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Keck Explains New York State’s Proposition One in WAER Article
Proposition One “would add sex and gender to the non-discrimination provisions of New York's constitution” and would expand protections beyond a person’s biological sex, “to include orientation, gender identity and gender expression,” says Thomas Keck, Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics.
See related: Human Rights, New York State, State & Local, U.S. Elections
How Are Young Voters Feeling About the Election? Jackson Discusses on Bloomberg TV
“Young people are actually excited about this election. They're excited to vote, but they are very confused. They don't know exactly what to do because they feel so strongly about particular issues...so although they are excited, they're not sure what that means for them in the future,” says Jenn Jackson, assistant professor of political science.
See related: Federal, U.S. Elections, United States
Reeher Speaks With AP News, City & State and Spectrum News About the Race for NY-22
“In some ways, you almost have two generic candidates running, one more conservative and one sort of more mainstream. And you’ve got a district that just seems more built for people who are closer to the center, in either party,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science.
See related: Congress, New York State, Political Parties, State & Local, U.S. Elections
Thompson Talks to ABC News About American Catholic Voters
“It's really interesting that the Catholic Church is probably one of the few places where you find people with different perspectives sitting together at Sunday Mass,” says Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science. She adds that if past election results are any indication, Catholic turnout and the choices they make at the polls will depend on a variety of factors.
See related: Political Parties, Race & Ethnicity, Religion, U.S. Elections, United States
Lux Discusses the Veterans Program for Politics and Civic Engagement With WSHU
“Folks that are in the U.S. military are some of the most highly trained, capable people in the world,” explains Steven Lux, director of Executive Education. “The amount of money that we invest—appropriately, I would argue—in our military, you just don’t want it to go to waste in a way,” Lux says.
See related: Education, Government, United States, Veterans
Autonomous Systems Policy Institute Welcomes WAYMO One to Maxwell
Waymo, the autonomous driving technology company, showcased one of its all-electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles equipped with the Waymo Driver—the company's automated driving system.
See related: Autonomous Systems, United States
History Ph.D. Candidate Honored With Guggenheim Scholars Award
Ian Glazman-Schillinger will further his dissertation examining the digital strategies of far-right hate groups since the 1980s.
Montez Featured in American Prospect Article on State Policies and Differences in Health Outcomes
“You have two states that [we]re the same, were pretty middle-of-the-road in terms of life expectancy, but they take opposite trajectories,” says University Professor Jennifer Karas Montez. Some states, she says, took action to “invest in [the state] population’s overall economic well-being and health. And you had other states that took a...very different approach.”
See related: Economic Policy, Government, Health Policy, Political Parties, State & Local, United States
Reeher Discusses the 2024 Presidential Election With Newsweek, The Mirror
Harris is “is performing better in the national polls versus the battleground states, which tells me she is racking up more support in states where she is already likely to win,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science. “That makes sense given the nature of the campaign's central messages and appeals.”
See related: Federal, Gender and Sex, Political Parties, U.S. Elections, United States
Public Higher Education That Works: One College’s Path to Academic Success and Financial Stability
Mitchel Wallerstein ’72 M.P.A., dean of the Maxwell School from 2003 to 2010, has recently published “Public Higher Education That Works: One College’s Path to Academic Success and Financial Stability” (Teachers College Press, 2024).
See related: Education, New York State