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	Fossett and Purtell Consider Complexities of Privatizing Public Assets Albany N.Y. (December 5, 2011) -- "Privatizing public assets has become an attractive alternative for cash-strapped American state and local governments," say Rockefeller researchers Jim Fossett and Bob Purtell in a November 2011 article the two prepared for the Rockefeller Institute of Government.
	Rockefeller Researchers Organize Workshop on Immigration Policy Reform for US and Mexican Officials Albany N.Y. (November 23, 2011) -- Rockefeller College Political Science Professors Rey Koslowski and Laura Valeria González-Murphy recently organized and facilitated a two-day series of immigration policy reform workshops in Washington, DC. Rey Koslowski, PhD On Monday, October 31, Koslowski and González-Murphy welcomed US and Mexican officials and policymakers to the Mexico Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars for a wide-ranging discussion of the two countries' immigration reform efforts.
	Rockefeller Public Policy and Political Science Major Muñoz is Committed to Making a Difference ALBANY, N.Y. (Nov. 14, 2011) -- When Amaury Muñoz was a boy growing up in the Dominican Republic, he never dreamed he would one day meet a former United States president, work for a U.S. senator, or be an intern in the Office of Regional Affairs for the governor of New York state. However, all of this became possible at the University at Albany, where he is now studying public policy and political science.
	New York in the World: The Impact of the Global Economy on New York State and City Albany N.Y. (November 4, 2011) -- No place has achieved greater advantages or suffered worse losses due to globalization than New York City and New York State, a new report from the SUNY Levin Institute and Center for an Urban Future shows. SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher On November 4, 2011, the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, an institute of Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, hosted a forum where the the report's authors discussed their findings, which, as Jonathan Bowles of the Center for an Urban Future said, tell a tale that is familiar but has not been comprehensively documented until now.
	Rockefeller Hosts Social Documentarian The Political Science Department of Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy presents "Race, Poverty, Public Housing," a screening and conversation with award-winning filmmaker Ronit Bezalel on Wednesday, November 16 from 5:30 to 7pm.
	Rockefeller Forum on The Patriot Act Brings Together Experts from Homeland Security and Criminal Justice Albany, N.Y. (October 20, 2011) - On Thursday, October 20, Rockefeller College concluded its special three-part series Navigating the Post-9/11 World with a policy forum at the Rockefeller Institute of Government. The forum, titled Chasing Criminals vs. Chasing Terrorists: Comparing Investigation Standards and Criminal Procedures in the Post-9/11 World — Reflections on the Patriot Act, featured key officials and experts in military and government security.
	Rockefeller College Receives DHS Grant to Train Homeland Security Professionals Albany N.Y. (October 17, 2011) -- Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University of Albany has received a $200,000 grant from the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in support of its T-STeP program, a combined educational, training, and research opportunity administered cooperatively by the College and the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES).
	CID, EALA to Develop East African Parliamentary Institute ARUSHA, Tanzania (July 7, 2011) -- The University at Albany's Center for International Development (SUNY/CID) and the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), the legislative arm of the East African Community (EAC), have signed an agreement to create and develop the East African Parliamentary Institute (EAPI).
	Schumer, Gillibrand Push To Include NCSP In National Domestic Preparedness Consortium Albany N.Y. (June 27, 2011) - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand reintroduced legislation to include the National Center for Security and Preparedness (NCSP) at Rockefeller College at the University at Albany, State University of New York, in the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC), a partnership of several organizations meant to enhance the emergency preparedness of federal, state, local, and nongovernmental emergency responders and counter-terrorism teams.
	Rockefeller Researcher to Direct Task Force on State Budget Crisis Albany N.Y. (June 27, 2011) - Donald J. Boyd, a senior fellow at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, who has for three decades researched and written about states' fiscal policies, will serve as executive director of the Task Force on the State Budget Crisis, newly created by former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker and former New York Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch.
