PROFESSOR
ESTER FUCHS NAMED SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR GOVERNANCE
AND STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR BLOOMBERG ADMINISTRATION
New
York, NY, January 10, 2002 -- Ester Fuchs, Professor
of Political Science at Barnard College and
Columbia University and Director of the Columbia
University Center for Urban Research and Policy,
was appointed Special Advisor for Governance
and Strategic Planning today by Mayor Michael
R. Bloomberg.
"Ester Fuchs has spent her entire career
consulting with governments, teaching people
about government, and has been at the forefront
of public policy issues," Mayor Bloomberg
said. "Ester will provide invaluable input
on a number of issues impacting New York City
- from health to homelessness to education -
and she is a welcome addition to the Administration."
The Special Advisor for Governance and Strategic
Planning works with the Chief of Staff, Senior
Advisor, and Deputy Mayors on strategic planning
and community building. Fuchs will assist with
the development of reform initiatives for City
agencies as well as advise on new, innovative
ways to deliver public services.
"I am very pleased that Mayor Bloomberg
has recognized the unique talents of Professor
Ester Fuchs. Her combined experience as a professor
of political science at Barnard specializing
in American government and urban politics, as
a scholar of urban mayors, and as a committed
citizen of New York City makes her an exceptional
resource for us all," said Elizabeth S.
Boylan, Provost and Dean of the Faculty at Barnard
College.
Fuchs, on leave from her academic positions,
is a Professor of Political Science at Barnard
College and Columbia University, Director of
the Columbia University Center for Urban Research
and Policy, and Chair of the Urban Studies Program
and Public Affairs. Fuchs is the author of Mayors
and Money: Fiscal Policy in New York and Chicago
and has received grants to analyze public policy
and political participation, including implementation
of the National Voter Registration Act, evaluation
of the federal homeless policy and political
participation in New York City and New York
State, and US Department of Housing and Urban
Development evaluation of the federal homeless
policy. Fuchs received a B.A. from Queens College,
an M.A. from Brown University, and a Ph.D. in
Political Science at the University of Chicago.
Contact: Petra Tuomi, Barnard Public Affairs,
212-854-7907
For more information about the appointment,
please contact Edward Skyler at
the City of New York Office of the Mayor, 212-788-2958.
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