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VITA
Ester Rachel Fuchs
420 Riverside Drive, #5F International Affairs Building
New York, NY 10025 420 West 118th Street, Room 1428
Phone (home) (212) 678-0227 Mail Code 3328
E-mail: [email protected] New York, NY 10027
Phone (work): (212) 854-3866 Fax: (212) 854-4782
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Chicago, 1984
MA in Political Science, Brown University, 1974
BA, Queens College, CUNY, 1972
FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION
Urban Policy; Urban Politics; Governance and Management of Global Cities; Urban Fiscal
Policy; American Government and Policy; Social Policy; American Parties and Elections; New
York City Politics; Sustainable Economic Development Policy; Workforce Development and
Community Building Policy; Education and After School Policy; Democratic Theory and
Practice; Federalism; Ethnicity, Race and Gender, SELECTED HONORS
Bella Abzug Leadership Award, Bella Abzug Leadership Institute, May 2017
Above & Beyond Exceptional New York Women of 2017Award for Education, City & State
March 2017
From Generation to Generation Award, Museum at Eldridge Street, October 2015
NASPAA Public Service Matters Spotlight Award, for WhosOntheBallot.org, Network of
Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), November 2014
Champion Award, Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation, May 2012
Distinguished Alumna Award, Queens College CUNY Dept. of Political Science, May 2008
Award for Outstanding Teaching, Columbia University, SIPA, May 2007
The Frank Tannenbaum Lecture, University Seminar's 63rd Annual Dinner, Columbia University,
April 2007
City of New York Excellence in Technology Award for Best IT Collaboration among Agencies,
for Access NYC, November 2, 2006
Sir Ian Turbott Lecture, Penrith, Australia, July 19, 2006
Samuel D. Ehrenpries Memorial Lecture, Bronx Community College, April 6, 2006
Luminary Award for Excellence in Out of School Time Education, Casita Maria, Bronx Botanical
Gardens, NYC June 20, 2005
Public Service Award, National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education, NYC,
September 12, 2004
Commencement Speaker, Columbia University School of Social Work Graduation, May 22, 2002
Distinguished Public Service Award, Council of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush, Brooklyn,
March 23, 2003
Leadership Award for Helping New Yorkers, United Way, NYC, March 12, 2002
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NIMH/NORC Fellowship University of Chicago, 1974-1976
Teaching Fellowship Brown University, 1973-1974
University Fellowship Brown University, 1972-1973
Cum laude, Honors in Political Science Queens College, CUNY, 1972
Phi Sigma Alpha, Political Science Honors Society Queens College, CUNY 1970-1972
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Professor, School of International and Public Affairs and Department of Political
Science, Columbia University, Fall 2005-currently
Director, SIPA Urban and Social Policy Concentration, Columbia University, June 2007-
currently
Faculty, Earth Institute Columbia University, January 2018-currently
Executive Committee Member, Columbia Data Science Institute, October 2016-currently
Director, SIPA Global Mayors Forum, Columbia University, Fall 2009-currently
Director, SIPA Urban and Social Policy Speaker Series, Columbia University, Fall 2010-
currently
Director, SIPA United States Specialization, Columbia University, Fall 2010-currently
Advisory Committee Member, Smart Cities Center Columbia Data Sciences Institute, July 2012-
currently
Senior Fellow, Global Cities Institute, University of Toronto, December 2013-currently
Advisory Board Member, Metropolitan Policy Center, School of Public Affairs, American
University, November 2014-currently
Associate, the University of Technology Sydney Institute for Sustainable Futures, March 2016-
currently
Senior Policy Fellow, Partnership for New York City, January 2010-June 2010
Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, and Barnard
College Department of Political Science, and member of the graduate faculty Columbia
University Department of Political Science, January1999-August 2005 (on public
service leave during time in NYC government)
Senior Faculty Research Leave, Barnard College, Fall 1999-Spring 2000
Department Chair, Urban Studies Program, Barnard College and Columbia University,
September 1998-2001
Founding Director, Columbia University Center for Urban Research and Policy (CURP)
at SIPA, July 1998-January 2001
Founding Director, Barnard-Columbia Center for Urban Policy, Fall 1993-Spring 1998
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science Barnard College and member of
the graduate faculty Columbia University Department of Political Science and SIPA,
Spring 1992-Fall 1998
Department Chair, Urban Studies Program, Barnard College, Summer 1995-Summer
1998
Director, Urban Studies Program, Barnard College, September 1981-January 1983; Fall
1986-Spring 1987; Fall 1989-Spring 1995
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia
University Fall 1982-Spring 1992
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia
University, Fall 1980-Spring 1982
Instructor, Department of Government, University of Notre Dame, Spring 1980
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Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science, Brown University, Fall 1973-
Spring 1974
GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE
Special Advisor to the Mayor (Michael Bloomberg) for Governance and Strategic
Planning in the Office of the Mayor of the City of New York, responsible for
developing and implementing reform initiatives for City agencies as well as advising on
new, innovative and efficient ways to deliver public services, January 2002-January 2006
Chair 2005 New York City Charter Revision Commission, conducted public hearings in
all five boroughs, met with experts and stakeholders, recommended ballot propositions
on NYC finances and judicial integrity which passed in the November 2005 election,
August 2004-September 2005
CONSULTANCIES AND GRANTS
Project Director, WhosOnTheBallot.Org Accessible website for election, ballot and
candidate information, funded by William von Mueffling gift to Columbia University
SIPA, June 2011-currently
Principal Investigator, Bloomberg Philanthropies, A Policy Implementation Model for Urban
Decision-Makers, December 2016-currently
Project Director, NYC Harlem 125th Street BID project, January 2017- currently
Principal Investigator, NYC Department of Environmental Protection, Stopping Trash Where it
Starts Project (with Patricia Culligan), June 2016-April 2017
Consultant, Global Cities, Inc. A. Program of Bloomberg Philanthropies, Global Scholars
Evaluation, October 2016-currently
Conversation Moderator, CoreNet Global Eastern Regional Symposium, Concluding General
Session, The Art and Science of Positioning Cities for Growth and Vibrancy, New York, June
6, 2017
Project Director, Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and Helmsley Charitable Trust, NYC
Data2Go course development, September 2015-January 2016
Consultant, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Instituto Atuação Brazil Local
Democracy Project, May 1015-Octber 2015
Consultant, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Women for Women International Revised Scope of
Work, December 2015
Panel Moderator, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Inequality Panel, NYC Board meeting,
November 16, 2014
Consultant, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Rwanda/Democratic Republic of Congo Building and
Measuring a Sustainable Future Initiative, July 2014
Principal Investigator, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund grant, Innovative Partnership for
Public Health: An Evaluation of the New York City Green Cart Initiative to Expand Access to
Healthy Produce in Low-Income Neighborhoods (with Sarah Holloway), May 2013-June 2014
Principal Investigator, New York Community Trust grant, Expanding Opportunity for Middle
Class Jobs in New York City: Minority Youth Employment in the Building and Construction
Trades (with Dorian Warren), August 2013-March 2014
Consultant, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Rwanda/Democratic Republic of Congo Job Creation
Initiative, April-May 2013
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Conversation Moderator, CoreNet Global, New York City in Transition: Rudolph W. Giuliani,
107th Mayor of New York City Provides Insights on Opportunities and Challenges Facing a
New Mayor and Lesson Learned from the Past, event, New York, November 7, 2013
Consultant, Pearson Longman, video project for Living Democracy, Teaching Public Policy
American government textbook, July 2012.
Conference Coordinator, “Public Integrity: Anti-Corruption Strategies, Economic
Development and Good Governance,” New York City Global Partners, Office of the
Mayor NYC, and Fordham University School of Law, June 6-8, 2012
Conference Coordinator, “Innovative Programs in Workforce Development Publication
Launch,” Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation
(UMEZ-DC), May 22, 2012
Principal Investigator, Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation
(UMEZ-DC) grant, Career Opportunities in Healthcare project, July 2011-May 2012
Conference Coordinator, “Business Innovations and Entrepreneurship,” Office of the
Mayor NYC, New York City Global Partners, the World Bank, and Columbia
University World Leaders Forum, Fall 2011
Conference Coordinator, “Urban Education: Innovations in K-12,” Office of the Mayor
NYC, New York City Global Partners and Columbia University World Leaders Forum,
Fall 2010
Consultant, MSG Varsity Network, Afterschool sports programming, June 2010-
February 2011
Conference Coordinator, “Job Creation and Workforce Development Summit,” Office of
the Mayor NYC, New York City Global Partners, OECD, and Columbia University
World Leaders Forum, Spring 2009
Consultant, Qatar Museum Authority, Summer 2009
Principal Investigator, New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals
(NYATEP), Workforce Development in NYC project, June-November 2008
Consultant, Public Advocate Project for the NYC Citizen Feedback Survey and Focus
Groups, Spring 2008
Conference Coordinator, “Public Health and Climate Change: The Urban Policy
Connection Summit” Office of the Mayor NYC, New York City Global Partners, and
Columbia University World Leaders Forum, Spring 2008
Consultant, NYC Public Policy program development and facilitation, Coro Leadership
Training New York, Aug 2006-June 2007
Consultant, NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC), Comprehensive Neighborhood
Economic Development Initiative, June 2007-December 2007
Conference Coordinator, “Governing a Diverse City in A Democratic Society,” Office of
the Mayor of the City of New York, , NYC Global Partners, Columbia University
World Leaders Forum, and New York Immigration Coalition, New York City, Fall 2007
Facilitator, Coro New York Leadership Training, Retreat, September 29, 2006
Issues Director, Bloomberg for Mayor Reelection campaign, September 2005-January
2006
Principal Investigator, Wallace Foundation grant, Learning in Communities Initiative in
New York (with Mary McCormick of Fund for the City of New York and Gail
Nayowith of Citizens Committee for Children), January 2004-June 2005
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Program Director, Guggenheim Foundation grant, Summer Public Service Internship
Program (with Jameson Doig of Princeton University), December 2000-December 2001
Consultant, Penn, Schoen and Berland, NYC, position papers for Michael Bloomberg
mayoral campaign, December 2000-January 2001
Consultant, Bloomberg for Mayor, issues consultant, April 2001-December 2001
Principal Investigator, Greater London Enterprise grant on Governance in London and
New York (with Tony Travers of London School of Economics, LSE) for the London-
New York Study Fall 1999-Spring 2000
Principal Investigator, Ford Foundation grant, Political Participation and the Urban
Civic Culture: Moslem Communities in New York (with Peter Awn and Richard
Bulliet), July 1998-January 2001
Barnard College Research Grant, Senior Faculty Leave, Fall 1999-Spring 2000
Lecturer, “Future of American Cities,” Intelligence Fellows Program Whye Plantation,
Maryland, August 2, 1999
Principal Investigator, 1199, National Health and Human Service Employees Union,
AFL-CIO, New York State and New York City Political Participation Project (with
Robert Shapiro), June 1997-June 1999
Principal Investigator, US Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division contract to
investigate Implementation of National Voter Registration Act in NYS social services
offices (with Robert Shapiro and Peter Messeri), March 1997-January1999
Principal Investigator Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Technical Assistance
Project, June 1997-February 1998
Principal Investigator, US Department of Housing and Urban Development/Tonya Inc.
contract to update evaluation of federal homeless policy, the Continuum of Care (with
William McAllister), June 1996-Aug 1997
Corporate Director, Transderm Lab Corporation, 1995-2000
Principal Investigator, US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Harlem
Community Outreach Partnership Center Institutionalization grant with City College,
Spring 1997-January 1998
Principal Investigator Ford Foundation grant for New Voices in State Fiscal Policy (with
J. Phillip Thompson), July 1995-March 2000
Principal Investigator, US Department of Housing and Urban Development Community
Outreach Partnership Center grant with City College, Fall 1994-Fall 1996.
