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February 03, 2021
Politics & Polls #218: How the Religious Right May Have Provoked the Insurrection (Katherine Stewart)
At the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, religious messaging echoed through the streets as Christian-right activists protested the 2020 presidential election. What role did the religious right play in the uprising at the Capitol? And will they continue to be emboldened despite President Donald Trump’s departure? …
Sybil Stokes
Features
January 29, 2021
Remembering Sybil Stokes
Sybil L. Stokes, 89, died of complications from COVID-19 on December 31, 2020. She lived in the Princeton area for more than half her life. Born in Brooklyn, Sybil was the daughter of Samuel and Sadie Langbaum and the younger sister of Lawton and Stanley. A bright, bookish girl, she graduated as valedictorian of Lafayette High…
Sybil Stokes
politics and polls
Podcasts
January 27, 2021
Politics & Polls #217: An Insurrection, an Inauguration & an Impeachment
January has been a politically charged month. Georgia flipped blue in two runoff U.S. Senate races, followed by a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. A week later, President Joe Biden was inaugurated, and now debates in the U.S. Senate continue to thunder as a second impeachment trial for Trump approaches. Julian Zelizer…
politics and polls
Drew Curiel MPP ’21
Community Profile, Policy Profile
January 26, 2021
Drew Curiel MPP ’21
“While I was posted to U.S. Embassy Kuala Lumpur, working for the U.S. Foreign Service, my portfolio covered Malaysia’s domestic #politics. In 2018, the opposition won national elections for the first time in the country’s history. That night, @usembassykl colleagues and I watched the returns at the embassy until 4 a.m. Days…
Drew Curiel MPP ’21
Covid
Features
January 26, 2021
The Double Pandemic: Health Policy Course Pivots to Address Covid-19 and Systemic Racism
As Heather Howard, a lecturer in public affairs, was planning for her fall course “Health Care for Vulnerable Populations in the U.S.,” she considered not one but two pandemics. And she knew she had to retool the course, which she has taught since 2018, to seize the moment. “We had two pandemics converging: Covid-19 and the…
Covid
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January 25, 2021
SPIA Seeks Summer Interns
The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs is seeking three interns for summer 2021: an editorial assistant/staff writer, a podcast production assistant and visual design intern. All positions will be remote. See details below to apply. Editorial Assistant/Staff Writer The Princeton School of Public and…
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Fernando Delgado
Community Profile, Changemakers, Features
January 21, 2021
Fernando Ribeiro Delgado ’04
Fernando Ribeiro Delgado ’04 is the coordinator of the Strategic Litigation Working Group at the International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net). Specializing in the documentation of prison and police abuse, Fernando has helped spur numerous local and national human rights reforms and advocated…
Fernando Delgado
SINSI Cohorts 2021
News
January 20, 2021
Princeton Students to Support Federal Government as 2021 Scholars in the Nation’s Service
One dozen students at Princeton University have been selected to join the Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative (SINSI), which funds graduate fellowships and undergraduate summer internships within the U.S. federal government. The 2021 SINSI cohorts are announced as the initiative marks its 15th year at the Princeton…
SINSI Cohorts 2021
politics and polls
Podcasts
January 20, 2021
Politics & Polls #216: Presidential Legacies (Jonathan Alter)
People often wonder what a U.S. President’s legacy will be — especially those who only serve one term in office — but the ways we remember Presidents can change over time. One such case is President Jimmy Carter who, to some, was considered the embodiment of a failed presidency. In retrospect, however, many of the ways in which…
politics and polls
Jacqueline Baumgartner MPA ’22
Community Profile, Policy Profile
January 15, 2021
Jacqueline Baumgartner MPA ’22
“When I was working for the @icrc in Greece with asylum-seekers, we would often bring them calling cards or phones with international calling capabilities so they could call their families abroad. Many had not spoken to their families in months or even years. After giving a card to one man, he said, ‘Receiving this card is like…
Jacqueline Baumgartner MPA ’22