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After Federal Cuts, SPIA Grads Stay in New Jersey
‘I realized that everyone needs help everywhere,’ said Hiba Siddiki ’25, one of two Garden State Fellows
PAW Goes to the Movies: ‘Springsteen’
Duneier, who has seen The Boss more than 100 times in concert, critiques the new film
SPIA’s Heather Howard Found Inequalities in Medicaid Recovery
Howard’s research into the policy showed that Black and Hispanic families missed opportunities to build intergenerational wealth
RESEARCH
SPIA’s Heather Howard Found Inequalities in Medicaid Recovery
Howard’s research into the policy showed that Black and Hispanic families missed opportunities to build intergenerational wealth
PROFILES
Sociologist Allison Daminger ’12 Researched Mental Workload in Family Life
In What’s on Her Mind, Daminger shows women take on the majority of cognitive labor at home
Achille Tenkiang ’17 Founds Baldwin Institute to Foster Creative Resistance
The organization uses James Baldwin’s literature to engage youth in thoughtful conversations on literature and race
Virginia Maloney ’10 Is Pushing Affordability in Campaign for New York City Council
‘New York is at a critical juncture where we need strong leaders,’ Maloney says
Josh Tauberer ’04 Is Tracking President Trump’s Executive Orders
The founder of GovTrack.us says, ‘We will continue — as we always have — trying to hold our government accountable’
PAW IN PRINT
January 2026
Giving big with Kwanza Jones ’93 and José E. Feliciano ’94; Elizabeth Tsurkov freed; small town wonderers.
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