	Rockefeller Institute Report Explores SUNY’s Role in NY Economy Albany N.Y. (June 6, 2011) - A comprehensive statewide study by the Rockefeller Institute and the University at Buffalo Regional Institute finds the State University of New York is positioned to be the critical force in building an innovation economy for New York. Its economic impact equates to $5 for every $1 of state support. It has a diverse array of economic development activities already in place across its 64 campuses — and a growing potential to do more.
	Hats off to the Class of 2011 Albany N.Y. (May 19, 2011) - Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy honored the achievements of the Class of 2011 at its annual graduate and undergraduate recognition ceremonies on May 13 and 15 at Page Hall on the downtown campus of the University at Albany. This year’s Masters and PhD recipients attending the graduate ceremony totaled 103, while 176 bachelor’s degree awardees, their families and friends filled the historic hall to capacity for the college’s undergraduate recognition ceremony.
	Meet Rockefeller College Valedictorian Ruky Tijani '11 ALBANY, N.Y. (May 12, 2011) -- Growing up economically disadvantaged in a family wrought with troubles and tragedy, Rukayatu “Ruky” Tijani was 5 when she learned about famed jurist Thurgood Marshall. She has dreamed of becoming a lawyer ever since. That day draws closer on May 15 with Tijani's graduation from the University at Albany and her acceptance into the University of California, Berkeley, law school.
	UAlbany Report: Number of Women Judges Rises, but Equal Representation is Elusive Goal ALBANY, N.Y. (May 17, 2011) -- The number of women holding federal and state-level judgeships across the nation continues to inch forward, a University at Albany study has found. However, no state has achieved equal representation of women (50 percent of all seats) in either federal or state-level judgeships.
	Policy Conversation Focuses on Collective Bargaining Debate ALBANY, N.Y. (April 28, 2011) -- At the April 26th Rockefeller College Policy Conversation, Madison, WI Alderman Mark Clear shared his experience as both a citizen and elected official caught up in the chaos of the recent battle over collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin. Rockefeller College adjunct professors Bruce Gyory, a political consultant with Corning Place Consulting and former advisor to three New York State governors, and Nick Vagianelis, former director of classification and compensation with the NYS Department of Civil Service, provided commentary and offered insight into the current labor situation in New York State.
	Rockefeller Students Participate in Model EU ALBANY, N.Y. (April 21, 2011) -- A delegation of Rockefeller College undergraduates was among a group of 145 students from 15 universities throughout New York State and Europe that participated in a Model European Union (EU) simulation at SUNY New Paltz, April 14-16. The three-day exercise, the largest of its kind in the US, afforded students the opportunity to assume the roles and responsibilities of key players in the EU such as foreign ministers, prime ministers, finance ministers, diplomats, and commissioners.
	College Honors Deputy Comptroller Pete Grannis ALBANY, N.Y. (April 18, 2011) -- Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy will honor Pete Grannis, first deputy comptroller for the New York State Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), at the 2011 John E. Burton Lecture & Distinguished Public Service Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 27 at Page Hall Auditorium. The annual event, hosted by the University at Albany, recognizes individuals who have dedicated their careers to serving the people of New York. The Honorable Paul D. Tonko (NY-21) will deliver this year’s Burton Lecture.
	Martin’s Work on Mental Health Drugs and HIV Published in American Journal of Public Health ALBANY, N.Y. (April 15, 2011) -- Erika G. Martin, assistant professor of public administration and policy at Rockefeller College and institute fellow at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, is lead author on a paper to be published in the June 2011 edition of the American Journal of Public Health. The article, titled “The Adoption of Mental Health Drugs on State AIDS Drug Assistance Program Formularies,” is now available online to AJPH members. Colleen L. Barry, associate professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, was co-author on the article.
	Governor Cuomo Nominates Rockefeller Institute’s Courtney Burke to Lead Agency ALBANY, N.Y. (April 13, 2011) -- Courtney Burke, director of the Health Policy Research Center at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, University at Albany, has been nominated by Governor Andrew Cuomo to serve as commissioner of the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities. Burke will bring extensive knowledge of health care and government to the position. She has conducted research on health care policy at the Institute for 10 years, focusing primarily on Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), health reform and private insurance coverage.
