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The Yale Chapter of the Roosevelt Institution is a founding chapter of a national network of student think tanks. We organize students into policy centers that conduct original policy research and propose solutions to the problems facing our society at all levels. Roosevelt works to build relationships with relevant policymakers in order to put students' ideas into action.
For more information, feel free to contact our Co-Presidents, Seth Extein and Lisa Marrone.
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Latest News
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The Public Health Center’s work on reducing medical mistrust within the Native American community was published by the Mashantucket Tribal Nation, and the Connecticut Department of Public Health will be putting the group’s policy suggestions to work this coming year. The group also prepared a document assessing the status of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) with regard to undocumented children in Connecticut, an issue the DPH will look into further this fall.
Internationally, the Center on Security and Foreign Policy planned and sought funding for a reconciliation conference for Kenyan youth to address post-election tribal tensions and the Center will host the conference for 80 Kenyan students this coming spring in Nairobi.
Here in New Haven, the Education Center worked with the City to address teacher retention, suggesting a teacher induction and mentoring program to stop the flow of young, qualified teachers out of the district. The Center on Economics tackled New Haven housing woes working in conjunction with the City to plan a homebuyer information summit as well as a bank and city cooperation program to assist victims of the subprime mortgage crisis.
Within Yale, the Center on the Environment studied the efficacy of the university’s own sustainability efforts, producing a report that provided the Student Taskforce for Environmental Partnership (STEP) with useful conclusions and insight that will be used in the fall to increase the program’s efficiency and impact.
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Policy Centers
Center on Economic Policy: meetings Thursdays at 6pm in the Branford Common Room
Expanding and improving Elm City ID Coverage with incentives and marketing
Contact: City of New Haven City Services Administration
Center on Education: meetings Tuesdays at 8pm in the Blair Room in Pierson
Improving teacher quality and training at a local after-school and summer program
Contact: The Breakthrough Collaborative in New Haven
Center on the Environment: meetings Wednesdays at 7pm in the Davenport Seminar Room (second floor of entryway N)
Improving New Haven's zoning ordinances to encourage green parking
Contact: City of New Haven, City Plan Department, and Alderman Roland Lemar
Center on International Development: meetings Sundays at 4pm in WLH (look for signs)
Improving rural sanitation in small municipalities in China and Latin America
Contact: The World Toilet Organization (WTO)
Center on Public Health: meetings Sundays at 7pm in the Trumbull Common Room
Improving food management and nutrition in New Haven Public Schools
Contact: Alderwoman Gina Calder and the newly-created Food Policy Advisory Board
Center on Security and Foreign Policy: meetings Wednesdays at 8pm in the Branford Mendell Room
Preparing and coordinating a conference for youth reconciliation in Kenya to combat post-election tribal tensions
Contact: The Kenyan Youth Foundation and the Clinton Global Intiative
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