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« Moon rock en route to Rhode Island | Today | Religious leaders to speak out on immigration order » April 2, 2008Brown's West to take new post at Brookings Institute
Journal file photoDARRELL WEST The director of Brown University’s Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions announced today that he will be leaving Brown to work with the Washington-based Brookings Institute. On July1, Darrell West, who also runs Taubman's Public Opinion Laboratory, will be become the vice president and director of governance studies at Brookings, a nonprofit, public policy organization. “Governance Studies has first-rate scholars committed to improving American democracy and the overall functioning of our political system,” West said in a statement released this morning. “The United States faces many challenges and it is important that our political institutions function effectively.” West, who has spent more than two decades as a faculty member in Brown’s political science department, has focused on understanding growing political polarization, troubled electoral systems, congressional reform and encouraging civil discourse. He has been a member of the Brown political science department faculty for more than 20 years, where he has served as chair. West was a Brookings research fellow in 1980-1981. He’ll be replacing current Brookings Director Pietro Nivola, who has held the position since 2004. “Darrell’s track record in building the Taubman Center covers the full range of challenges facing American politics,” Brookings President Strobe Talbott said in a statement. “He is the perfect person to build upon Pietro Nivola’s legacy of making Brookings the go-to place for strengthening America’s Democratic institutions.” -- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson Posted by Brandie Jefferson CommentsM. Shepherd | April 2, 2008 1:11 PM link Mr. West will be grately missed. His insight and imput in local as well as national politics is immeasureable. Denise Hainey | April 2, 2008 1:47 PM link Good riddance! Now Brown will have to find someone else to fix the polls. Michael | April 2, 2008 2:38 PM link Denise, Hickok | April 2, 2008 3:08 PM link He's a wonderful man and a brilliant Professor. Brown is losing an incredible resource, but West will help American politics more through his work at Brookings. Good for him! E.A. | April 2, 2008 9:05 PM link Good luck to Mr. West. But really, he was a harmless fellow. I never found any great insight in his political acumen. I always noticed his local TV and print spin would mirror most of the TV and print spin first fleshed out on MSNBC's Harball and CNN's John King White House standups.
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I'm glad for Mr. West!!!! I would imagine it more than suits him and the change will be a great boost for him to have new things to deal with. But- I sure am going to miss his input in the Providence Journal!!!!