July 24, 2024 In a piece from NY1 Spectrum News on Democratic Presidential Candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris' supposed role as "Border Czar" in the ongoing immigration crisis. Harris Prof. William Howell was called upon to comment. As vice president, Harris has visited the U.S-Mexico border area once. And Biden certainly never named her “border czar.” Czar, the English spelling of the title once reserved for Russian and Bulgarian emperors, has been adopted in American politics to title “a special policy advisor who is appointed by the president without congressional oversight, for the purposes of coordinating and centralizing the activities of various executive branch offices,” as University of Chicago political scientist William Howell defined it. Read the full story here: https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2024/07/24/trump-harris-vance-immigration-debates Faculty Spotlight William Howell Director of the Center for Effective Government William Howell has written widely on separation-of-powers issues and American political institutions, especially the presidency. He currently is working on research projects on Obama's education initiatives, distributive politics, and the normative foundations of executive power. Upcoming Events More events Get to Know Harris! Public Sector Scholarship: A Conversation with Ranjan Daniels Tue., July 15, 2025 | 12:00 PM Civic Leadership Academy 2026 Virtual Information Session Wed., July 16, 2025 | 12:00 PM Bridging Capital and Communities: Integrating Impact Investing, Real Estate Development, and Public Policy Thu., July 17, 2025 | 7:00 PM
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