Consultant, Brookings Institution Urban Policy Agenda, Washington DC, 1996
On Line Forum Host, New York Times Electronic Media Company, Spring 1996
Consultant, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, June 1995
Consultant, Harper-Collins Publishers, Development of CD-ROM for teaching presidential
campaigns, June 1995
Consultant, Middle March Films, pilot TV program, February 1995.
Consultant, NYC Empowerment Zone Survey for HUD proposal, Harlem Urban
Development Corporation, Spring 1994
Consultant, Regional Plan Association Governance Project, Fall 1993-Winter 1994
Consultant, Children's Television Workshop, content director for a pilot TV program
involving state government issues, Spring 1993
Consultant, Mayor David Dinkins’ Reelection Campaign, August 1993-November 1993
Consultant, Redistricting Plan of Special Master Frederick Lacey for Puerto Rican Legal
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Defense and Education Fund v. David Gantt, May 1992
Columbia University Seminars Research Grant, Spring 1992
Consultant, New York City Campaign Finance Board, Summer 1990
Consultant, City of New York Law Department, United Parents Assoc. v. The Board of
Elections, March 1989
Consultant, Chicago Urban League, data collection on NYC registration and elections
results between 1980 and 1989, Spring 1989
Consultant, American Assembly's Federal Urban Policy Project, Spring 1991, Spring 1992;
Consultant, NYS Commission on Government Integrity, May 1988
Lecturer, New York City Top 40 Program Seminar, "The Politics of Public Policy," City
of New York Department of Personnel, September 29, 1987
Consultant, Penn & Schoen Associates, NYC, position papers for campaigns, Spring
1983; Winter 1986
Expert Witness and Consultant, City of New York Law Department, Butts v. City of New
York, primary election case, Spring 1985
Mellon Foundation/Barnard College Grant, Junior Faculty Research Leave, Spring 1986.
Columbia University Seminars Research Grant, Spring 1992
Barnard College Mini-Grant, Summer 1981; 1983; 1984; Spring 1987; Summer 1989; Summer 1990
BOOKS, SELECTED CHAPTERS, AND ARTICLES
“Governing the Twenty-First Century City,” Journal of International Affairs, Spring/Summer
2012, Vol. 65, No.2, pp. 43-57
Book Review, Contentious City: The Politics of Recovery in New York City, edited by
John Mollenkopf City and Community 6:2, June 2007
“Social Capital, Political Participation, and the Urban Community,” chapter in Susan
Saegert el.al. eds. Social Capital and Poor Communities, Russell Sage Foundation
Press, 2001 (with Robert Shapiro and Lorraine Minnite)
“Win, Place, Show: Public Opinion Polls and Campaign Contributions in a New York
City Election” Urban Affairs Review, March 2000 (with E. Scott Adler and Lincoln
Mitchell)
“Governance in London and New York,” in London-New York: The Economies of Two
Great Cities at the Millennium. Corporation of London, June 2000 (with Tony Travers)
“The Future of New York: 1898, 1998,” Fordham Urban Law Journal, October 1999,
Vol. 27, No. 1
“The Permanent Urban Fiscal Crisis,” reprinted in, Alfred J. Kahn and Sheila B.
Kamerman eds. Children and Their Families in Big Cities: Strategies for Service
Reform. Cross-National Research Program Columbia University School of Social Work,
1998
"The Permanent Urban Fiscal Crisis," chapter in Julia Vitullo-Martin, ed., Breaking Away
-- Innovations in Urban America; Essays in Memory of Robert F. Wagner Jr. The
Twentieth Century Fund Press, 1996
“Urban Community Initiatives and Shifting Federal Policy: The Case of the
Empowerment Zones,” chapter in, Alfred J. Kahn and Sheila B. Kamerman eds.,
Children and Their Families in Big Cities: Strategies for Service Reform. Cross-
National Research Program Columbia University School of Social Work, 1996 (with J.
Phillip Thompson)
Urban Politics, The Harper-Collins Political Pamphleteer. Harper-Collins College
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Publisher, 1995
"Racial Politics in New York State," chapter in J. Stonecash, J. White and P. Colby eds.
Governing New York State, 3rd. ed. SUNY Press, 1994 (with J. Phillip Thompson)
"The Year of the Woman? Candidates, Voters and the 1992 Election," Political Science
Quarterly, 108 Spring 1993 (with Michael Delli Carpini)
"Urban Politics," in Greenberg and Page Lecture Series to accompany Edward Greenberg
and Benjamin Page, The Struggle For Democracy, Harper-Collins College Publishers,
1993
Mayors and Money: The Politics of Fiscal Policy in New York and Chicago, Chicago:
University of Chicago Press, 1992
"Forum: A Tale of Two Cities," The City Journal, Autumn 1992, pp. 22-23
"City-State Relations in the Criminal Justice System," chapter in G. Benjamin and C.
Brecher eds. The Two New Yorks: State-City Relations in the Changing Federal System,
Russell Sage Foundation, 1988, pp. 479-510
"Municipalities: La Fin Des Faillites" Le Journal des Elections: Magazine D'Analyse
Politique Internationale, No. 4, Sept. /Oct. 1988
Book Review of Punishment Without Walls: Community Service Sentences in New York City.
Douglas McDonald. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1986, Political
Science Quarterly 102,4 1987-88
"Government Performance as a Base for Machine Support," reprinted in Marilyn Gittell,
ed. State Politics and the New Federalism, New York: Longman Press, 1986, pp. 78-89
(with Robert Y. Shapiro)
Book Review of Chicago Divided: The Making of a Black Mayor. Paul Kleppner. DeKalb, Illinois:
Northern Illinois University Press, 1985, Political Science Quarterly 3 1986
"Criminal Justice Policy in NYC," chapter in C. Brecher and R. Horton eds. Setting
Municipal Priorities: 1986, NYU Press, 1985, pp. 352-381 (with John P. Smith)
"Government Performance as a Base for Machine Support," Urban Affairs Quarterly, 18,
June 1983 (with Robert Y. Shapiro)
"New York City in Comparative Perspective," chapter in The City in Transition:
Prospects and Policies for New York, The Final Report of the Temporary Commission
of City Finances, City of New York, June 1977 (with Terry N. Clark)
"Bureaucratic Decision-Making in Great Britain and the United States," MA Paper; University of
Chicago, 1977
SELECTED RESEARCH REPORTS AND POLICY MONOGRAPHS
Evaluating Global Digital Education: Student Outcomes Framework, Bloomberg Philanthropies
and the OECD, December 2017 (with Marjorie B. Tiven, Anissa Bazari and Ashley
MacQuarrie)
Promoting a Cleaner and Healthier Harlem: Reducing Street Litter in the 125th Street Business
Improvement District, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs Case
Study Series in Global Public Policy for Harlem 125th Street Improvement District, June 2017
(with Ashley MacQuarrie and Debashree Poddar)
Stopping Trash Where It Starts: A Project to Mitigate Floatable Trash in New York City
Waterways through Targeted Street Litter Reduction. Columbia University School of
International and Public Affairs Case Study Series in Global Public Policy and Data Science
Institute for the NYC Department of Environmental Protection, March 2017 (with Patricia
Culligan)
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Innovative Partnership for Public Health: An Evaluation of the New York City Green Cart
Initiative to Expand Access to Healthy Produce in Low-Income Neighborhoods. Columbia
University School of International and Public Affairs Case Study Series in Global Public
Policy for Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, June 2014 (with Sarah Holloway)
Expanding Opportunity for Middle Class Jobs in New York City: Minority Youth Employment in
the Building and Construction Trades. Columbia University School of International and Public
Affairs Case Study Series in Global Public Policy for New York Community Trust Workforce
Development Fund, February 2014 (with Dorian Warren)
Innovative Programs in Workforce Development: UMEZ Career Opportunities in Healthcare.
Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs Case Study Series in Global
Public Policy for Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone, September 2012
Innovations in City Government: The Case of New York City’s Workforce Development System.
Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs Case Study Series in Global
Public Policy for NY Association of Training and Employment Professionals, November 2008
“Forward,” Welfare Reform in Motion… NYC Human Resources Administration/Department of
Social Services, New York, New York, 2006.
“Governance in London and New York” (with Tony Travers), London-New York Study:
Final Report, Corporation of London, June 2000
New Voices in State Fiscal Policy. Report prepared for the Ford Foundation, March 2000
(with J. Phillip Thompson and William McAllister).
“Political Capital and Political Participation.” SIPA Working Papers #3, Summer 1999
(with Robert Shapiro and Lorraine Minnite)
Implementation of National Voter Registration Act in NYS Social Services
Offices, Report for the U.S. Department of Justice, February 1998 (with Robert Shapiro
and Peter Messeri)
Translating Your Vision Into Success: Basic Manual for Preparing a Business Plan.
Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation, January 1998 (with
Sasha Soroff, Tom Banker, Shella Brenner, Leslie Levin, Eugene Williams)
Political Participation and Political Representation in New York City with a Special
Focus on Latino New Yorkers. B-C Center for Urban Policy/Hispanic Education and
Legal Fund Opinion Research Project, December 1997 (with Lorraine Minnite and
Robert Shapiro)
Continuum of Care Update. Report prepared for US Department of Housing and Urban
Development, December 1997 (with William McAllister and Noah Kaplan).
The Continuum of Care: A Report on the New Federal Policy to Address Homelessness.
US Department of Housing and Urban Development, December 1996 (with William
McAllister).
