to expedite pardons and commutations for criminal offenders. Elie Honig, Senior Legal Analyst at CNN and Eagleton Faculty Associate, and Dr. Christine Cahill, Political Science Undergraduate Program Director, were inspired to connect Rutgers students with the state’s clemency efforts through an internship opportunity. The New Jersey Clemency Internship gives 14 students experience in learning their way around real criminal files and summarizing clemency petitions into two- to three-page memos.

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Last Friday, the RU Ready team hosted a second Young Leaders Conference for Union High School students. The full-day conference on the Rutgers–New Brunswick campus brought together RU Ready Interns, Darien Civic Engagement Project students, and Union High School students and administrators as they addressed the fictional scenario of banning cell phones in schools. Students developed campaigns to defend allowing or banning cell phones in schools and then shared their campaigns with each other.

Thank you to the New Jersey State Bar Foundation and the Rutgers Democracy Lab for their continued support of the RU Ready program.

This week, Emmy award-winning CNN producer/writer and Eagleton alum Sahar Akbarzai (‘18 UA) joined Professor Saladin Ambar's Practice of Politics class. She shared her experience and wisdom on the power of journalism today with the junior Undergraduate Associate cohort.

Join us for a panel discussion with the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), including Rutgers alumna and NCRI's Chief Science Officer, Dr. Joel Finkelstein, and a current Network Contagion Lab (NCL) intern. NCL participants will showcase the Lab’s work on the Rutgers Cyber-Civics Initiative, demonstrating the real-world influence of student-led research and offering their varying experiences in this exciting and diverse field. Advanced registration is required.

Open to all current Rutgers undergraduate and graduate students. Light snacks and drinks will be provided. 

Next up in our three-part webinar series is "Where Are We Now: Opinions, Outrage and Algorithms." Don't miss this timely discussion with Eagleton alumni Gina Marcello and Claude Taylor.

This series is designed to provide Rutgers-Eagleton alums with an understanding of disinformation and misinformation, blending academic research, real-world examples, and possible solutions to equip attendees with knowledge and tools to effectively counter misinformation.

Open to Rutgers and Eagleton Alumni.

This event is sponsored by the Eagleton Alumni Committee, the School of Communication and Information in partnership with the Journalism and Media Studies Department and the Rutgers University Alumni Association.

The 19th | The fight for new parents in Congress to vote remotely is over — for now

Jean Sinzdak, associate director of Rutgers University’s Center for American Women and Politics, said some of the opposition stems from a mentality that members of Congress should be held to a different career standard.

“This idea that elected officials, if you’re elected to serve, you must be willing to do anything at any time, all the time you’re serving the public. There’s no room for that kind of balance or thoughtfulness — they’re still human beings,” Sinzdak said.

Virginia Mercury | Her time has come: Virginia will, after four centuries, have a woman governor

It’s about time. Fifty-four women have served as governors in 32 states and two U.S. territories beginning with Wyoming’s Nellie Tayloe Ross in 1925, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. That includes 13 now serving as governors.

WNYC | This Week in Politics: Primary voting just two months away in the New Jersey governor's race

We are just two months away from the primary in the New Jersey governor's race. Early voting starts on June 3, and old-fashioned primary day voting is June 10. 

Kristoffer Shields, head of Rutgers' Eagleton Center on the American Governor joins Weekend Edition host David Furst for an update. 

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