Rockefeller Rises to 26th in US News National Rankings
The University at Albany’s Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy has once again been recognized as a national leader among public affairs colleges by U.S. News & World Report. In the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Public Affairs Schools rankings, Rockefeller College ranks 26th in the nation overall, as well in the top-25 nationally for five public affairs specialties
2024 President’s Excellence Awards Conferred
At his annual Spring University Address, President Havidán Rodríguez announced the winners of the 2024 President’s Excellence Awards.
Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
‘Collective Remittances’ Help Migrants Settle, Send Funds Home
In a new article published in The Conversation, Susan Appe, associate professor of public administration and policy at UAlbany’s Rockefeller College, writes about “collective remittances” raised by hometown associations.
The Policing Machine: Enforcement, Endorsements, and the Illusion of Public Input
The past few years have seen Americans express passionate demands for police transformation. But even as discussion of no-knock warrants, chokeholds, and body cameras has exploded, police departments have successfully stonewalled change. Drawing on his recent book, The Policing Machine (University of Chicago Press, 2023), Tony Cheng will discuss the stages of police departments’ resistance, offering a close look at the deep engagement strategies that NYPD precincts have developed with only subsets of the community in order to counter any truly meaningful, democratic oversight.
CTG UAlbany Students Using AI to Help City of Schenectady Track Government Resources
UAlbany students Michelle Leon Vasquez, Tyler Jardine and Kelvin Cai are getting a first-hand look at how artificial intelligence can be used to improve the lives of individuals. They are working side-by-side with the University’s Center for Technology in Government to assist the city of Schenectady in monitoring the use of city assets.
UAlbany Launches Merit Pages to Celebrate Student Success
The University at Albany has launched Merit Pages, a single unified platform that allows the University to celebrate student accomplishments in and out of the classroom.
Is US Democracy in Danger? What the Field of Political Science Has to Say
Please join us on Monday, March 4th for an interactive discussion of the state of democracy in the United States. Professors Breiner, Ingram, and Weiss from the Department of Political Science will help to put some of our current debates about the health of U.S. democracy in a broader context.