Report on the New York City Runoff Primary. Prepared for the New York City Law
Department, June 1985. Received in evidence in (and cited in decision of) Butts v. City
of New York 779 F.2d 141 (2nd Cir. 1985) cert. denied 478 U.S. 1021 (1986)
SELECTED JOURNALISTIC PUBLICATIONS
“Smart Cities, Stupid Cities, and How Data Can be Used to Solve Urban Policy Problems,” Tech
at Bloomberg, Data Science, August 25, 2017 https://www.techatbloomberg.com/blog/smart-
cities-stupid-cities-and-how-data-can-be-used-to-solve-urban-policy-problems/
“Plastic Bags are a City Scourge,” New York Daily News, Opinion, February 8, 2017 (with
Patricia Culligan)
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“The Real New Yorkers Win Their Primaries: Can We Count On Them To Deliver?” Queens
Tribune, April 21, 2016
“Income Inequality: A Distraction,” New York Daily News, January 20, 2015
“The New York City Green Cart Initiative: Expanding Access to Healthy Produce in Low-
Income Neighborhoods,” Gotham Gazette, Opinion, July 13, 2014
“De Blasio Had to Be the Main Event,” NYTimes.com, Room for Debate, January 3, 2014
“Bill de Blasio Must Act Quickly, Debrief Bloomberg on Mayoral Duties,” New York Daily
News, November 5, 2013
“How to Build on the Bloomberg Legacy,” Reuters, October 30, 2013
“The Web Can Inform Voters and Speed Them Up,” NYTimes.com, Room for Debate,
November 8, 2012
“The Internet Can Inform and Motivate Voters,” NYTimes.com, Room for Debate, June
26, 2012
“Chance to Restore the Public Trust,” Crain’s New York Business, July 25, 2010
“Immigration Reform is Critical,” Crain’s NY Business, February 7, 2010
“Governing the 21st Century Global City: Lessons from New York City,” SIPA News,
Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, May 2008, Volume
XXI, No. 2, pp.12-14
“NYC Left High and Dry, The Huffington Post: The Blog, July 18, 2009
“A Vision for a Global City: Lesson from New York City,” Sydney Morning Herald, July
26, 2006 (and City of Sydney website)
“New York’s Concerns Can Be of National Concern Once Again,” GothamGazette.com,
November 6, 2000
“The Book Club: Book Review of Adam Cohen and Elizabeth Taylor’s American
Pharaoh: Richard J. Daley: His Battle for Chicago and the Nation,” Slate, May 22-24,
2000 (with Jacob Weisberg)
“The Breakfast Table: Letters to George Kelling,” Slate, September 27-September 30,
1999
“Two Views on the Commuter Tax: The City Already Pays More Than Its Fair Share,”
New York Times, Op-Ed Page, May, 22, 1999
“Tales of the City, Book Review of Fred Siegel’s The Future Once Happened Here,”
Slate, October 28, 1997
“A Response to Michael Tomasky’s The Left and Crime,” Dissent, Fall 1997
“The Bond Rating Can’t Be Ignored,” New York Times, Op-Ed Page, July 12, 1995
"Sure, Cut New York's Fat, But Cut It Fairly, and Wisely," New York Times, Op-Ed Page,
February 22, 1995
"Does the Rudy Rationale Really Fly?" NY Newsday, NY Forum: About the Budget,
November 2, 1994
"Can Four White Guys Run New York?" NY Newsday, NY Forum: About Politics,
November 16, 1993 (with J. Phillip Thompson)
"Women In Politics: The Road to Power," Barnard Magazine, Spring 1993 (with Michael
Delli Carpini)
“A Bum Deal for NYC in Albany," NY Newsday, NY Forum: About Government, July
28, 1992
"They'd Govern In Fine Print," NY Newsday, About Politics, July 28, 1989 (with Demetrios
Caraley)
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"Don't Revise Chicago's History," The Chicago Tribune, Point of View, February 8, 1983
"How We Measured Fiscal Strain,” Article for a special issue of The Boston Globe,
Massachusetts Cities and Fiscal Strain. January 11, 1977 (with Terry N. Clark)
GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE TESTIMONY
Testimony, New York City Campaign Finance Board Voter Assistance Advisory Committee
(VAAC) Public Hearing, November 26, 2012
Testimony, New York City Board of Elections Hearing, WhosOntheBallot.org,
September 4, 2012
Testimony, New York City Council Committee on Parks and Recreation Hearing, Local
Law in relation to the naming of the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, February 18, 2011
Testimony, 2010 NYC Charter Revision Commission Hearing, Reports Review Committee, July
26, 2010
Testimony, 2010 NYC Charter Revision Commission Hearing, with Panel of Former
Charter Revision Commission Chairs, May 17, 2010
Testimony, New York City Planning Commission Public Hearing on Columbia
University Manhattanville Plan, August 15, 2007
Testimony, New York City Council Technology in Government Committee, Integrated
Human Services (IHS) Project, April 19, 2005
Testimony, New York City Council, Language Access in the Social Services; Intro. 38A,
September 18, 2003
Testimony, New York City Council, “The Work Force Investment Act (WIA),”
September 15, 2003
Testimony, New York City Council, “Social Service Restructuring,” June 13, 2003
SELECTED CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION, GUEST SPEAKING, AND PAPERS
Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, 21st Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public
Policy Forum with Eric H. Holder, Jr., SIPA, Columbia University, April 24, 2018
Moderator, “Sustainable Cities for All,” C40 Financing Sustainable Cities Forum 2018, New
York, April 10, 2018
Faculty Participant, Urban and Sustainability Scholars as Bridge Builders Study Tour to Israel,
Sponsored by the JCRC, March 11-18, 2018
Speaker, “The Changing Role of the Jewish Community: NYC Political Landscape in 2018 and
Beyond,” JCRC-NY Young Professionals, New York, February 27, 2018
Conversation Moderator, “Mayor: The Best Job in Politics: A Book Discussion with Michael A.
Nutter,” SIPA, Columbia University, New York City, February 2, 2018
Speaker,” Why are Cities Important for the Twenty first Century,” American Politics, Domestic
Affairs Forum, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, December 13, 2017
Organizer and Moderator, “The Future of DACA,” with NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-
Viverito, SIPA, Columbia University, December 6, 2017
Panelist, “Cities Matter: The Role of Cities in Promoting Health,” Columbia Population
Research Center, New York, December 5, 2017
Speaker, “Evaluating Student Outcomes for Global Digital Exchange Programs,” Global Cities,
Inc. Board meeting, Bloomberg Philanthropies, September 27, 2017
Panelist (presented paper), “Global Scholars Outcomes and the Importance of Evaluation,”
Students at the Global Edge: Evaluating the Global Digital Exchange Experience, Global Cities,
Inc. Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the OECD Symposium, Paris, October 23, 2017
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Conversation Moderator, “Evaluating Student Global Learning” with Andreas Schleicher, Director
for Education and Skills, OECD, Students at the Global Edge: Evaluating the Global Digital
Exchange Experience, Global Cities, Inc. Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the OECD
Symposium, Paris, October 23, 2017
Speaker, “Leadership in a Challenging Century,” SIPA Executive Education Program, July 19,
2017
Speaker, “Stopping Trash Where It Starts,” Engineering for Humanity Discussion Forum, Smart
Cities: Sustainable, Healthy, Secure, Connected, Creative, Columbia University School of
Engineering and Applied Sciences, New York City, June 29, 2017
Panelist, “Ethnicity, Race, and Gender in American Politics,” New York University
Multinational Institute of American Studies Summer Institute for International Scholars
Program, New York, June 21, 2017
Conversation Moderator, “The Art and Science of Positioning Cities for Growth and Vibrancy,”
with Michael A. Nutter, CoreNet Global Eastern Regional Symposium, New York City, June
6, 2017
Speaker, “Means & Methods: Pathways of Change, WISE: Women in Sustainability and Energy
Lecture Series,” Building Energy Exchange, NYC, May 12, 2017
Panelist, Healthy and Clean Harlem Campaign Earth Day Launch, 125 Street BID and
Community Board 10, Touro College New York City, April 20, 2017
Forum Organizer, “The Challenges of Innovating in a Mega-City: The Case of São Paolo,”
Former Mayor Fernando Haddad, São Paolo, Brazil, Columbia University SIPA Global Mayors
Forum, April 10, 2017
Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, 20th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public
Policy Forum with United States Representative John Lewis, SIPA, Columbia University,
March 30, 2017
Moderator, Women4Climate Conference, WOMEN4ACTION, “Empower Women to Lead the
Way Towards Sustainable Societies,” C40, Columbia University, NYC, March 15, 2017
Moderator, Data, Polling, the Media and Democracy: A panel discussion of Election 2016 | with
Nate Silver, Data Science Institute, Columbia University, December 6, 2016
Opening Plenary Keynote Speaker, "History of Women and Civic Engagement,” New York
State Conference for Civically Engaged Women, NYC, December 1, 2016
Moderator, “Partisanship in New York and Its Impact on Elections,” Citizens Union and New
York Law School, NYC, November 18, 2016
Featured Speaker, “Election Debrief with Columbia Professor Ester Fuchs,” Mindr, Brooklyn
New York, November 17, 2016
Panelist, Election 2016: A Conversation with Columbia Faculty, Columbia Law School, NYC,
November 11, 2016
Organizer and Panelist, Domestic Policy in the Election: What’s at Stake? SIPA, Columbia
University, November 2, 2016
Organizer and Moderator, “Social Policy, Elections, and Gender Equity,” with former NYC
Council Speaker and Director of WIN Christine Quinn, SIPA, Columbia University, October 6,
2016
Speaker, Remember Freedom Summer, Columbia School of Social Work, NYC, September 26,
2016
Panel Chair, Universalism, Targeted Politics, or Something Else? Black Power at 50: A
Scholarly Conference In Honor of Charles V. Hamilton and Donna Cooper Hamilton and in
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celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of Black Power, Columbia University,
October 20 & 21, 2016
Panelist, Ethnicity, Race, and Gender in American Politics, Multinational Institute of American
Studies panel, NYU, June 22, 2016
Conversation Moderator, One-to-One with Mayor Dinkins and Dr. Ester Fuchs, Inaugural
Global Forum, June 20, 2016
Symposium Organizer and Moderator, The Future of International Digital Learning K-12, and
Moderator, Why a Global Education Matters for Today’s Public School Students, Global Cities
A Project of Bloomberg Philanthropies, NYC, May 12, 2016
Conference Organizer and Moderator, “Celebrating 100 Years of Jane Jacobs: Innovations in
NYC’s Open Space,” Municipal Arts Society, SIPA, GSAAP and Business School, Columbia
University, May 3, 2016
Panelist, Impact of NYC Zoning Changes to the NY Real Estate Market Panel, Akerman, and
Columbia University GSAPP, Harvard Club, New York, April 27, 2016
Speaker, “Innovative Partnership for Public Health: An Evaluation of the NYC Green Cart
Initiative, Solving Urbanization Challenges By Design,” IGERT, Columbia University, SEA,
GSAPP, Earth Institute, April 14, 2016
Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, 19th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public
Policy Forum with United States Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, SIPA, Columbia
University, April 7, 2016
Panelist, “Keywords Roundtable Conversation on the term Choice," The Center for the Study of
Social Difference (CSSD) and The Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Council,
Columbia University, March 31, 2016
Conversation Moderator, “Ronald Reagan and the 2016 Presidential Race: A Conversation with
Jacob Weisberg,” Columbia University, SIPA, March 7, 2016
Podcast, “Ester Fuchs on Budgets and Bloomberg, NY Slant, January 26, 2016
Moderator, “Creating Opportunity in Underserved Communities,” with Governors Daniel
Malloy and Kate Brown, Democratic Governors Association 2015 Annual Meeting, New York,
December 7, 2015
Moderator, “Our Mayor, David N. Dinkins: Leadership, Legacy, Archives,” Opening of the
David N. Dinkins Archives, Columbia University Libraries, December 3, 2015
Panelist, Semana da Democracia (Democracy Week Conference), Instituto Atuação, Curitiba,
Brazil, November 24, 2015 (skype)
Webinar Speaker, “Better Outcomes with Controlled Costs: Tools and Strategies for HHS
Transformation,” Governing Magazine Webinar Presentation, October 29, 2015
Event Moderator, “The Policy of Design and Equity,” Town+Gown in collaboration with
AIANY/Center for Architecture and the AIANY/Public Architecture Committee, in association
with Archtober, Architecture and Design Month, New York City, October 28, 2015
Guest Lecturer, Wayne Svoboda class on Conflict Reporting, “Dealing with Journalists at City Hall,”
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, July 23, 2015
Speaker, “Confronting Inequality,” Technology and Innovation in the Public Service
Conference, The Picker Center SIPA, Columbia University, July 13, 2015
Speaker, “NYC Politics and Policy in the Age of de Blasio,” Raising the Bar, New York, June 2,
2015
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Moderator, “How Are We Really Doing? An Assessment of Long-term Needs and Progress on
Climate Change Adaptation,” 2015 Waterfront Conference: Shaping Your 21st Century
Waterfront, Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, Thursday, May 7, 2015
Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, 18th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public
Policy Forum with the Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, SIPA, Columbia University, April
29, 2015
Panelist, “A City of the State: Who Plays and Who Pays?” The CUNY Forum, CUNY TV, April 6,
2015
Panelist, “Smart Cities Panel,” Data on a Mission: Privacy, Cities and Finance in a Digital Age,
Columbia University Data Science Institute, April 1, 2015
Organizer, “V-Day: One Billion Rising,” SIPA, Columbia University, April 1, 2015
Conference Organizer and Moderator, “Public Policy Challenges: Women’s Empowerment in
New York City,” SIPA, Columbia University, March 24, 2015
Forum Organizer and Moderator, “Philadelphia: A Sustainable 21st Century City,” Mayor
Michael Nutter, Philadelphia, Columbia University SIPA Global Mayors Forum, March 4, 2015
Moderator, How to Improve Police-Community Relations, Amadou Diallo Foundation and
SIPA, Columbia University, February 5, 2015
Guest, Eldridge & Co., CUNY TV, February 4, 2015
Speaker, “Why is Washington More Gridlocked? Are Albany and NYC any better at Getting Things
Done?” FWD.us Dinner, New York City, December 4, 2014
Moderator, “The Massachusetts Reform Approach and New York,” Modernization of New
York’s Built Environment: If Not Now, When? Conference, NYC Town+Gown, Albany, NY,
November 12, 2014
Conference Organizer, “Columbia Voting Week,” Columbia University, October 6-10, 2014
Conversation Moderator “Columbia Voting Week: Dilemmas of Campaigning and Governing in
the United States: A Conversation with Governor Lincoln D. Chafee,” Columbia University
Voting Week, October 8, 2014
Moderator, “Political Engagement, Advocacy and Public Policy,” Columbia University Voting
Week, October 7, 2014
Panelist, “Inaugurating Governor David Paterson of New York’s Archives, Political Memories:
A Conversation about Libraries, Government, and Activism,” Columbia University Library,
New York, September 8, 2014
Speaker, United States Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program Group from
Johannesburg, South Africa, August 26, 2014
Speaker and Panel Moderator, “A Partnership for Public Health: The New York City Green Cart
Initiative to Expand Access to Healthy Produce in Low-Income Neighborhoods,” Laurie M.
