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MPA student Janet Andrade discusses her experience at Rockefeller and as an ARNOVA Graduate Diversity Scholars Scholarship Recipient.

J. Ramon Gil-Garcia received the University at Albany’s President’s Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activities. Dr. Gil-Garcia is an associate professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy and the research director of the CTG UAlbany.

SUNY Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson presented 210 SUNY students from across the state with the 2019 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. UAlbany had nine honorees, including four exceptional scholars from Rockefeller College: Alondra Berroa, Nicholas Gonzalez, Teniola Olafuyi, and Subha Tasnim.

Assistant Professor Lucy Sorenson co-authored an article for the Brookings Institution that highlights concerns related to the turnover of middle school teachers, including the financial costs on schools and districts and the effects on student achievement.

Improving two places, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy at the University at Albany has once again been recognized among the nation’s top graduate programs for public affairs by U.S. News & World Report.

President Havidán Rodríguez and Rockefeller College Dean R. Karl Rethemeyer have been recognized by a leading political journalism organization as two of the top 50 leaders in higher education.

Michael Allain, an Honors College junior majoring in Public Administration and Policy, is a 2019 finalist for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Learn more.

Rockefeller doctoral student Nakissa Jahanbani’s opinion piece in The Globe Post explores what Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s attempted resignation indicates for Iranian domestic and international politics.