	Cornell’s Ingraffea Talks Energy Policy at Rockefeller ALBANY, N.Y. (April 7, 2011) -- Anthony R. Ingraffea, Dwight C. Baum Professor of Engineering in the Cornell University School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, led a policy conversation on the shale gas debate at Rockefeller College on Thursday, April 7. Professor Ingraffea, an expert on hydraulic fracturing, explained the process of “hydrofracking” and highlighted a number of key policy issues raised by this unconventional and controversial energy technology.
	US Homeland Security Official to Visit Rockefeller ALBANY, N.Y. (March 28, 2011) -- On Wednesday, April 6, US Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for the Private Sector Douglas Andrew Smith will visit Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy to speak with students, faculty, and members of the New York State homeland security community about the role higher education can play -- through education, training, and R&D -- in combating cyberterrorism.
	Congressman Paul Tonko Visits Rockefeller Class ALBANY, N.Y. (March 21, 2011) -- U.S. Representative Paul D. Tonko of New York’s 21st congressional district addressed two Rockefeller College undergraduate classes Monday, March 21 on the uptown campus of the University at Albany.
	Sharon Dawes Named Advisory Board Chair for United Nations University Institute ALBANY, N.Y. (March 10, 2011) -- Sharon Dawes, senior fellow at the Center for Technology in Government at the University at Albany, was recently named Chair of the Advisory Board for the United Nations University-International Institute for Software Technology (UNU-IIST). UNU-IIST, located in Macao, is one of the Research and Training Centers of the United Nations University, an independent UN agency.
	UAlbany's Center for Women in Government and Civil Society Names 2011 Fellows ALBANY, N.Y. (March 04, 2011) -- A veteran Albany educator, advocates for immigrant rights and services, and a UAlbany doctoral student who is conducting research on preventing hate crimes and bullying are among the 10 women selected for the Fellowship on Women and Public Policy Program offered by the University at Albany’s Center for Women in Government and Civil Society.
	Rockefeller College and ASPA Team Up To Offer Students Interview Training ALBANY, N.Y. (February 23, 2011) -- The Rockefeller College Career Services Office and the American Society of Public Administration (ASPA) are collaborating to offer students an opportunity to hone their interviewing skills. Students may attend one of eight 45-minute one-on-one mock interview sessions led by an ASPA professional.
	UAlbany Athletics Director Kicks Off Spring Policy Conversations ALBANY, N.Y. (February 14, 2011) -- Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy’s Spring 2011 Policy Conversations get underway this Tuesday, February 15 with a visit from the University at Albany’s Vice President for Athletic Administration and Director of Athletics, Lee A. McElroy, Jr.
	Rockefeller College Presents Distinguished Alumni Awards ALBANY, N.Y. (December 8, 2010) -- Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy honored five individuals for outstanding public service at the College’s 27th Annual Alumni Reception and Awards Ceremony, Thursday, December 2, 2010.
	Rockefeller College State and Local Government Expert Named to Cuomo Transition Team ALBANY, N.Y. (November 24, 2010) -- Sydney Cresswell, Assistant Dean at Rockeller College of Public Affairs & Policy at the University at Albany, has been named to Governor-Elect Andrew Cuomo’s transition team. Cresswell, who directs the Intergovernmental Studies Program (IGSP) at the College, will serve on the incoming governor’s State and Local Government Reform Committee.
	Rockefeller College Alumnus Earns Public Administration Honor ALBANY, N.Y. (November 22, 2010) -- David M. Van Slyke, PhD ’99 was recently named a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA). Van Slyke, an associate professor of public administration at The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University and a senior research associate in the Campbell Institute of Public Affairs.
	Rockefeller Experts Consider Health Care Reform ALBANY, N.Y. (October 15, 2010) ─ Two scholars from the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government and Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy have collaborated on articles that appeared in the Health Affairs Blog, a major forum for discussion about health policy news and research.