Tisch Illumination Fund and Columbia University, SIPA, New York, June 11, 2014
Participant, “The Decent City Conference,” Social Science Research Council, New York, May
19-20, 2014
Conversation Moderator, “A Common Cause Conversation and Book Signing with Richard
Ravitch,” Common Cause New York, May 14, 2014
Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, 17th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public
Policy Forum with Mayor Bill de Blasio, SIPA, Columbia University, April 25, 2014
Panelist, “Dean's Roundtable on Technology, Entrepreneurship and Urban Innovation,” SIPA,
Columbia University, April 1, 2014
Speaker, “New York City’s Budget,” New York Association of Training and Employment
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Professionals (NYATEP), February 27, 2014
Panelist, “A Bronx Forum: The Changing Political Landscape and What You Need to Know,”
Budget Panel, The Center for Bronx Non-Profits, A Partnership with Hostos Community
College and the Jewish Community Relations Council, February 6, 2014
Discussant, The Atlantic and Rockefeller Foundation Roundtable on Cities, December 19, 2013
Panelist, “Transition Chiefs in Conversation,” Talking Transition NYC, November 13, 2013
Speaker, “Academic Perspectives on Urban Fiscal Crisis: Solving America's 2013 Urban Fiscal
Crisis: Lessons From 1975 NYC,” The Return of Urban Fiscal Crisis: Alternatives to
Bankruptcy, Brown University, November 2, 2013
Panelist, “Town and Gown Partners: Universities, Innovation and Cities,” CityLab: Urban
Solutions to Global Challenges, The Aspen Institute, The Atlantic and Bloomberg
Philanthropies, New York, October 7, 2013
Conversation Moderator, “A Mayor’s Life: A Conversation and Book Signing with David N.
Dinkins,” Columbia University, SIPA, October 3, 2013
Speaker, “Collaborative Leadership: Towards Governing Next Generation Cities,” NYC Leaders
Study Retreat on Urban Innovations for India Urban Business Leaders, The Urban Vision,
Columbia Center for Urban Real Estate and Studio-X, September 25, 2013
Participant, “Changing in Place Mobile Workshop,” Coventry University and Citizens Housing
and Planning Council, New York, July 29-31, 2013
Panelist, “Running Elections Efficiently: A Best Practices Convening,” Common Cause New
York and Columbia University SIPA, May 20, 2013
Forum Organizer and Moderator, “Changwon, Korea: A Sustainable 21st Century City,”
Mayor Park Wan-su, Changwon, South Korea, Columbia University SIPA Global Mayors
Forum, April 30, 2013
Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Gun Control: Safe Streets, Safe Cities” with Marc
Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League, 16th Annual David N. Dinkins
Leadership & Public Policy Forum, SIPA, Columbia University, April 29, 2013
Speaker, “New York City : Smart City Policy Priorities,” Center for Smart Cities Planning
Workshop, The Columbia Institute for Data Sciences and Engineering, Columbia University,
April 24, 2013
Panelist, “History Spring Symposium Round Table: History and Public Engagement,” Columbia
University, April 19, 2013
Speaker, “Governing the 21st Century City,” Lectures in Planning Series (LiPS), Graduate
School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University, March 12, 2013
Panelist, “Process, Powers, and Lessons for the Future: 25 Years of New York City Charter
Revisions”, New York City Charter Symposium, Center for New York City Law at New York
Law School, February 8, 2013
Fireside Conversation, with Brian Lehrer Host of WNYC, "The 2013 Mayoral Election,”
Museum of the City of New York, New York, January 10, 2013
Symposium Participant, “The Challenge of Governing 21st Century City-Regions,” Ryerson
University, Toronto, Canada December 11-12, 2012
Speaker, “The Politics of City Finance: How Federalism Fails America’s Mayors,” Munk School
of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, Big City, Big Ideas Lecture Series, Toronto,
Canada, December 10, 2012
Speaker, “Public Service in a Diverse, Global Society,” 2012 SIPA Diversity Symposium,
November 16, 2012
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Panelist, “Post-Election Analysis: What’s Next?” CUNY Education and Public Service Forum,
November 28, 2012
Panelist, “Women in Our Economy-Does the Glass Ceiling Still Exist,” Stroock & Stroock &
Lavan Government Relations Forum, October 24, 2012
Forum Organizer and Moderator, “Gig City: The Reinvention of Chattanooga, Tennessee,”
Mayor Ron C. Littlefield Chattanooga, Tennessee, Columbia University SIPA Global Mayors
Forum, October 15th, 2012
Participant, Governing Magazine Sustainability Summit, “Smart, Livable, Sustainable,” Santa
Monica, CA, June 20-21, 2012
Moderator, “Paying for the Public Life: Mayor Richard Daly and Mayor Manny Diaz,” Forum
for Urban Design, NYC, October 3, 2012
Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Public Integrity: Anti-Corruption Strategies,
Economic Development and Good Governance,” New York City Global Partners, Office of the
Mayor NYC, Fordham University School of Law, June 7, 2012
Conversation Moderator, with US Attorney Preet Bharara and Comm. Rose Gil Hearn NYC
Department Of Investigation, Public Integrity: Anti-Corruption Strategies, Economic
Development and Good Governance Summit, New York City Global Partners, Office of the
Mayor NYC, and Fordham University School of Law, NYC, June 7, 2012
Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Innovative Programs in Workforce Development
Panel,” Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation, Columbia
University, May 22, 2012
Panel Moderator, “The Future of the City,” Journal of International Affairs Conference,”
Columbia University SIPA and World Policy Institute, April 23, 2012
Organizer and Moderator, “Building a Green Gotham” with Commissioner Robert LiMandri,
Department of Buildings, SIPA Urban and Social Policy Speaker Series, March 28, 2012
Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Voting Rights v. Voter Suppression” with Ben
Jealous, President and CEO of the NAACP, 15th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public
Policy Forum, SIPA, Columbia University, March 26, 2012
Organizer and Moderator, “Managing New York City: Inside Operations” with Caswell
Holloway, NYC Deputy Mayor for Operations, SIPA Urban and Social Policy Speaker Series,
February 23, 2012
Organizer and Speaker, “A Call to Civic Engagement” with Bob Herbert, former Op-Ed
columnist, Columbia University Weston Lecture, February 15, 2012
Speaker and Facilitator, Iraq Civic Leaders Delegation, US State Department, SIPA Columbia
University, February 9, 2012
Panel Moderator, C13 Impact Investing Conference, SIPA and Business School, Columbia
University February 8, 2012
Organizer and Moderator, “Successful Cities in a Global Economy: The Greater Toronto
Experience,” with Anne Golden, President and CEO of Conference Board of Canada,
Columbia SIPA Urban and Social Policy Speaker Series, January 24th, 2012
Moderator and Speaker, “The 33rd Annual Congressional Breakfast,” Jewish Community
Relations Council of New York, January 22, 2012
Speaker, Columbia University Redistricting Conference, SIPA and Political Science Department,
December 9, 2011
Guest Lecturer, “New York Law and Policy” Professor Rick Hills course, New York University
Law School, October 26, 2011
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Organizer and Moderator, “Making Hyderabad India’s Best Governed City,” Hyderabad, India
Municipal Commissioner Sameer Sharma SIPA Global Mayors Forum, September 14, 2011
Participant, “Professional Development & Year-End Wrap-Up,” NYC Global Partners Junior
Program, Tweed Courthouse, June 20, 2011
Panelist, “How Hugh Carey Saved the City, Who Will Save New York?” Museum of the City
of New York, June 1, 2011
Panel Moderator, “Comparative Child and Family Policy: A conference in Honor of Sheila B.
Kamerman,” Columbia University Population Research Center, May 12, 2011
Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Crisis in State Budgets,” with US Senator Kirsten
Gillibrand, 14th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public Policy Forum, SIPA, Columbia
University, April 11, 2011
Panelist, “New York City as a Sustainable City,” Columbia University Earth Institute, April 7,
2011
Moderator, “A Conversation: Cities Making National Policy: Partnership for a New American
Economy and Mayors against Guns,” with Senior Advisor to the Mayor John Feinblatt,
Columbia University, SIPA Urban and Social Policy Speaker Series, April 6, 2011
Chair and Speaker, “The Future of Cities: Planning for and Harnessing Urban Populations,”
Chatham House, London, England, February 28-March 1, 2011
Organizer and Moderator, “Redevelopment of Chawls and Slums in Mumbai,” with Neera
Adarkar, Columbia University SIPA Urban and Social Policy, Columbia SIPA South Asian
Association, February 14, 2011
Organizer and Moderator, “A Conversation with Adolfo Carrion,” Columbia University SIPA
Urban and Social Policy Speaker Series, December 2, 2010.
