Don't miss The Morning After, a post-primary election analysis with a panel of political experts. The discussion will be moderated by the Director of the Eagleton Center on the American Governor, Kristoffer Shields.

This program is provided in partnership with RevolutionNJ.

Residents support preserving original intent of Affordable Housing Trust Fund as well as statewide rent control and luxury home surcharge to bolster affordability

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (May 20, 2025) – Half or more of New Jerseyans say their housing costs aren’t affordable (33% “not very,” 18% “not at all”) and that it is only getting more difficult to pay them (56%), according to a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll conducted last month in collaboration with the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (May 27, 2025) – The Rutgers Miller Center on Policing and Community Resilience is pleased to announce that Abraham Foxman, national director emeritus of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), has joined its esteemed Independent Advisory Committee. Mr. Foxman, a renowned advocate for justice, equality, and the fight against anti-Semitism, brings his lifelong dedication to public service, advocacy, and community resilience to the Miller Center’s important work in fostering safer, more inclusive communities.

Meet Dr. Sadie Novak, Ph.D. She is currently serving her Eagleton Science and Politics Fellowship placement with the New Jersey Senate Majority Office as part of the Legislative Track. Applying her background in Chemistry, she is assisting the Senate Environment and Energy Committee, providing policy research and analysis of environment and energy-related legislation, ranging many topics, such as plastic and waste reduction, grid modernization, climate financing, and PFAS standards.

Dr. Novak will complete her fellowship with the NJ Senate Majority Office in July 2025.

Class of 2025 Eagleton Graduate Fellow and class representative Kevin Stawicki received his J.D. from Rutgers Law School-Newark, an M.S. in journalism from Columbia University, and a B.A. in political science from the University of Pennsylvania. A Robbinsville native and former CBS affiliate journalist, Kevin interned with the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Department of State in Honduras, and the Office of the Governor. After the bar exam, Kevin will join Genova Burns LLC as an associate. In his speech at the GF graduation, he encouraged his peers to be the present change they wish to see. 

"Thank you, Eagleton Class of 2025. ...You are not interested in public service to enrich yourself, but you truly want to make the world better for more people. That’s what makes you great. You will become – and already are – leaders of our communities, state, and nation."

Join us for the final installment in our three-part webinar series, "Our Media & Our Civic Life." In this segment, "Where Are We Going: AI, Biotechnology, LLMs and Privacy," we will explore what the future of disinformation looks like with Eagleton alumni Gina Marcello and Claude Taylor.

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.

Courier Post | NJ governor election is still anyone's game on the Democratic side. Here's why.

“What I do think we see is it’s certainly a close race on the Democratic side,” said Ashley Koning, director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling, in an interview. “And it could potentially be anybody’s game right now. I mean, they really are in striking distance of one another. So, I think any candidate on the Democratic side could create a favorable story for themselves out of the numbers. And it simply means, it’s just too close right now.”

The Washington Post | Ex-Atlanta mayor runs for Georgia governor, framing bid as a check on Trump

While the nation in recent years has steadily elected more Black women as mayors, other executive positions for which mayorships have traditionally been stepping stones have remained out of reach, according to data from the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. No Black woman has been elected governor or president. In 2024, for the first time, two Black women were elected to the Senate.

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