Eagleton Institute of Politics

Eagleton Institute of Politics
Wood Lawn at the Eagleton Institute of Politics
Established1956 (1956)
Research typeState and national politics
DirectorElizabeth C. Matto
LocationNew Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
40°28′54″N 74°25′59″W / 40.48167°N 74.43306°W / 40.48167; -74.43306 (Wood Lawn)
Operating agency
Rutgers University

The Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University was established in 1956 with an endowment from Florence Peshine Eagleton (1870–1953), and it focuses on state and national politics through education and public service. Ruth Mandel served as director for over 20 years, before being succeeded in that role by John Farmer Jr. in September, 2019, and Elizabeth C. Matto in September, 2022.

The institute is located at the Cook-Douglass Campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and is housed at Wood Lawn, which is listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places.

Background

Florence Peshine Eagleton was a suffragist and a founder of the New Jersey League of Women Voters. She advocated for increased access to higher education for women. She was one of the first women to serve as a trustee of Rutgers University. She left more than $1,000,000 in her will to establish the Wells Phillips Eagleton and Florence Peshine Eagleton Foundation, which became the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University.

Centers and program

The Eagleton Institute of Politics has several centers and programs:

Other Eagleton programs and initiatives include:

Eagleton staff

References

  1. ↑ "Leadership Transition, Elizabeth C. Matto".
  2. ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Middlesex County". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
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  5. ↑ "About State House Express". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
  6. ↑ "About Young Elected Leaders". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
  7. ↑ "Darien Civic Engagement Project". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
  8. ↑ Centers/Programs: Clifford P. Case Professorship of Public Affairs Archived 2018-11-08 at the Wayback Machine, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
  9. ↑ Centers/Programs: Arthur J. Holland Program on Ethics in Government, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.