Panel Moderator, “Reforming School Systems in Global Cities” and “Innovative Approaches to
Teaching and Learning,” Urban Education: Innovations in K-12 Summit, NYC Global Partners
and Columbia University World Leaders Forum November 18, 2010
Organizer and Moderator, “Higher Education? How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and
Failing Our Kids and What We Can Do About It,” with Professor Andrew Hacker and Claudia
Dreifus of SIPA, Columbia SIPA Urban and Social Policy Lecture Series, October 18, 2010
Keynote Speaker, “The Mayor Lindsay Symposium: Management Innovations,” Baruch College
and Museum of the City of New York, September 29-30 2010
Panelist,” Who Broke New York? Policy and Consequences: Mayor Lindsay and the Fiscal
Crisis,” Museum of the City of New York, September 15, 2010
Speaker, “Governing the 21st Century Global City: Lessons from New York City. Masters of
Public Affairs Global Public Policy Lecture, SciencesPo, Paris France, April 8, 2010
Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Economic Recovery in the Cities,” with
Congressman Charles Rangel, 13th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public Policy
Forum, SIPA, Columbia University, February 1, 2010
Forum Organizer and Moderator, “THINKING BIG New York and London: Heading Back to
the Top,” London, England Mayor Boris Johnson and New York City Mayor Michael
Bloomberg, Columbia University SIPA Global Mayors Forum, Manhattan Institute and
Regional Plan Association, September 15th, 2009
Forum Organizer and Moderator, “Urban Policy, Global Challenges,” Karachi, Pakistan Mayor
Syed Mustafa Kamal, SIPA Global Mayors Forum and Columbia University South Asia
Association, November, 2009
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Panelist, “Limits to Term Limits? Bloomberg and the 2009 Mayoral Election” New York
Chapter of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, February 11, 2009
Moderator, “Politics of Food Conference: New York’s Next Policy Challenge,” Office of
Manhattan Borough President, Columbia University SIPA, November 19, 2008
Guest Lecturer, “Ethnicity, Race and Gender in American Politics,” New York University,
Multinational Institute of American Studies and the Fulbright Institute, July 1, 2008
Speaker, The NYC Department of Housing, Preservation and Development Fellows Seminar,
May 27, 2008
Lecturer, “Coaching and Leading Teams,” UJA Fellows Lecture Series, Columbia
University SIPA, Picker Center Executive Education Program, April 28, 2008
Panelist, “Urban Colossus: Why is New York America’s Largest City?” Columbia
University SIPA Forum, April 11, 2008
Panelist, “Life in Politics and Government,” Financial Women’s Association, Goldman
Sachs & Co, New York City, April 7, 2008
Panelist, “How Does the Interplay between Evidence and Policy Making at the State and
Local Level Differ from this Interplay at the Federal Level?” Workshop on Demand-
Side Issues in the Interaction between Social Science Evidence and Policy Making,
National Resource Council Standing Committee on Social Science Evidence, The
National Academies, Washington, DC, April 4, 2008
Speaker, “Women in Politics - Does it Make a Difference?" GE Women's Network, NYC,
Palace Hotel, March 27, 2008
Panelist, “NYC Government Programs Addressing Hunger - Jewish Hunger 101,” New
York Hunger Summit, UJA Federation, NYC, March 12, 2008
Lecturer, “Managing People and Improving Individual Performance,” UJA Fellows
Lecture Series, Columbia University SIPA, Picker Center Executive Education
Program, March 10, 2008
Speaker "Confronting the Challenges of Effective Urban Governance: Lessons from New
York" Center for Urban Research and Policy Seminar Series, Columbia University,
February 28, 2008
Panelist, “Women’s Issues,” 15th Annual Columbia University Women in Business Conference,
Columbia Business School, February 22, 2008
Panel Moderator, “The Future of New York City,” Columbia University SIPA MPA Program
30th Anniversary Celebration, February 16, 2008
Lecturer, “Holding People Accountable,” UJA Fellows Executive Program Series, Columbia
University Picker Center, February 11, 2008
Speaker, “Planning for Economic Growth and Sustainability—PlaNYC: A Greener, Greater New
York,” University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland December 12, 2007
Speaker, “Creating an Entrepreneurial City in the 21st Century,” The British-Polish Chamber of
Commerce, Lodz, Poland, December 12, 2007
Speaker, “Confronting the Challenges of Effective Urban Governance: Lessons from New York
City” Adam Smith Research Center and the Polish Conference of Mayors, Warsaw, Poland
December 11, 2007
Speaker, “The Education of Ester Fuchs: What I brought to City Hall and What I Learned When
I Got There,” Columbia University SIPA Fall Fellowship Luncheon, Lotus Club, NYC,
September 19, 2007
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Panel Chair, “Partnering for Success: A Comprehensive Neighborhood Approach,” The
53rd Annual International Downtown Association (IDA) Conference and World
Congress, NYC, September 17, 2007
Panelist, “Urban Conversations: Strengthening the Middle Class,” The New
School for Management and Urban Policy Conference, Milano, Italy, Aired on the Brian Lehrer
Show, WNYC radio, June 1, 2007
Panelist, “Integrating Climate and Energy Science into Urban Policymaking,” An
International Symposium, Urban Climate Change Research Network, Columbia
University, NYC, May 10-11, 2007
Participant, Wharton Impact Conference Unraveling the Urban Enigma: City Prospects,
City Policies, University of Pennsylvania, May 4, 2007
Speaker, “A Vision for a Global City: What Can Chicago Learn From New York City
Government,” paper prepared for Chicago’s Global Future Study Group, The Chicago
Council on Global Affairs, Chicago, May 1, 2007
Participant, New York City C40 Large Cities Climate Summit, The New York City
Partnership, Mayor’s Office City of New York, and the Clinton Climate Initiative.
NYC, May 14 -17, 2007
Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Wealth and Poverty in Global Cities,” 12th
Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum, SIPA, Columbia University,
April 16, 2007
Keynote Speaker, The Frank Tannenbaum Lecture, “Changing Policy and Surviving Politics
Inside New York's City Hall,” University Seminar's 63rd Annual Dinner Columbia University
Faculty House, April 11 2007
Keynote Speaker, “When Academic Research Informs Public Policy: The Case of New
York City’s Out of School Time Initiative,” Education, Politics, & Social Policy
Graduate Student Conference, Teacher’s College, Columbia University, NYC, March
26, 2007
Speaker, “The Role of Polling in the Politics and Governance of New York City,”
New York Association of Public Opinion Research, Fordham University March 8, 2007
Speaker, “The Impact of OST Programs: Introducing Evaluation into NYC’s Out of
School Time (OST) Policy,” NYC Department of Youth and Community Development
Out of School Time Program Symposium, Columbia University, March 6, 2007
Panel Moderator, “Women and Work: a Better Balance: Bringing the Focus on NYC”
The Work-Family Dilemma: A Better Balance Summit, Barnard Center for Research on
Women and A Better Balance: The Work and Family Legal Center, NYC, February 2,
2007
Moderator, “Future of NYC: A Blueprint for Sustainable Development,” Coro New York
Leadership Center and Office of the Mayor of the City of New York, February 13, 2007
Panelist, “Building NYC in the 21st Century,” America Now Symposium, Columbia
University Arts and Sciences, February 8, 2007
Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Making Education and After-School
Work for New York City’s Immigrant Communities,” and “Challenges and
Solutions for Health Care and Social Services,” Governing a Diverse City in A
Democratic Society Summit, The Office of the Mayor of the City of New York, NYC
Global Partners, Columbia University World Leaders Forum, New York Immigration Coalition,
January 18, 2007
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Moderator, “SIPA in the City of New York,” School of International and Public Affairs
60th Anniversary, Columbia University, New York City, October 28, 2006
Speaker, “Strategic Philanthropic Giving and NYC’s Economic Opportunity
Commission Agenda,” Poverty Task Force of the UJA-Federation Caring Commission,
November 21, 2006
Speaker, “Governing a Diverse City in a Democratic Society,” Board of Director’s
Meeting Sister City Program of the City of New York; November 20, 2006
Panelist, “Investing in Youth-The New York Experiment,” Urban Libraries Council
Conference, October 20, 2006
Speaker, “The Politics of After School Education,” More than Academics in After School
Education Conference, The After School Corporation (TASC), The Institute for Urban
and Minority Education and the Campaign for Educational Equity, Teachers College,
Columbia University October 18, 2006
Facilitator, “The Finances of New York City,” Coro New York Leadership Training
Issue Day, October 12, 2006
Keynote Speaker, “Social Justice and Economic Opportunity: Creating a Viable City in
the Twenty First Century,” German University Alliance and Eastern Excellence and
Center for Metropolitan Studies’ Transatlantic Research Graduate Program Berlin –
New York, Goethe House New York City, October 10, 2006
Speaker, “Moving from Dependency: The Importance of Work Supports,” Independence
Community Foundation’s Pathways to Economic Independence Forum, Brooklyn
Museum, October 10, 2006
Speaker, “People and the Competitive Advantage of Place,” International Economic
Development Council (IEDC) Annual Conference, NYC, September 17, 2006
Speaker, City Talks 2006, “A City for People—Lessons from NYC” Lord Mayor of
Sydney and Sydney Morning Herald, Centennial (Town) Hall Sydney, Australia,
July 25, 2006
Keynote Speaker, “New York: The Vision of a Global Metropolis”, City Development
World Conference, Sydney, Australia, July 25, 2006
Keynote Sir Ian Turbott Lecture, “Metropolitan Government and Economic
Development: Lessons from NYC,” Sir Ian Turbott lecture Penrith City Council,
Penrith, Australia, July 19, 2006
Panelist, “Ethnicity, Race and Gender in American Politics,” Multinational Institute of
American Studies, New York University, July 7, 2006
Panelist, “Redefining the Social Safety net: A Better System for Service Delivery,”
NYC Economic Opportunity Commission Conference, CUNY, June 21, 2006
Panelist, “The World and Our Workforce: The importance of Education and High Skills
to Our Competitiveness in the Innovation Economy,” Workforce Education and Global
Economy Summit, NYS and NYC Workforce Investment Boards, NYS Business
Council, NYS AFL-CIO and NYATEP, John Jay College, June 8, 2006
Moderator, “Columbians Shaping the Future of New York City,” Columbia Alumni
Association Panel, New York City, April 25, 2006
Keynote Speaker Samuel D. Ehrenpries Memorial Lecture, “Planning for the Bronx in
the Twenty-First Century,” 9th Annual Samuel D. Ehrenpries Memorial Lecture, Bronx
Community College, April 6, 2006
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Participant, “Chicago-New York City Leadership Exchange Conference,” NYC
Department of Small Business Services, Gracie Mansion New York City, April 5, 2006
Speaker, “Governing New York City in the 21st Century,” Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences Conversations, Alumni Columbia University, NYC Rockefeller Club, April 3,
2006
Speaker, “The NYC Mayor's Race: Post-Election Reflections” Barnard College,
November 25, 2005
Speaker, “Public Service in a Democracy,” NYC Summer Internship Program, NY City
Hall, June 27, 2005
Keynote Speaker, 11th Annual After School Training Institute Coordinated by Child Care
Inc. and hosted by TIAA-CREF, NYC, May 26, 2005
Discussant, Spatial Dynamics and Growth, NY Federal Reserve Bank Conference on
Urban Dynamics, NYC, April 22, 2005
Panelist, Funding Urban Education, Barnard College, NYC, April 5, 2005
Panelist, Women at Work in New York: Past Achievement, Future Prospects, Museum of the
City of New York, March 14, 2005
Speaker, NYC Out of School Time Initiative, The After School Corporation (TASC)
Board meeting, The Open Society Institute, NYC, March 9, 2005
Speaker, NYC Out of School Time Initiative, Corporate Voices for Working Families
Board meeting, JP Morgan, NYC, March 8, 2005
Panelist, “Connecting Urban Governance and Planning,” NY Urban Age Conference, W
Hotel, NYC, February 25, 2005
Panel Moderator, “Changing America: National & Urban Responses to Immigration,” with John
Sweeney, President of the AFL-CIO, 10th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership and Public
Policy Forum, Columbia University SIPA, NYC, November 16, 2004
Panel Moderator, “Implementing the New York City 3-1-1 Citizen Service Center,” and
“Technology Initiatives in the NYPD,” Transforming Government through Technology
Summit Transforming Government Through Technology Summit, The Office of the Mayor of
the City of New York, NYC Global Partners, June 24-25, 2004
Speaker, “New York City Government and Politics,” Israeli Bronfman Fellows, NYC,
December 23, 2003
Speaker, “The Challenge of Inter-Agency Coordination in NYC Human Service Agencies,”
American Jewish Committee (AJC) Board of Trustees, November 20, 2003
Panelist, “Making Government More Responsive to Children: the Integrated Human Service
Project,” Citizens Committee for Children, October 30, 2003
Speaker, “Planning a Quality Out of School Time System in NYC,” Out of School Time
Summit, City of New York and Wallace Foundation, October 29, 2003
Conference Participant, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Summit, October 16, 2003
Speaker, “Mayors and Money Revisited,” NY Federal Reserve/New York University
Working Group on NYC Finances, October 9, 2003
Guest, Ronnie Eldridge and Co. CUNY TV, September 16, 2003
Speaker, “New York City Government and Politics,” Prep for Prep Interns Program,
July 24, 2003
Speaker, “Why Public Service,” New York City Summer Interns at City Hall Program,
July 17, 2003
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Panelist, “Resisting the Permanent War Economy: Imperatives for a New New Deal for Our
Cities,” Local 32BJ, SEIU Conference, June 20, 2003
Keynote Speaker, “Fiscal Challenges for NYC,” Revson Fellows Program Annual Dinner,
Columbia University, June 13, 2003
Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, "Affirmative Action & Higher Education,"
with Lee Bollinger, President of Columbia University, The 9th Annual David N. Dinkins
Leadership & Public Policy Forum, SIPA, Columbia University, May 1, 2003
Speaker, “The Political Science Professor Goes to City Hall,” Columbia College
Dean’s Day, April 12, 2003
Speaker, “New York City Government and Politics,” Yale University/Hong Kong
Exchange Students, City Hall, NYC, February 5, 2003
Panelist, “Rebuilding New York After 9/11: The Federal Role,” The Association of the
Bar of the City of New York, Committee on Federal Legislation, (Taped for WNYC
radio On the Line), December 16, 2002
Keynote Speaker, “The Challenges to Chinatown Post-9/11,” Rebuild Chinatown Initiative
Conference, November, 13, 2002
Presented Paper, “Political Promises and Government Policies,” Brennan Center for
Justice at NYU Law School, Conversations on Democracy, November 7, 2002
Speaker, “The Challenges Inside City Hall,” Revson Foundation Board of Trustees,
November 7, 2002
Panelist, Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Seminar, New York Regional Association of
Grant makers, NY Community Trust, October 18, 2002
Panelist, “Contributions Women Can Make in City Government,” Barnard Center for
Research on Women, Barnard College, October 10, 2002
Panelist, “New York City Governance,” NYC Partnership Rockefeller Fellows,
October 4, 2002
Panelist, “Voting in Presidential Elections, Century Foundation,” September 27, 2002
Speaker, “U.S. Local Government in a Federal System,” Freedom House Young
Foreign Leaders Program, NYC, September 23, 2002
Speaker, “The University and the Community,” The Charles Revson Fellows Program
on the Future of the City of New York, Columbia University, September 3, 2002
Speaker, “Federalism and America’s Cities,” New York University Multinational Institute
of American Studies Fulbright Program, July 2002
Speaker, “Why Public Service,” New York City Summer Interns at City Hall Program,
June, 3, 2002
Commencement Speaker, Columbia University School of Social Work Graduation, May 22, 2002
Speaker, “What Political Scientists Really Get Right about Urban Policy,” SIPA Board
of Visitors, May 21, 2002
Panelist, Community Town Hall Meeting for NY Immigration Coalition and the Arab American
Institute, St. Francis College, May 14, 2002
Speaker, “NYC Agenda for Social Services,” UJA-Federation, NYC, May 9, 2002
Speaker, “Rebuilding Lives and Communities Since September 11th: The Local
Perspective,” United Way of New York City and AOL Time Warner, May 3, 2002
Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, "Economic Rebuilding of New York City,"
with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, 8th Annual David N. Dinkins Policy &
Leadership Forum, SIPA, Columbia University, April 29, 2002
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Panelist, "Who Pays for the Arts?” Columbia University School of Journalism and New
York Alliance for the Arts, February 15, 2002
Speaker, NYC Agenda for the Social Services: Working with the Foundation
Community,” United Way Board of Trustees, February 7, 2002
Speaker, Barnard College Board of Trustees, December 5, 2001
Speaker, Crain’s NY Business Editorial Board, November 1, 2001
Conference Co-Chair, Emerging Ethnic Media Conference, Center for Urban Research
and Policy, October 25, 2001
Panelist, “Muslim-Jewish Dialogue,” American Jewish Committee, October 17, 2001
Discussant, “The Emerging Democratic Majority,” Policy in Perspective Breakfast, The
Century Foundation, September 27, 2001
Panel Chair, “Regional Policies for Metropolitan Problems” American Political Science
Association, Washington D.C., August 30-September 2, 2001
Speaker, New York City’s Mayoral Race,” Everett Internship Program Summer Lecture
Series, June 19, 2001
Conference participant, Mayors, Minorities, and Urban School Reform, Russell Sage Foundation,
NYC, May 18, 2001
Panelist, The Cloudy Crystal Ball Continued: What’s Next in New York City, New York
Academy of Medicine, May 7, 2001
Conference Participant, Social Exclusion and Children, Institute for Child and Family Policy,
Columbia University, May 3-4, 2001
Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Urban Education: Making New York City Public
Schools Work for the Community,” with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, 7th Annual David N.