	Fulbright Scholars Highlight Wide Range of UAlbany Academic Excellence ALBANY, N.Y. (September 15, 2010) -- Six distinguished researchers at the University at Albany will bring their academic expertise to Europe, Mexico and Africa after being named Fulbright Scholars for 2010-2011.
	Rockefeller College Announces Policy Conversations Albany, N.Y. (September 14, 2010) - Dean Jeffrey Straussman of the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy at the University at Albany invites you to participate in Policy Conversations, the popular and timely lunchtime discussion series that features experts on a wide variety of domestic and international public policy issues.
	Rockefeller College Welcomes New Students and Faculty Albany, NY (September 8, 2010) - August 30 may have been the first official day of school at UAlbany, but for more than 60 new and returning Rockefeller College graduate students, class was already in full swing on the downtown campus 10 days earlier. From August 21 through 28, Rockefeller MPA students took part in Welcome Week, an intensive academic “boot camp” designed to help students brush up on important skills they’ll need during the upcoming semester.
	CWGCS's Refki and Williams Share Views and Findings on Women in Leadership ALBANY, N.Y. (July 21, 2010) -- Women in Public Policy and Leadership is the topic of today's Capitol Pressroom when host Susan Arbetter welcomes guests Dina Refki, D.A., executive director of the Center for Women in Government and Civil Society at Rockefeller College, University at Albany and Nancie Williams, director of the Center's Women's Leadership Institute.
	Rethemeyer and Asal Discuss Terrorism on Today's Capitol Pressroom with Susan Arbetter ALBANY, N.Y. (July 15, 2010) - R. Karl Rethemeyer and Victor Asal, co-directors of the Project on Violent Conflict (PVC) at Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, UAlbany, were Susan Arbetter's guests today on The Capitol Pressroom for a discussion about terrorism and terrorist networks.
	Thomas Gais Named Director of UAlbany’s Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government ALBANY, N.Y. (July 1, 2010) -- Thomas L. Gais has been named director of the University at Albany's Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, the public policy research arm of the State University of New York. Gais, who joined the Rockefeller Institute 16 years ago, served as co-director from 2005 to 2009, and as acting director since November 2009. The selection of Gais as Institute director is the result of a nationwide search.
	Rockefeller Interns Head to Overseas Assignments Albany, NY (June 4, 2010) - Three Rockefeller College MPA students are headed overseas this summer to gain valuable experience in international development. Boston native Benjamin Brennan and New York State residents Kate Garguilo of Clifton Park and Ryan Ashe of Mohawk will spend July and August abroad completing the internship component of their public service studies at Rockefeller College.
	Rockefeller College Salutes the Class of 2010 Albany N.Y. (May 16, 2010) - Hundreds of graduates, their families and friends celebrated Commencement 2010 on the grounds of Rockefeller College this past weekend.
	NYS Executive Deputy Comptroller Pattison Honored by Rockefeller College Albany N.Y. (April 21, 2010) - Mark P. Pattison, Executive Deputy Comptroller, Office of State and Local Government Accountability in the Office of the State Comptroller, was honored by the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy during the 26th Annual John E. Burton Lecture & Distinguished Public Service Awards Ceremony at Page Hall on Tuesday, April 20, 2010.
	Rockefeller College Professor Offers Political Game-Changer Albany N.Y. (April 20, 2010) - Rockefeller College Political Science Professor Udi Sommer proposes a bold and tantalizing idea in an op-ed published online in the April 20, 2010 edition of The Christian Science Monitor.
	Annenberg Speakers Bureau Visits Rockefeller Albany N.Y. (April 15, 2010) - The Rockefeller College Office of Career & Alumni Programs presented two sessions on how to pursue a career with the federal government on Wednesday, April 14. Brad Golson, Strategic Planning and Efficiency Review Coordinator in the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer outlined the many career opportunities available and offered advice on how students can make their applications for internships and full-time employment more competitive.
