POLITICS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Refugee Solomon Tesfaye *20 Finds New Footing, and a Novel, in the U.S.
Tesfaye was named a PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow for a novel he’s writing about the refugee experience
THE LATEST
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
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
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
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’
Rachael Jeck ’89 Is Registering Women to Vote
A lifelong advocate for reproductive rights, Jeck created the nonprofit RegisterHer to get more women to the ballot box
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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