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Rohit Chopra, third director or Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), speaking on a  panel

2 Experts Available for Timely Analysis on Dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

With the recent work stoppage and closure of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) offices, as well as the resignation of top staff, the agency...
Suzanne Mettler giving a speech at the SSN National Convening at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington D.C. in 2024

Virtual Town Hall with SSN’s New Academic Director Suzanne Mettler

On February 3rd, 2025, SSN’s new Academic Director Suzanne Mettler led a special virtual town hall joined by professors Larry Jacobs, Don Moynihan...
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Member Spotlight: Noreen Sugrue Publishes via Forbes to Bring Latino Economics into the Spotlight

For years, Noreen Sugrue of the Latino Policy Forum has worked to sharpen her media engagement skills. Through SSN’s OpEd writing workshops and...
Immigration

10 Experts Available for Timely Analysis of Trump Immigration Executive Orders

Since taking office, President Trump has issued a large number of executive orders on immigration policy. For reporters covering these orders and...
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Celebrating Theda Skocpol’s Visionary Leadership at SSN

After years of extraordinary service, Theda Skocpol, the founder and Academic Director of the Scholars Strategy Network since its inception in 2011...
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Announcing Suzanne Mettler as SSN’s New Academic Director

As a membership-based organization made up of publicly engaged researchers, the Scholars Strategy Network has always been led by an Academic Director...
TikTok

2 Experts Available for Timely Analysis on TikTok Court Case

With the Supreme Court hearing arguments in TikTok, Inc. v Garland, the future of this social media app hangs in the balance. For reporters covering...
White House

Preparing to Engage with a New Presidential Administration: Q&A with Heath Brown and Dara Baldwin

On December 4th, we featured New York City SSN chapter leader Dr. Heath A. Brown and activist, author, and policy analyst Dara Baldwin for a Q&A event...
Diverse group of focused young college students sitting at tables in a large classroom and working on computers

2,000th Member Spotlight: Justin Ballenger Helps Bring AI Into the Classroom

Justin Ballenger, SSN’s 2,000th member, is on a mission to bring the benefits of AI to classrooms everywhere, especially those in underserved...
South Carolina State House

Chapter Spotlight: South Carolina SSN Heads to the State Capitol

Over a decade ago, Professor Ken Kolb , a sociologist at Furman University and the South Carolina SSN chapter leader, joined forces with State...