	Rove and Dean Face-Off at SEFCU Arena Albany N.Y. (April 8, 2010) – Former Bush White House Senior Advisor Karl Rove and one-time Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean faced-off in a spirited and entertaining debate sponsored by the UAlbany Student Association on Thursday, April 8. Dean Jeffrey Straussman of the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy moderated the 70-minute discussion that drew over 2,500 attendees and covered issues ranging from healthcare to Middle East policy.
	Dean Jeffrey Straussman to Moderate Rove vs. Dean Debate Albany N.Y. (April 1, 2010) - The UAlbany Student Association (SA) has named Dean Jeffrey D. Straussman of the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy the moderator for its upcoming World Within Reach Speaker Series Debate between political heavyweights Karl Rove and Howard Dean. “I am honored to be asked,” said Straussman. “This debate promises to be both spirited and informative about the many challenges that face our great nation, both now and in the future.”
	Rockefeller Students Learn About Federal Career Opportunities Albany N.Y. (March 15, 2010) - More than 100 UAlbany students gathered in the Campus Center Assembly Hall Monday evening to learn about job opportunities with the federal government. “Our goal was to educate students on federal careers and give them a real life perspective on public service,” said event coordinator Jennifer Maclaughlin, Director of Internship and Career Program for Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy. “
	Zimpher Articulates SUNY's Leadership Role in New York’s Resurgence Albany N.Y. (April 2, 2010) - The State University of New York system is busily creating a new roadmap that will aid the growth of New York State in profound ways — but, said Chancellor Nancy Zimpher, SUNY needs a state "driver's license" of flexibility and stability to make it happen. The Chancellor discussed SUNY’s 2010 Strategic Plan as a special guest of the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy's Policy Conversation series on Tuesday in Milne Hall. The title of her talk was "Leading Boldly in Perilous Times."
	UAlbany and Girls Inc. Launch Program to Steer Girls to Science and Math The University at Albany's Center for Women in Government and Civil Society (CWGCS) and College of Computing and Information Women in Technology (CCIWIT) will partner with Girls Inc. of the Greater Capital Region to launch the Girls Research & Information Network (GRIN).
	Rockefeller College Scholar Elected to APSA Council Julie Novkov, professor of political science and women’s studies at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at Albany, has been elected to serve a two-year term on the American Political Science Association (APSA) Council.
	Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy Honors Distinguished Alumni The Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy will honor five individuals for their outstanding contributions to public service, including a homeland security communications administrator, an executive from state government, two accomplished professors, and the director of a Capital Region organization committed to improving the quality of life for seniors.
	NYS Assembly Internship Program Courts Rockefeller College Students Come January, there will be lots of new faces around the Capitol. And a good many of them will be Rockefeller College students who have landed full-time, semester-long assignments in the New York State Assembly’s highly regarded annual Session Internship Program.
	Former US Congressmen Visit Rockefeller College On October 7 and 8, political science students at Rockefeller College had the rare opportunity to interact with two former members of Congress. Over the course of their two-day visit, Glen Browder (D-AL,1989-1997) and Steven T. Kuykendall (R-CA, 1999-2001) spoke to undergraduate classes.
	'A Conversation with George S. McGovern' at UAlbany ALBANY, N.Y. (September 23, 2009) -- Former presidential candidate and liberal icon George S. McGovern will visit the University at Albany, Sept. 30, 3:30 p.m. , University Hall Atrium, to discuss his latest book, Abraham Lincoln (New York: Henry Holt & Company, 2008).
	Rockefeller College's Distinguished Leaders of Public Service When President Barack Obama sought to fill the post of secretary of the Army, he turned to a leading expert on armed services -- Rep. John McHugh, graduate of the University at Albany's Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy.
	Six Rockefeller College Alumni Nominated for Senior Posts in the Obama Administration Developing leaders starts with strong intellectual, analytical and ethical foundations. The faculty and staff of Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany, have always strived to instill these attributes in all of our students. We are especially proud of four alumni who have been nominated by President Obama to serve in senior positions in his administration.