Out of a competitive and extremely talented applicant pool of approximately 100 students, the Rose Institute has selected 10 for its 2014 New Hire Class. They bring a diverse skill set to the Rose, with experience in campaigns, public defenders offices, and journalism. Whether on CMC’s campus or in their respective high schools, they have… Continue Reading
This Monday, October 13th, the Rose Institute welcomes Dr. Nancy McCallin to Claremont McKenna College. The talk is co-sponsored by the Kravis Leadership Institute. A leader in public education, Dr. McCallin serves as the President of the Colorado Community College System, which encompasses 13 state colleges and over 159,000 students. During her time as President,… Continue Reading
Tom Leppert, currently the CEO of Kaplan, Inc., and formerly the mayor of Dallas, spoke at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum on Wednesday, September 25, 2014. Leppert has a long history of leadership in both the private and public spheres. In the private sphere, he has led companies in several industries, notably construction. His nine… Continue Reading
This Wednesday, Claremont McKenna College welcomes Thomas C. Leppert ’77 for his talk “Contrasting Leadership in Public and Private Sectors.” His visit is jointly sponsored by the Kravis Leadership Institute, the Robert Day School, and the Rose Institute of State and Local Government. Currently serving as the CEO of Kaplan, Inc., an education company known… Continue Reading
In the 2014 elections, 471 seats in Congress will be up for grabs. With Republicans widely expected to hold on to the House, the real competition comes down to the 34 Senate seats being contested. Capturing the Senate would end a divided Congress and give Republicans unified control for the first time since 2005. Although… Continue Reading
June 3, 2014 will mark the second time that California has used the new top-two primary election system. When voters passed Proposition 14 in 2010, the hope was that new election rules would alter the behavior of legislators. Whether this has happened is the subject of study and debate. Rose Faculty Fellow Andy Sinclair, working… Continue Reading
Rose Institute research assistant Marina Giloi ’14 used the Kosmont Cost of Doing Business database compiled by the Rose Institute as the foundation of her senior thesis research project. Marina analyzed the use of financial measures such as tax rates and city financial statement ratios to develop a model that examines and predicts these financial… Continue Reading
Rose Institute research assistant Katya Abazajian ’14 used the Kosmont Cost of Doing Business rating compiled by the Rose Institute of State and Local Government as the starting point for her senior thesis. Katya used the data to examine the effects of tax policy on growth. She worked under guidance of Professor Cameron Shelton of… Continue Reading
In the last event of its 2013-14 Speaker Series, The Rose Institute of State and Local Government welcomed San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and City Journal senior editor Steven Malanga. The talk was titled Tough Choices for California, What Public Pension Liability Mean for Your Future. Mayor Reed is noted for his leadership advocating for… Continue Reading
Written by Manav Kohli ’16 California’s prison population grew by a factor of seven between 1980 and 2006. State prison facilities, however, had not expanded to accommodate the inflow of inmates, and faced severe overcrowding. In 2011 the Supreme Court held in Brown v. Plata that California must reduce its prison population to 137.5% of… Continue Reading
