April 18, 2007
EDITORS NOTE: ATTENTION POLITICAL, ASSIGNMENT EDITORS, if you plan to attend, contact Steve Manas, Office of Media Relations, at 732-932-7084, ext. 612, or
732-991-7397.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, contact: Ruth B. Mandel, director, Eagleton Institute of Politics, 732-932-9384, ext. 228, or Debbie Walsh, director, Center for American Women and Politics, 732-932-9384, ext. 227.
SENATOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON RESCHEDULES
VISIT TO RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
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WHO: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton
WHAT: Because Politics Matters: Women and Public Leadership. Womens leadership will be in the spotlight when Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton visits Rutgers to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Eagleton Institute of Politics and the 35th anniversary of Eagletons Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP).
WHEN: 11 a.m. Friday, April 20
WHERE: Nicholas Music Center, Douglass Campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 85 George St., New Brunswick. The presentation is free and open to the public. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis. For directions, go to www.eagleton.rutgers.edu/Nicholasdirections.html.
BACKGROUND: Originally scheduled to speak at Rutgers Monday, April 16, Sen. Clinton was forced to postpone her visit due to the Noreaster.
Sen. Clintons talk is the latest in Eagletons 50th anniversary lecture series, Because Politics Matters. Consistent with the institutes history of fostering thoughtful discussion of timely topics, speakers have addressed challenges facing our democracy, emphasizing opportunities for expanding political participation and strengthening civic engagement
and how they can be improved. Eagleton programs contribute to more effective, ethical governance; broader representation; and a better informed and actively engaged citizenry.
About the Eagleton Institute of Politics:
The Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University links the study of politics with its day-to-day practice. Exploring state and national politics through research, education, and public service, the Institute focuses attention on how American politics and government work, how they change, and how they can be improved. Eagleton programs contribute to more effective, ethical governance; broader representation; and a better informed and actively engaged citizenry.
Ruth B. Mandel, director, Eagleton Institute of Politics, 732-932-9384, ext. 228
About the Center for American Woman and Politics:
The Center for American Women and Politics, a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a university-based research, education and public service center. Its mission is to promote greater knowledge and understanding about womens changing relationship to politics and government and to enhance womens influence and leadership in public life. CAWP is a leading authority in its field and a respected bridge between the academic and political worlds.
Debbie Walsh, director, CAWP, 732-932-9384, ext. 227
Contact: Steve Manas
732-932-7084, Ext. 612
E-mail: smanas@ur.rutgers.edu
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