Dinkins Leadership & Public Policy Forum, SIPA, Columbia University, April 23, 2001
Panelist, Voter Registration and Turnout in NYC Elections, The Urban Agenda hosted by
David Jones of the Community Service Society and CUNY TV, April 5, 2001
Panelist, “The Electoral College,” Searchlight TV Show on NY1 hosted by Bob Abrams,
January 4, 2001
Panelist, “Interpreting the 2000 Elections,” Political Science Student Association Barnard and
Columbia College, November 21, 2000
Speaker, “Too Close to Call? Or, the Election that Wouldn’t Die,” Broadway Democrats,
November 16, 2000
Speaker, “The Jewish Community and Election 2000,” The Jewish Community Relations
Council, November 8, 2000
Speaker, “Election 2000: What is at Stake for New York City?” School of Public
Affairs Baruch College, CUNY, Public Policy Breakfast, November 2, 2000
Panelist, “Elections Issues,” Barnard Center for Research on Women, Barnard College,
November 1, 2000
Speaker, “The University and the Community,” The Charles Revson Fellows Program
on the Future of the City of New York, Columbia University, October 24, 2000
Speaker, “New York City Governance,” Columbia University SIPA Practicum,
September 18, 2000
Presented Paper, “Political Capital and Political Participation,” American Political
Science Association, Washington, DC, August 31, 2000 (with Robert Shapiro and
Lorraine Minnite)
Panelist, “It’s All About Me: Finding our Voice in the Village. Workshop on African-
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American and Latina girls growing up in New York,” Girl’s Policy in New York, The
United Way of New York City, June 27, 2000
Speaker, “New York Governance: How Mayors Get Things Done,” London
School of Economics, Greater London Group Seminar, June 16, 2000
Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Livable Urban Communities: The
Environmental Movement and Community Building,” with Rodney E. Slater, US
Secretary of Transportation, 6th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public Policy
Forum, SIPA, Columbia University, May 8, 2000
Speaker, “Women in New York Politics: Why Aren’t There More?” In Celebration
of Women’s History Month, Anti-bias Committee of New York County Supreme Court
and New York County Clerk’s Office, March 27, 2000
Panelist, “Ending Homelessness: Shelters Are No Place for Children,” Children’s
Defense Fund Annual Conference 2000, New York, March 27, 2000
Panelist, BBC Around Westminster Special on New York, Taped in NY, March 12, 2000
Speaker, “Political Capital and Urban Democracy, Brown University Department
of Sociology Colloquium, February 29, 2000
Speaker, “New York City Politics After Giuliani,” Three Parks Independent Democrats,
February 9, 2000
Moderator, “Columbia Faculty Perspective on Community Building,” Conference on
Community Building: How Can Higher Education Make a Difference, Columbia
University SIPA, New York City, Dec. 6-7, 1999
Host, Citizens Union Search Light, “Charter Revision,” New York 1 TV, October 4,
1999
Speaker, “New York City and the Liberal Experiment,” Women’s City Club, New York
City, September 30, 1999
Speaker, “Executive-Council Relations in American Cities,” The British Consulate, New
York City, August 18, 1999
Panelist, "Poverty in America Social Salvation and Social Reform," New York
University Multinational Institute of American Studies, July 30, 1999
Seminar Participant, Justice and Society Seminar, Aspen Institute, Aspen, Colorado, July
19-23, 1999
Participant, American Assembly, The American Economy: Opportunity and Growth,
Atlanta, Georgia, June 10-13, 1999
Guest Lecturer, “The Permanent Urban Fiscal Crisis,” The Milano Graduate School of
Management and Urban Policy, May 5, 1999
Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Labor and Community
Building,” with Dennis Rivera, President of SEIU Local 1199, 5th Annual David N. Dinkins
Leadership & Public Policy Forum, SIPA, Columbia University, NYC, April 29, 1999
Moderator, “Innovations in Community Development,” Women’s Venture Fund
Community Reinvestment and Community Revitalization — Where are We Today?
NYC, April 6, 1999
Presented Paper, Political Capital and Political Participation, Midwest Political Science
Association, Chicago, April 15-17, 1999 (with Robert Shapiro and Lorraine Minnite)
Presented Paper, “Social Capital, Political Participation and the Urban Community,”
Ford Foundation Conference on Social Capital and Poor Communities: Building and
Using Social Assets to Combat Poverty, New York, March 11-13, 1999 (with Robert
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Shapiro)
Presented Paper, “The Importance of Full Disclosure of Nonresponse Due To Refusals and the
Nature Of Potential Bias in Phone Surveys,” New York Association of Public Opinion Research
Evening Workshop on Lessons Learned: Challenges of Survey Research in Urban Areas, March 9,
1999 (with Robert Shapiro and Lorraine Minnite)
Moderator, New York State’s Children’s Health Insurance Program: Strategies for
Outreach and Enrollment, Conference on Campus-Community Partnerships for
Outreach and Enrollment, Children’s Defense Fund-NY, February 18, 1999
Panelist, “Election ’98: Outcomes and Implications,” CUNY Forum, November 24, 1998
Speaker, “The Future of New York City: 1898-1998, A NYC 100 Event, Fordham
University, November 16, 1998
Speaker, “How Will the Results of Elections Day 1998 Affect Our Community?” American
Jewish Congress, NYC, November 4, 1998
Speaker, “NYC Budget Process,” Coro Fellows, NYC, November 10, 1998
Panelist, “Civic and Political Participation,” Conference on Social Capital in Poor
Communities, Ford Foundation, NYC, October 30, 1998
Discussant, Connecting Citizens to Government, American Political Science Association,
Boston, September 5, 1998
Speaker, “Continuum of Care Approach to Homeless Services,” Site Visit Innovations in
Government, Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Washington
DC, July 9, 1998
Speaker, “Current Issues in Urban Affairs,” Columbia University SIPA Dean’s Advisory Board,
July 8, 1998
Speaker, “Urban Democracy and Social Capital,” Center for Young Children and
Families Summer Fellows Program, TC Columbia University, June 24, 1998
Panelist, “The Borough President,” Citizens Union Searchlight, July 30, 1998
Panelist, “Truth and Fantasy in New York City’s Revenue and Spending Projections,”
Conference on the Future of New York City, Five Borough Institute, May 29, 1998
Moderator, Non-traditional Sources of Business Development Funds, Women’s Venture
Fund Conference on Business and Community Development, NYC, May 14, 1998
Keynote Speaker, “The University and the Community,” Community Impact of Columbia
University Volunteer Appreciation Dinner, May 6, 1998
Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Culture and Tourism as Tools for Urban
Economic Development,” with US Congressman Charles Rangel, 4th
Annual N. Dinkins Leadership & Public Policy Forum, SIPA, Columbia University,
May 8, 1998
Speaker, “The Permanent Urban Fiscal Crisis,” The Milano Graduate School of
Management and Urban Policy The New School, April 29, 1998
Presented Paper, “Political Capital and Urban Democracy,” Workshop on Revitalizing
Urban Democracy, Russell Sage Foundation, New York, April2-3, 1998
Panelist, “The State of the Democratic Party,” Broadway Democrats, February 12, 1998
Speaker, “Urban Economic Development Initiatives: An Overview,” David
Rockefeller Fellows of the New York City Partnership and Chamber of Commerce,
Nov. 6, 1997
Speaker, “The Changing Face of America: The Jewish Community,” Jewish Council for
Public Affairs Task Force on Opportunity and Social Justice, Oct. 26, 1997
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Seminar Convener and Speaker, “The Future of London Metropolitan Government, BCCUP co-
sponsored with SIPA and Greater London Enterprise, October 17, 1997
Panelist, "Poverty in America Social Salvation and Social Reform," New York
University Multinational Institute of American Studies NYU Fulbright Program, July
31, 1997
Conference Co-Chair, Building Communities: Comprehensive Models of Sustainable Economic
Development, B-C Center for Urban Policy and Community Impact, October 13, 1997
Speaker, “The Future of Cities: Making Partnerships Work,” United Nations World Habitat
Day Conference, October 6, 1997
Speaker, “NYC Budget Process,” Coro Fellows, October 8, 1997
Seminar Chair and Speaker, “The Future of London Metropolitan Government, BCCUP and London
Consulate, August 27, 1997
Moderator, " Ethnicity, Race and Gender in American Politics," New York University Multinational
Institute of American Studies, July 28, 1997
Seminar Participant, Democracy in the Digital Age Seminar, Aspen Institute, Aspen, Colorado,
July 20-25, 1997,
Panelist, U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Building Partnerships to Build
Communities, NY-NJ Regional Conference, “Institutionalizing University Commitment to Community
Partnerships: Obstacles to Success and How to Overcome Them,” June 13, 1997
Panelist, CUNY Forum, Elections 1997: Politics and Prospects, CUNY Graduate Center,
May 13, 1997
Guest Lecturer, “The Permanent Urban Fiscal Crisis,” The Milano Graduate School of Management
and Urban Policy The New School, April 30, 1997
Moderator, “Where Are We Now -- Reinventing Merit for the Faculty,” Conference
Reinventing Merit: The Future of Affirmative Action, Panel, Teachers College Center for
Educational Outreach and Innovation and Columbia Law School, April 25, 1997
Participant, "Improving the Economic Health of America’s Distressed Communities, "American
Assembly Conference, Arden House, New York, April 17-20, 1997
Speaker, “The Transformation of Community in Federal Urban Policy: Empowerment
Without Resources,” Baruch College School of Public Affairs, NYC, April 9, 1997
Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Welfare to Work: Can the Business-Government
Partnership Succeed?,” with Mayor Edward Rendell and Norman Rice, 3rd Annual David N.
Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum, Barnard-Columbia Center for Urban Policy,
Columbia University, NYC, March 31, 1997
Speaker, “The Empowerment Zone: National Urban Policy and its Effect on New York City,
SIPA, Columbia University Alumni Fiftieth Anniversary Lecture Series, March 27, 1997
Conference Co-Chair, Tolerance in Urban America: Can the Civic Fabric Be Mended?
B-C Center for Urban Policy and the Simon Wiesenthal Center, March 14, 1997.
Moderator, “The New Technology and the Local Economy,” TEACHarlem Conference,
NYC, February 21, 1997
Speaker, “The Evolution of Federal Urban Policy from FDR to Clinton,” Third Millennium
30, NYC, February 12, 1997
Conference Facilitator, National Leadership Forum on Capitalizing Communities, Center for Policy
Alternatives, Washington DC, December 11, 1996
Panelist, Campaign ‘96: Its Impact on New York City, The New School for Social Research,
October 1996
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Roundtable Participant, New Directions in the Study of Urban Politics, American Political Science
Association, San Francisco, September 1, 1996
Speaker, "Women in American Politics," New York University Multinational Institute of
American Studies, August 1996
Presented Paper, “Dealing with Fiscal Crisis in the District of Columbia: Lessons from
New York City and Philadelphia,” The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Comparative Urban Studies Group and The George Washington University Center for Washington
Area Studies, Washington DC, May 15, 1996
Panel Chair, United Nations Habitat II Town Meeting: The Future of the City in the 21st Century,
United Nations Association of the United States of America (UN-USA) and US Network for
Habitat II, New York, May 7, 1996
Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “An Urban Agenda for Election ’96,” with
Governors Jim Florio, Ann Richards and Lowell Weicker, 2nd Annual David N. Dinkins
Leadership & Public Policy Forum, Barnard-Columbia Center for Urban Policy, Columbia
University, NYC, May 2, 1996
Speaker, “Politics of New York City’s Budget: 1996,” Columbia University
International Seminar for Economic and Business Journalists, April 25, 1996
Panelist, “The American City: What Works, What Doesn’t, American Planning
Association New York Chapter and American Society of Public Administration New
York Metro Chapter, New School for Social Research, April 15, 1996
Panelist, Big Cities Confront the New Federalism, The Roundtable on Big Cities, the
New Politics of Child and Family Policy Seminar and B-C Center for Urban Policy,
Columbia University, April 12, 1996
Conference Co-Chair, Columbia University and the Community: A Partnership in
Learning, Community Impact and B-C Center for Urban Policy, April 12, 1996
Panelist, New York City’s Empowerment Zone,” J.M. Kaplan Center for New York City
Affairs, New School for Social Research, March 25, 1996
Panel Moderator, “Do Business Improvement Districts Have a Role in the Economic
Development of New York City?” Fourth Annual Policy Conference Urban Economic
Development: Resuscitating Our Cities,” Columbia University Graduate Program in
Public Policy/SIPA, March 18, 1996
Speaker, “The 1996 Presidential Election Nominating Process,” Twentieth Century
Seminar, Graduate Center of CUNY, March 12, 1996
Panelist, Conference on The Deregulated City: London in International Perspective,
“Governance Without a Metropolitan Authority: Lessons from New York,” University of
Reading, Reading, England, December 16, 1995
Participant, Increasing Private Investment in Distressed Communities: Building a
Framework for Increased Private Investment, American Assembly, Harriman, New
York, November 9-11, 1995
Speaker, “New York’s Liberal Ethos and its Fiscal Policy,” David Rockefeller Fellows of the
New York City Partnership, September 28, 1995
Participant, City Symposium, US Department of HUD, Washington, DC, September 20,
1995
Speaker, “An Economic and Political Overview of Federal Block Grants,” New York City
Council Forum Federal Block Grants: The New Fiscal Reality, NYC, September 12, 1995
Presented Paper, “New York City: Community Building and Empowerment: Insights from
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Empowerment Zone Cities,” American Political Science Association, Chicago, September 3, 1995
(with J. Phillip Thompson)
Panel Chair, The Politics of Urban Education, American Political Science Association, Chicago,
September 3, 1995
Speaker, “The Potential Consequences of the Proposed 1995-96 City and State Budgets,”
The Public Works Forum, New York, June 1, 1995
Presented Paper, “Community Initiatives Within a Changing Political and Fiscal Context: the Case
of the Empowerment Zones”, Children and Their Families in Big Cities Seminar, Columbia
University, April 17, 1995 (with J. Phillip Thompson)
Seminar Chair, New York City: The End of the Liberal Experiment?, The Community of Scholars
Old & New, Fiftieth Anniversary of University Seminars at Columbia University, March 24, 1995
Participant, Citizens Budget Commission Budget 2000 Conference, Palisades, NY,
March 12-13, 1995
Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Empowering America’s Cities,” with US Vice President Al
Gore, US Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros and Mayors Arnold Webster and
Bill Campbell, 1st Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public Policy Forum, Barnard-Columbia Center
for Urban Policy, Columbia University, NYC, March 2-3, 1995
Participant, The Management of Large Cities in the Developed World, Ditchley Foundation
Conference, Oxfordshire, England, January 20-22, 1995
Roundtable Chair, New York City Politics: The End of the Liberal Experiment? American Political
Science Association, New York, September 2, 1994
Panel Chair, The Future of Cities: New Challenges, Hard Choices, Barnard College Alumnae
Reunion, May 20, 1994
Pi Sigma Alpha Speaker, "The Urban Fiscal Crisis Revisited," Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA,
March 2, 1994
Panelist, Forum, New York City Solutions III: The Impact of the New York City Charter Revision
Of 1989, Columbia University Graduate Program in Public Policy/SIPA, February 24, 1994
Moderator, Forum, City Campaign Finance Reform, JM Kaplan Center for New York City Affairs,
New School for Social Research, November 23, 1993
Speaker, "Fiscal Policy in New York and Chicago," New School for Social Research, November 16, 1993
Panelist, "The Outcome of the New York Mayoral Election: What Caused it and What Does It Mean
for the Future?" Columbia University Seminar on the Changing Metropolis, November 15, 1993
Speaker, "Introduction to Municipal Finance," The Big Apple Budget School of the City
Project, October 28, 1993
Speaker, "The Future of Funding for New York City Social Services," The Board of Trustees of
the Educational Alliance, October 1993
Speaker, "Women in American Politics," New York University Multinational Institute of
American Studies NYU Fulbright Program, August 1993
Panelist, Forum "Voting Rights Act and Redistricting: Ethnicity, Geography and Representation",
The Bar Association of the City of New York, June 23, 1993
Panel Chair, "Power for Women in Cities," Scholar and the Feminist XIX Conference, Barnard
Center for Research on Women, April 24, 1993
Speaker, "The Media and Public Responsibility," National Council of Jewish Women,
Brooklyn, March 9, 1993
Panelist, "Can We Save Our Cities," Helvidius Forum and SPAA Columbia University,
December 3, 1992
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Speaker, "Investing and Saving City Money," The Big Apple Budget School of the City
Project, October 28, 1992
Speaker, "Fiscal Politics in New York and Chicago," Harvard University Department of
Government Center for American Political Studies, Cambridge, MA, September 25, 1992
Discussant, Elected Officials and Urban Leadership, American Political Science Association,
Chicago, IL, September 1992
Speaker, "Mayors and Money: Fiscal Policy in New York and Chicago," City Journal Forum,
New York, July 28, 1992
Presented Paper, "The Forgotten Political History of Depression Era Fiscal Crises in New York and
Chicago." Columbia University Seminar on the City, May 7, 1992
Panelist, Forum, Is America Burning? Race and the Possibility of Justice in Los Angeles, New York
and America, Columbia University SIPA, May 5, 1992.
Presented Paper, "The Politics of Fiscal Policy in New York," The Michael Harrington Center,
Queens College, CUNY, April 13, 1992
Panelist, New York City Solutions Conference, Columbia University School of Public Affairs, ‘
March 3, 1992
Panelist, Conference City Money: Urban Fiscal Affairs for the 1990s, The University of Wisconsin
Madison Robert La Follette Institute of Public Affairs, February 14-15, 1992
Discussant, Seymour M. Lipset, Canada US Policy Perspectives, Columbia University SIPA,
January 21, 1992
Roundtable Participant, Reconstructing New York, The Manhattan Institute, September 24, 1991
Presented Paper, "Politics Matters: Fiscal Policy in New York and Chicago," Columbia University
Center for Social Sciences American Society and Politics Seminar and the Comparative Politics
Group November 14, 1991
Presented Paper, "Parties and Interest Groups in the Urban Fiscal Policy Process," American
Political Science Association, Washington, DC, September 1991
Panelist, Roundtable Reconstructing New York, The Manhattan Institute, September 24,
1991
Panelist, Forum The New York City Charter - For Better or For Worse?, The Bar Association of the
City of New York, September 24, 1991
Panelist, Symposium, The Dinkins Administration: Vision Under Fiscal Stress?, Howard Samuels
State Management and Policy Center, CUNY Grad Center, May 10, 1991
Discussant, Campaign Finance in the States, NYS Political Science Association, New York City,
April 1991
Panelist, Women in the State Legislature, Barnard Center for Research on Women, February 7, 1991
Panel Chair, Crisis Policymaking in the Cities, American Political Science Association, San
Francisco, September 1990
Discussant, New Approaches to an Urban Public Interest Panel, American Political Science
Association, San Francisco, September 1990
Moderator and Participant, Symposium on Power in NYC After Charter Revision: Who Wins? Who
Loses?, NY Metro American Society for Public Administration and the Public Works Forum, Oct.
