Stefanie Chambers
John R. Reitemeyer Term Professor of Political Science, Trinity College
Chapter Member: Connecticut SSN
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About Stefanie
Chambers' research and teaching focus on migration; mayoral leadership; urban education; and racial and ethnic politics; gender and politics and environmental justice. She has developed a personal teaching philosophy that emphasizes academic rigor; the development of critical thinking and writing skills; engagement with the Hartford community; and that places priority on issues of diversity. Beyond her scholarship; she is actively engaged in community service in Hartford. She serves on the board of Achieve Hartford!; an educational advocacy organization in Hartford. She was also Trinity’s Director of the Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy; a 6-12 public school in Hartford; from 2011 to 2014.
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In the News
Opinion: "In Winning U.S. House Primary, Ilhan Omar Breaks Barriers and Sets an Example," Stefanie Chambers, Star Tribune, August 16, 2018.
Research discussed by , in "Why the Somali Community in the Twin Cities is So Much More Politically Successful than the One in Columbus, Ohio," MinnPost, April 3, 2017.
Research discussed by , in "Columbus Needs Somali Cops, Better Assimilation, Scholar Says," Columbus Dispatch, January 9, 2017.