In the Media

In the recent Newseek article, Spate of Congress Deaths Raises Age Question, published August 23, Teaching Professor Douglas Cantor offered insights and expertise on the impact term limits have on American Government. Prof. Cantor is also the author of "Term Limits and the Modern Era of Municipal Reform," Routledge Publishing (2024).

Yalidy Matos, Associate Professor of Political Science was interviewed Thursday, Aug. 22 by Telemundo, following the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention. Prof. Matos spoke about Vice President Kamala Harris’ challenges to come, post acceptance of the democratic nomination for President of the United States. Note: This interview is in Spanish, with Prof. Matos' reactions at the 3:06 mark.

Postdoctoral Associate Selin Bengi Gümrükcü, traveled to Milwaukee, Wisconsin during the Repulican National Convention to survey the protesters as part of a research collaborative. Those results can be found in The 2024 GOP convention protests, vs. previous years, published August 7 in Good Authority You can also hear about the research in NPR's interview with co-author Michael T. Heaney, Protests surrounded the RNC, though in lower numbers than expected  Dr. Gümrükcü will also be traveling to Chicago, Illinois to repeat the survey at the Democratic National Convention.

Extending voter registration to health care settings could increase electoral participation among minority and young voters, according to a Rutgers study Dr. Katherine McCabe associate professor in the Department of Political Science, was featured in the research & innovation section of Rutgers Today, discussing a Rutgers University–New Brunswick study published in the journal JAMA Health Forum that finds physicians can play a crucial role in strengthening political inclusion of marginalized groups by aiding patients in voter registration. “Hospitals aren’t the first place we think of when it comes to voter registration,” said Katherine McCabe, lead author of the paper. “But our study finds that by bringing voting registration resources into health care institutions, health care professionals have the potential to reach a type of voter that otherwise might be left out of the political process.” To read the full article, published August 6, head over to Rutgers Today.