Photo Credit: Frauke Riether from Pixabay Released March 14, 2021 COVID-19 Mask Mandates & Vaccine Mandates: Does the federal government have the power to implement these policies? by Sevion DaCosta ’21, Tara Mehra ’22, Marshall Bessey ’22 As President Joe Biden assumes office after a contentious election and transition, the focus shifts back to two… Continue Reading
Announcing Kenneth Miller as New Rose Institute Director
Dear CMC Community: We are pleased to announce that Kenneth P. Miller, Don H. and Edessa Rose Associate Professor of State and Local Government, has been appointed Director of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government, effective July 1, 2021. We are thrilled to have Professor Miller take on this important leadership role at… Continue Reading
Reapportionment in the Supreme Court
JACOB LEISCHNER’21 wrote this article for the Fall 2020 edition of the Inland Empire Outlook The right to vote, and have that vote heard, is one of the most fundamental principles of the American republic. Every ten years – following the decennial census – states engage in the process of redistricting, where new district lines… Continue Reading
Split Roll
The Impact of Proposition 15’s Revision on the Property Taxes of Shopping Malls in Los Angeles County by Marshall Bessey ’23 With research assistance from Naseem Nazari ’21 Background During the 1970s in California, rising property prices saddled homeowners with increasing property tax bills. By the tax year of 1977-1978, property taxes in California were fifty-two… Continue Reading
Federalism in 2020 Papers published
The federalism white papers were written by Rose Institute research assistants as a follow-up to the ones published in March of this year. The federalism project is supervised by CMC Government professor, Andrew Busch, who is also the director of the Rose Institute. We give special recognition to Sevion DaCosta ’21, who headed this year’s… Continue Reading
Press Release: Video Voter 2020
College Students Release Videos on California Ballot Measures CLAREMONT, CA (October 13, 2020): Students at the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College have released videos providing brief, non-partisan analyses of the twelve propositions on California’s November ballot. Student teams at the Rose Institute have produced the “Video Voter” series every… Continue Reading
New Hires for Fall 2020
We are proud to present our Fall 2020 new hires who will be added on to our already impressive roster of Rose Institute Research Assistants: Daniela Corona ’23 Danny is from Half Moon Bay, California, and is majoring in Government with a Data Science Sequence. Her interest in government stems from her high school experience… Continue Reading
Dr. Ken Miller works with students to produce book on Texas and California politics
The Rose Institute’s Associate Director, Dr. Ken Miller, has just released Texas vs. California: A History of Their Struggle for the Future of America. This new book is a groundbreaking historical, economic, cultural, and political analysis of America’s two most powerful states — and how their rivalry is shaping the nation’s destiny. Dr. Miller is a… Continue Reading
Southern California Faces Loss of One Congressional District, May narrowly hold on to second
Southern California is in danger of losing two congressional representatives following the 2020 Census, according to an analysis by the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College using new population projections released by software and data firm ESRI. ESRI projects that California will drop from 53 to 52 congressional seats in… Continue Reading
Melia Wong’19 headed to Oxford on Barry Scholarship
We are proud to announce that Rose alum Melia Wong’19 has recently been awarded the John and Daria Barry Scholarship, a funded degree at Oxford University in Oxford, England. In May 2019, Melia graduated cum laude with a dual degree in government and musicology, and was awarded the Luce Scholarship for 2019-2020. Congratulations to you,… Continue Reading
Director Busch and Rose alum on why LA could lose a congressional seat
Rose Institute Research Affiliate Justin Levitt ’06, and Director Andrew Busch, were interviewed by LAist’s Carolina Champlin. The article cites last year’s Rose Institute report on how the San Gabriel Valley is likely to lose a Congressional seat. Read the article from LAist Read the Rose Institute Report Continue Reading
Former Rose alum involved in COVID-19 relief efforts
Former Rose associate student manager, Tyler Finn’17, has recently been featured by CMC due to his, and his former roommate’s noteworthy efforts to help out with the COVID-19 situation. READ THE ARTICLE HERE. Continue Reading
Angelo Ancheta
REDISTRICTING CONFERENCE 2020 LUNCHEON SPEAKER Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum Wednesday, April 15, 2020 Angelo Ancheta is a member and the current chair of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. A lawyer and an academic, Ancheta was a professor at the Santa Clara University School of Law from 2005 to 2014 and has also taught at the… Continue Reading
Ray Remy, We Will Miss You
Rose Institute Board of Governors chairman Ray Remy passed away on Saturday, December 21 at the age of 82. Ray served on the Rose Institute Board since 1990 and became chair in 2017. He was also a member of the Claremont McKenna College Board of Trustees since 1989. During his long and illustrious career, Ray… Continue Reading
Remembering Dr. Michael Uhlmann
Dr. Michael Uhlmann passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2019. He was a long-time friend and a Faculty Fellow of the Rose Institute. Dr. Uhlmann joined the faculty of Claremont Graduate University in 2002, where he was a Professor of Government in the Department of Politics and Policy. He also taught courses in the Department… Continue Reading
New Hires for 2019
We would like to introduce you to the newest group of students to join the Rose Institute as research assistants: Marshall Arthur Bessey ’23 Marshall is from Darien, Connecticut and plans to major in Government and History. During high school, Marshall gained an interest in politics through the Forum discussion group and the School for… Continue Reading
2019 Rose Institute Application Now Open!
Do you hope to gain experience working in a professional, team-oriented environment during your undergraduate career? Are you interested in working closely with faculty who are leading experts in public policy, conducting research in the areas of fiscal policy, legal analysis, political science, and other areas relating to state and local government? If so, we… Continue Reading
Celebrating Outstanding Seniors 2019
During the late afternoon hours of May 17, a day before graduation, Rose Institute staff, students, friends, and family, gathered to honor this year’s seniors at a “pinning” ceremony. Director Andrew Busch handed each member of graduating class a pin specially-designed to show the Institute’s gratitude and pride for each student’s accomplishments during their tenure… Continue Reading
Bruno Youn selected to deliver commencement remarks
Last Friday, May 17, the front page of The Los Angeles Times featured a story of one of our research assistants, Bruno Youn, who overcame the difficulties of having autism as a child, was determined as a freshman, and came up being selected by his fellow seniors to deliver this year’s remarks at graduation. Read… Continue Reading
Zenaida Huerta’20 featured on CMC Magazine
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