Hillary Clinton To Give Public Talk At Rutgers March 29

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Hillary Rodham Clinton will discuss American democracy and its institutions, her political career and her role in the women’s political movement during a public conversation March 29 hosted by the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

She'll speak Thursday, March 29 at 4:30 p.m. at the College Avenue gym on the Rutgers campus.

It will be free for all to attend the talk, but getting tickets will likely be difficult for such a high-profile event. Tickets for the event will be made available to the Rutgers community on March 6. Remaining tickets will then be available to the public on March 12.

Ticket registration for Rutgers students, staff and faculty will open at 2 p.m. March 6, and then public registration opens March 12 at 2 p.m. Everyone should visit eagleton.rutgers.edu for ticket information and to register for tickets.

WHEN: 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday, March 29, 2018. Doors open at 3:00 p.m. All attendees must be seated by 4:00 p.m.

WHERE: Rutgers-New Brunswick, College Avenue Gym, 130 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ

Clinton, a former U.S. secretary of state, U.S. senator and presidential candidate, will talk with Eagleton director Ruth B. Mandel about her years in public life, reflecting on the institutions of government in which she participated, her path-breaking political career and her singular role in shaping women’s political history.

Clinton will visit as Rutgers as Eagleton's 2017-2018 Clifford P. Case Professor of Public Affairs. The Institute is home to the Center for American Women and Politics, nationally recognized as the leading source of scholarly research and current data about American women’s political participation, founded by Mandel in 1971.

“Eagleton is proud to host the most important American political woman of our time,” Mandel said. “As a public leader, Hillary Rodham Clinton has crossed traditional boundaries, making both history and headlines. This visit will afford our students and the Rutgers community an opportunity to witness a conversation with the person behind the media fog.”

Clinton broke tradition as the first First Lady of the United States to run for elective office, serving from 2001 to 2009 as a member of the U.S. Senate from New York. In 2007, she became the first woman to win a presidential primary or caucus and in 2016, she was the first woman to win a major party presidential nomination and was the first woman to win the national popular vote.

“Rutgers contributes to our nation’s conversations about politics, policy, and other issues affecting society,” said Deba Dutta, Chancellor of Rutgers-New Brunswick. “Our academic mission and innovative research and teaching create an environment in which global thought-leaders such as Secretary Clinton can share their experiences and perspectives. We welcome her and look forward to a fulfilling conversation with the Rutgers community.”

More information about ticketing can be found at eagleton.rutgers.edu/events.

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