17, 1989
Panel Chair, Issues in Urban Political Economy, American Political Science Association, Atlanta,
September 1989
Discussant, Historical Approaches to City Politics Panel, American Political Science Association,
Washington DC, September 1988
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Moderator, Symposium on Labor and the Presidential Primary, Center for Labor-Management
Policy Studies, CUNY Grad Center, April 14, 1988
Roundtable Participant, Urban Transformation in the US, CUNY Grad Center Political Science
Conference, February 26, 1988
Panelist, Barnard College Ethics in the Media Symposium, November 1987
Discussant, City Machines and Political Change Panel, American Political Science Association,
Chicago, September 1987
Participant, New York City-New York State Project Conference of the Citizens Budget Commission
and the Rockefeller Institute, Arden House, New York, February 13-14, 1987
Presented Paper, "The Urban Fiscal Crisis: Can Local Politics Make a Difference? The
Cases of New York City and Chicago." APSA, Washington, DC, September 1986
Presented Paper, "The Rhetoric of the Urban Fiscal Crisis." The Urban Political Economy
Workshop of the Conference Group on Political Economy at the APSA Washington, DC,
September 1986
Symposium Organizer, “Campaign 1984: Critical Issues” and Moderator of Panel on "Manipulating
The Voter? The Media, Political Consultants and Elections," Barnard College, October 25-26, 1984
Participant, Social Sciences Research Council, New York City III 1945-1984 Conference, May 4-5,
1984
Presented paper, "The Politics of Fiscal Policy Making in New York City and Chicago," Center for
Social Sciences Seminar Columbia University, April 1984
Presented paper, Symposium on History of Housing for Working and Poor People in New York
City, 1901-1984, "Politics and Policy in New York City." Columbia University, NYC, October 12,
1984
Discussant, Black Politics and the 1984 Election, The New York State Political Science Association,
Grad Center, CUNY, April 26, 1985
Discussant, Representation in Urban America, American Political Science Association, Chicago,
September 1983
Presented paper, Symposium "Cities in Crisis: The Future of Urban Government," Institute of
Politics, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, April 26, 1982
Presented paper, "The Politics of Urban Fiscal Policy: The Cases of New York and Chicago,
American Political Science Association," New York City, September 1981
Participant, Lilly Foundation Faculty Development Conference on "A Political Economy Approach
To Urban Service Delivery," Indiana University at Bloomington, March 9-11, 1980
Presented paper, "Mayor Daley and the City That Works?" American Political Science Association,
Washington, DC, September 1979
Presented paper, "Constraint and Compromise: Fiscal Politics in Chicago," American Political
Science Association, New York City, September 1978
Presented paper, "The Rhetoric of the Fiscal Crisis," Annual Institute of the Society for Social
Research University of Chicago, Chicago, May 1978
Discussant, Public Expectations and Governmental Performance: Do Americans Know What They
Want, American Political Science Association, Washington, DC September 1977
MA Paper, “Bureaucratic Decision-Making in Great Britain and the United States,”
University of Chicago Political Science Department, 1977
GOVERNMENT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Member, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Advisory Committee on Economic
Inclusion (ComE-IN), November 2006-currently
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Subcommittee Chair, FDIC-ComE-IN Mobile Subcommittee
Working Group Member, FDIC-ComE-IN Literacy Working Group
Working Group Member, FDIC-ComE-IN Incentives Working Group
Working Group Member, FDIC-ComE-IN Financial Literacy Working Group
Working Group Member, FDIC-ComE-IN Mortgage Working Group
Member, Town+Gown Advisory Board, NYC Department of Design and Construction, Fall
2009-currently
Member, New York City Workforce Investment Board (WIB), appointed by Mayor Michael
Bloomberg, March 2003-2015
Member, New York City Commission on Women’s Issues, appointed by Mayor Michael
Bloomberg, February 2007-2015
Member, NYC Commission on Women’s Issues Municipal Childcare Committee, September
2007–2008
Member, New York City Mayor’s Sustainability Advisory Board, appointed by Mayor
Michael Bloomberg, September 2006-2014
Member, New York City Economic Opportunity Commission, appointed by Mayor Michael
Bloomberg, 2006-2009
Member, New York City’s Out-of-School Time Initiative Advisory Board, September 2006-2009
Member, The Public Advocacy Project Advisory Board, appointed by NYC Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, February 2007-2009
Member, National Preparatory Committee for Habitat II, US Department of Housing and
Development, Fall 1995-Summer 1996
Selected Public and Community Service
Member, Committee for New York State Constitutional Convention, March 2017-currently
Member, Citizens Union/Citizen Union Foundation Board of Directors, June 1999-December
2001; June 2006-currently
Member, Citizens Union Board Executive Committee, June 2006-currently
Chair, Citizens Union Nominating Committee, 2007-2009; Member 2012-2016; Member 2018-
Member, Citizens Union Gotham Gazette Committee, 2006-2007
Member, Fund for the City of New York Board of Directors, January 2006-May 2012; May
2013-currently
Vice-Chair, Fund for the City of New York Board of Directors May, 2008-May 2012
Member, Fund for the City of New York Audit Committee, October 2008-May 2012
Member, Museum at Eldridge Street Board of Directors, January 2008-currently
Member, Museum at Eldridge Street Nominating Committee, September 2012-
currently
Member, Jewish Community Relations Council Board of Directors, January 2008-May 2014;
May-2015-currently
Member, Global Cities, Inc. A Program of Bloomberg Philanthropies Board of Directors,
December 2014-currently
Member, Cities Summit Tel Aviv Advisory Board, 2012-2016
Member, Regional Plan Association’s Fourth Regional Plan Financing and Governance Working
Group, 2014–2015
Member, Citizens Housing and Planning Council Peer Review, “Making Neighborhoods:
Understanding New York City Neighborhood Transitions 2000-2010,” March 2014
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Member, Civic Sustainability Working Group, Rockefeller Brothers Fund September
2012-2014
Member, Brooklyn Community Services Human Spirit Awards Benefit Committee, June 2014
Advisor, NYC Department of Education School Wellness Programs, High School
Health Survey, Spring 2012
Advisor, NYC Housing Authority Evaluation of Community Rooms Usage, Fall 2012
Member, Alliance for the Arts Committee on the Arts Research Center, September 2007-
2009
Member, Global Partners Working Group, Online Resource Bank for Global Cities,
2007-2009
Member, Honorary Dinner Committee for Professor Louis and Alice Henkin,
Congregation Ramath Orah, June 2007
Member, Newsweek's Global Environment Leadership Conference Advisory Committee,.
2007-2008
Member, Community Action Strategy Taskforce United Way of New York City and Task
Force Update, New York City, April 2003; April 2006
Member, New York-Presbyterian Hospital Healthcare Career Education and Training
Center September Advisory Board 2007-2009
Member, Honorary Benefit Committee Community Impact, Spring 2007–Spring 2009
Event Vice-Chair, Columbia University Hillel Seixas Award Dinner Low Library, May
Member, Planning Committee Riverside Church National Summit on Poverty, Spring
1999-Spring 2000
Member, New York Foundation Board June 2001- June 2002
Member, PENCIL (Public Education Needs Civic Involvement) Advisory Board,
September 1996-December 2001
Member, Municipal Affairs Committee, Association of the Bar of the City of New York,
June1998-2000
Member, Five Borough Institute Board of Directors, September 1997-December 2001
Member, Center for an Urban Future Advisory Board, Spring 1997-1999
Member, Strategic Planning Focus Group New York City Mission Society, Jan 27, 1998
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member, American Political Science Association 1973-currently;
APSA Urban Section, 1986-currently; APSA Political Organizations and Parties Section
1986-currently; APSA Women's Caucus 1989-2001; APSA History and Politics Section 1990-
currently
Member, APSA Woodrow Wilson Best Book Award, 2018
Chair, APSA Urban Politics Section Best Paper Award Committee, 2008
Member, APSA Hubert Humphrey Award Committee, 2008
Member APSA Urban Politics Section Best Dissertation Award Committee, 2007
Member, APSA Urban Politics Section Executive Council, Spring 2000-2002
Chair, APSA Urban Politics Section Nominating Committee, Spring 1999
Member, APSA Urban Politics Section Executive Council, 1991-1993
Chair, APSA Urban Politics Section Best Dissertation in 1996Award Committee, 1995
Chair, APSA Committee Best Dissertation in State and Local Politics in 1995,1994- 1996
Program Co-Chair APSA Urban Politics Section, American Political Science Association
Annual meeting, September 1993
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Member, NYC Data to Go Advisory Committee, Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and
the Helmsley Charitable Trust, May 2014-2015
Seminar Member, Discussion Across Disciplines, The Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate
Columbia University Business school, January 2002-currently
Member Academic Advisory Committee The Hebrew University Rothberg International School,
1985-2012
Member, Tel Aviv Global Research Scholarship Selection Committee, March 2014-2017
Member, The Academy of Political Science 1981-2001; Urban Affairs Association 1985-
2001; Policy Studies Organization 1979-1994
Member Advisory Board, The Next American City Magazine, 2007-2010
Member, National Advisory Commission on the Costs of Substance Abuse to
Government, Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA), Fall 1997-Fall 2000;
2006-2010
Chair, Revson Fellows at Columbia University Faculty Advisory Committee, 2003-2004
Consultant, Urban Design Lab at the Earth Institute Columbia University, Childhood
Obesity Project, November 15, 2007
Member Editorial Board, Urban Affairs Review, Fall 1999-Fall 2002
Faculty Editor, Metropolitics, December 1995-December 2001
Chair Workshop, Center for Urban Research and Policy Urban Issues Workshop, 1994-
2001
Member External Review Committee, Pomona College Public Policy Program, February
22-23, 1999
Member Fellowship Selection Committee, New York University International Center for Advanced
Studies: Project on Cities and Urban Knowledges, Post-Doctoral, Rockefeller and Center Fellows,
1999
Member External Review Committee, Brown University Urban Studies Program, May
1998
Member Advisory Committee, Yale University Community Renaissance Fellows
Program, Spring 1997-1999
Member Advisory Committee, Center for Policy Alternatives National Leadership Forum
on Capitalizing Communities, Fall 1996-Spring 1998
Member, Mega Cities Project Advisory Committee, 1996-1998
Member Selection Committee, Raul Wallenberg Scholarship of Hebrew University, 1986-1998
Member, Roundtable on Big Cities and the New Politics of Child and Family Policy, Columbia University
School of Social Work and Ford Foundation, 1995-1997
Member Advisory Committee, The American Assembly, Increasing Investment in Distressed
Communities project, Spring 1995-Spring 1997.
Advisor, Brookings Institution Project on City-Suburban Political Alliances and the Fate
of the Urban Poor, Fall 1993-Spring 1996
Member, Executive Committee of the Project on Urban Governance of the Manhattan Institute, 1991-1993
Member, American Assembly Advisory Committee for Cities Program, 1992-1993
Member, National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences Committee for the Study on
Urban Transportation, 1992
Member Editorial Board, Administration and Policy Journal, 1983-1985
Referee, Columbia University Press; Yale University Press; Westview Press; Harper-
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Collins Publishers; M. E. Sharpe Publishers; Macmillan Publishing Company; Longman
Press; Southern Illinois University Press; Journal Of Politics; American Political
Science Review, Urban Affairs Review (Quarterly); City and Community; Political Science
Quarterly; Western Political Quarterly; Policy Studies Review; Social Science Quarterly;
Journal of Urban Affairs; Politics and Society; Commonwealth: A Journal of Political Science
Grant and Fellowship Reviewer, National Academy of Sciences; Alfred P. Sloan
Foundation; US Department of Education; Smith Richardson Foundation, The National
Science Foundation, Public Management and Policy Division; The MacArthur
Fellowship; Research Foundation of the City University of New York
SELECTED MEDIA
Interviewed by numerous TV, radio print and web reporters and have been a guest on radio, TV,
and podcasts. Media appearances include NY1 Inside City Hall, NY1 Road to City Hall, The
Call, Citizens Union Searchlight and New York Times Closeup, WNET Thirteen on the Line,
Local News (channels 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 11), CUNY TV City Talk, MetroView, Eldridge & Co.
BrianLehrer.tv, and CUNY Forum, CNN, WNBC Nightly News, WCBS Nightly News, CBS
New York, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, the Montel Williams Show, Charlie Rose
Show, WNYC radio The Brian Lehrer Show, CUNY TV POTUS 2016 with Brian Lehrer, Brian
Talks New York with Brian Lehrer, NPR All Things Considered, Bridges; On the Line, and On
the Media, Bloomberg Radio, The Doug McIntyre Show on KABC Radio Los Angeles, ABC
TV, BBC, AFP, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, WEVD Mazur in the Morning.
Interviewed by the NY Times, NY Daily News, NY Post, Newsday, Wall Street Journal, The
Guardian, The Weekly Standard, Washington Post, Financial Times, Politico, Salon, NY
Observer, Village Voice, AP, Reuters, Crain’s NY Business, Christian Science Monitor, Slate,
Atlantic, New Republic, Vanity Fair, Baltimore Sun, New York Magazine, Detroit News,
Toronto Globe and Mail, Guardian, The Weekly Standard, Japan Sankei Shimbun, Japanese
Cosmopolitan, The Jewish Week, The Jewish Daily Forward, Jewish Telegraph Agency, Esquire
Magazine, CityLab, Gotham Gazette, PIX 11.
University Service is documented separately.