College of Community and Public Administration

College of Community and Public Affairs at Binghamton University

Professor to lead University Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention

Associate Professor Nadia Rubaii will serve as co-director of a new institute on campus, which will be dedicated to generating scholarship and curricula to disrupt processes that lead to genocide and mass atrocities.

Teaching tolerance, inspiring advocacy

CCPA professors and students across academic programs have a shared cause of making the world a better place. It’s important to teach social justice and advocacy in the classroom to advance this goal.

Faculty member studies challenges to substance-abuse treatment and prevention

Miesha Marzell, who joined Department of Social Work in fall 2016, partners with drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers to study the effectiveness of local treatment and prevention programs.

Students pilot exhibit to start campus conversations about race

Nearly 50 undergraduate students staged an open exhibit to highlight issues on race, including on the topics of mass incarceration and the prison system, racial stereotypes in the media and prejudices in higher education.

Alumnus works with migrant college student population

Eduardo Huerta, MPA-MS ’16, believes access to education has enabled his success. Born into a family of migrant workers from Mexico, Huerta works as a recruiter for SUNY Oneonta’s Migrant Assistance Program, supporting college students of migrant families with scholarships and specialized resources.

Doctoral students learn about participatory research

Faculty members across the college share with doctoral students how to be active and engaged scholars through their research.