Vice President Kamala Harris spoke Friday at a White House ceremony recognizing the inaugural graduating class of the University of Chicago’s pioneering Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy
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GW Expert Available: U.S. VP Harris Starts Visit to Africa in Ghana
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris pledged a new era of partnership with Africa during a speech in Ghana this week as part of her weeklong visit to the continent, which includes visits to Tanzania and Zambia. According to the AP, VP…
History Made: Digital Timeline of the 2020 Presidential Election
The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, invites you to relive the history-making 2020 presidential election with our new digital timeline, Tracking Gender in the 2020 Presidential Election.
Biden Address Coverage: Rutgers Experts Available
Rutgers University–New Brunswick faculty experts are available before, during and after President Biden’s address on April 28. This is the first time in history that both people behind the president on the dais will be women. For interviews, please reach…
Vice Presidential Vogue: Kamala Harris and White House Fashion
As Kamala Harris stood beside newly sworn-in President Joe Biden last week, all eyes were on her as she made history as the nation’s first female vice president. But, much like other prominent women who have walked the halls of the White House before her, cultural experts expect that there will be just as much focus on her fashion statements as on her political ones — and the scrutiny may be intensified as the first woman and person of color in the VP position takes on stereotypes surrounding Eurocentric standards of beauty.
Biden’s Racial Equity Plan aims for bold strides in police reform
With protests in the streets and votes cast on Election Day, the voters spoke loud and clear: They demanded that racial equity become a top-shelf priority of the new administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Yasser…
Pearls Symbol, Social Media Trending: Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss
Rutgers scholar Megan Threats is available to comment on the significance of pearls across social media on Inauguration Day. “Many women on social media are seen wearing pearls to celebrate Vice President Kamala Harris on Inauguration Day,” said Threats. “Pearls,…
Vice President Kamala Harris: Expert Availability from the Center for American Women and Politics
Next week, Senator Kamala Harris will be sworn in as the vice president of the United States, becoming the first woman, as well as the first woman of color, to hold the office. In addition, the incoming administration of President-elect…
FSU experts available to comment on first female vice president of the United States
By: Bill Wellock | Published: December 8, 2020 | 4:22 pm | SHARE: When she is sworn in next month, Kamala Harris will become the first woman to serve as vice president of the United States.Harris has a long political career, having served as district attorney of San Francisco, attorney general of California and a U.S. senator before this position.
Stigma Impacts Psychological, Physical Health of Multiracial People
Policy changes can help to fight stigmas of multiracial Americans, one of the fasting growing minority groups in the United States according to a Rutgers University-led study.
Rutgers Political Experts Available To Discuss Vice Presidential Debate
Rutgers University–New Brunswick experts are available before, during and after the vice presidential debate on Wednesday. For interviews, reach out to the listed contacts. Ashley Koning, Director of Rutgers’ Eagleton Center for Public Polling and an Eagleton assistant research professor.…
Johns Hopkins Communications Expert Available to Discuss Pence-Harris Debate
Communications expert Steven Cohen, an associate professor at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, is available to speak with journalists about messaging, rhetoric, and other aspects of communicating in advance of the October 7 vice presidential debate between Vice President…
Rutgers Political Experts Available To Discuss V.P. Debate
Rutgers University-New Brunswick has a range of faculty experts available through the vice presidential debate and post-debate in areas of American politics, women in politics, public opinion, and race and politics. For interviews, please reach out to the listed contacts.…
Experts to comment on virtual Democratic convention, Kamala Harris selection
Voters and political pundits will be watching closely this week as the Democratic National Convention goes virtual and Joe Biden accepts the nomination as his party’s candidate for president. The University of Delaware boasts several experts who can talk about…
Harris VP pick emblematic of surge in black women leaders
On Tuesday, presidential candidate Joe Biden selected Senator Kamala Harris as running mate and vice-presidential candidate. Senator Harris is the first black and South Asian woman to serve on the ticket as a candidate for vice president. Carole Boyce Davies,…