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Politico editor returns to alma mater to discuss journalism Kira Herzog News Editor
On Wednesday, less than one year after taking the helm as the editor of Politico, Carrie Budoff Brown returned to her alma mater for an open conversation at Trayes Hall that spanned the nuanced landscapes of politics and journalism, as well as her formative years as a Rutgers student. From forging a newsroom that has never laid off a journalist to amassing an online audience of more than 25 million readers, Brown’s tenure has already set a new trajectory for the publication. She appeared at Rutgers as part of the Louis J. Gambaccini Civic Engagement Series: Toward Better Citizenship — an annual program that has featured Congressman John Lewis (D-Ga.), Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne and Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor. “When Eagleton first reached out to Carrie Budoff Brown to congratulate her on her new job as editor of
Politico, she responded with warmth and enthusiasm, not only as an alumni happy to reconnect, but as a professional journalist, eager to give back to a community that helped shape her career,” said Ruth Mandel, the director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics. “She’s very generous in talking about how much Rutgers did for her.” Brown, who now leads one of the most influential political papers in the country, instigated her journalistic career as a writer and editor on the 128th board of The Daily Targum. From there, she secured an internship with The New York Times in Trenton and later assumed full-time positions at The Philadelphia Inquirer and Hartford Courant. “Even though it was not part of the calculation, I was lucky that I picked a university that had a daily student newspaper, which was an invaluable platform to learn journalism,” Brown said. “You could make mistakes, you could have camaraderie, you could See journalism on Page 5
On Wednesday night, hundreds of members of the Rutgers community came out to Trayes Hall to hear a discussion between Politico Editor Carrie Budoff Brown and Ruth Mandel, the director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics. CASEY AMBROSIO
$1.95M grant enables U. to create intelligence minor Christina Gaudino Staff Writer
According to a University spokesperson, the security measure that left the Rutgers I.Ds, GPAs and course schedules of nearly 2,000 students exposed has been updated to prevent similar errors from arising in the future. FLICKR
1,700 student identification numbers left unprotected in security breach Saige Francis Copy Editor
On Nov. 8 and 9, Rutgers experienced a “data security” breach that left the information of nearly 1,700 students unprotected, said University spokseperson Neal Buccino. This incident affected students in the Department of Computer Science and revealed information including Rutgers I.D. numbers, cumulative GPAs and Spring 2018
class schedules. Sensitive information, such as Social Security numbers, addresses and financial information was not included in this data. “Due to an administrative error, Rutgers University — New Brunswick experienced a data security incident from November 8 to November 9 that exposed limited academic data,” Buccino said in an email to The Daily Targum.
According to the University, approximately 18 students have accessed this data by mistake and were subsequently alerted that this information was confidential. All students whose information was released were notified of the error and were assured that their data was not changed. “The relevant security policies have been reviewed and updated to ensure that this type of error does not occur in the future,” Buccino said.
In January 2015, Rutgers became a federally-designated Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence (IC CAE) through a competitive $1.95 million grant from the Defense Intelligence Agency. “(As an IC CAE) the goal (is to develop) sustainable national security and intelligence programs to educate and inform students at Rutgers University,” said Ava Majlesi, the acting director of the Rutgers Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety. Rutgers competed against more than 50 universities for the grant and is currently the only Big Ten School to hold this distinction. As a result of the grant, Rutgers University — New Brunswick recently established a minor in Critical Intelligence Studies. This year, recognizing student interest in the subject matter and seeking to build on their existing programs in this area, the University also established a Center for Critical Intelligence Studies (CCIS). The Center is housed in the Rutgers Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety, formerly known as the Institute for Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security, Majlesi said.
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The Center is currently undergoing structural changes and will now encompass two other centers in addition to CCIS, for which John Cohen, a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, ser ves as director. Cohen came to Rutgers in 2014 with over 30 years of experience in the homeland security and law enforcement fields. He previously ser ved as the acting-under-secretar y and principal-deputy-under-secretar y for intelligence and analysis of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), according to his University webpage. The other two centers are the Miller Center for Community Protection and Resilience (CPR) and the Center on Policing (CoP), formerly known as the Rutgers University Police Institute. CPR is directed by John Farmer, the former dean of Rutgers Law School and special counsel to University President Robert L. Barchi. Farmer is the former attorney general for New Jersey and acted as senior counsel to the 9/11 Commission, according to his University webpage. CoP is directed by Linda Tartaglia, according to a press release. “To expand the academic opportunities available to graduate See Minor on Page 4