Rockefeller’s Ryan DeNardo Named Global All-Star in 2021 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition
Winning the regional section of the 2021 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition, Rockefeller College MPA student Ryan DeNardo advanced to the Global All-Star Round and finished as the third-runner up in the international competition.
City & State 2021 Higher Education Power 100
Rockefeller College Dean R. Karl Rethemeyer has been named to City & State’s 2021 Higher Education Power 100. In addition, University at Albany President Havidán Rodríguez; UAlbany’s College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity Dean Robert Griffin as well as Rockefeller College alumni SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras; United University Professions President Frederick Kowal; and SUNY Student Assembly President Bradley Hershenson were also honored on the list.
Women at the Helm: Closing the Health Disparities Gap for Women and Their Families
In this mini conference, women leaders showcase how they advanced health equity through spearheading bold government and community responses to the crisis. The conference will highlight initiatives that women leaders in government and in the community launched to address the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 on women and their families.
COVID-19 Vaccine Certificates for International Travel
This Zoom workshop on Monday, April 26th will examine the promise of COVID-19 vaccine certificates to enable safer international travel and consider the challenges of implementing them.
Hunger Crisis: The Critical Need for Emergency Food Assistance
A dialogue with Catherine Bertini ’71 about the international hunger crisis and the critical need for emergency food assistance. Catherine was nominated by President George H.W. Bush in 1989 to serve as Assistant Secretary of Food and Consumer Services for the United States Department of Agriculture. She was executive director of the World Food Programme from 1992-2002 and has been celebrated internationally for her leadership and dedication to solving global food insecurity. In 2003, Catherine was named the World Food Prize Laureate for her achievements with WFP.
Hunger Crisis: Feeding Our Community
Join local leaders Natasha Pernicka ’08, Peggy O’Shea ’87, and Luke Rumsey ’07 as they discuss their roles to combat food insecurity in the communities they serve.
Strategies to Ensure Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
As COVID-19 vaccination efforts roll out across the nation, how can policymakers balance reducing the complexity of vaccine priority lists with improving the ease of access? Associate Professor Erika Martin and CCHRPP researchers tackle this problem in their recent commentary, “Maintaining a Focus on Health Equity During the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout.”
Interrogating Abolition
Increasing recognition of the harms associated with mass incarceration and intensive policing has renewed public interest in the possibilities of abolitionist approaches to responding to crime, including abolition of prisons and police. Still, much of the public is uncertain about the meaning of abolition and its implications for community safety. In this session, our expert panelists will not attempt to neatly define abolition, but will explore the influence of abolitionist thinking on their practical work to transform communities.