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UConn prepares to tighten its belt
"Managing budget reductions is
painful, but straightforward; there
is no hidden fi nancial resource
we can tap and there is no non-
specifi c 'fat' or other low-hanging
fruit that can be eliminated to
solve our problems."
UConn President Susan
Herbst sounding off about the
projected $143 million cut to
the university's budget over
two years.
Leslie Smith
| Director, Governor M. Jodi Rell Center for Public Service at the University of Hartford
By John Stearns
jstearns@HartfordBusiness.com
It's diffi cult to do in 140 characters or less, but one could
argue there's no better time to highlight the mission of
the Governor M. Jodi Rell Center for Public Service at
the University of Hartford. That mission is to provide a
community and academic forum for discussing ethics in
government, the importance of civil discourse in politics,
citizen involvement in public service and government, and
to encourage careers in public service.
Leslie Smith, who has taught American government at
UHart since 2000, became Rell Center director Aug. 1. She
got her bachelor's degree in political science at Trinity Col-
lege in 1986 and her fi rst job was researching the Federal
Communications Commission and other agencies for a
Washington law fi rm.
The work sparked Smith's lasting curiosity to understand
what was going on in American government, who was
doing what and why. Later, she worked as a legal assistant
at Robinson + Cole in Hartford. At the fi rm, she got her
master's in public policy at Trinity in 1991, later becoming
adjunct professor at UHart.
What's the biggest challenge and opportunity facing
the Rell Center and are students as inclined to seek
public service today as when you started teaching?
In the current highly partisan and charged national
atmosphere, people are hesitant to get involved. Engaging
students and the community in the mission of the Rell Cen-
ter is the challenge. This current national political environ-
ment is a great opportunity for the Rell Center to show how
people can make a diff erence in their local communities or
state government.
We connect students with public offi cials, highlight what
public service is and how to pursue a career in public ser-
vice, and promote civil discussion in public meetings and
around elections. The center can also make a diff erence by
encouraging students and others that the best way forward
is to participate in the civic life of our communities.
What's diff erent about teaching American government
today than 17 years ago?
Students are much more oriented toward visual, online
resources and the volume of information available now can
be overwhelming. Instead of explaining a congressional
hearing, I can put a hearing in front of a class in real-time
for analysis.
I think today's students are as engaged in politics
as they were in 2000, but we are now in a signifi cantly
diff erent political environment. Students need more con-
text to understand the rapid shift in expectations, norms
and partisan intensity.
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Drugmakers in legal crosshairs
"Generic drugs are a
multibillion-dollar industry, but
it's an industry based on products
that people need and rely upon
every single day for their health
and well-being. The allegations
of our complaint are shocking,
and the depth and breadth of the
conspiracies alleged are mind-
blowing."
Attorney General George Jepsen describing the
reasons for expanding a multi-state lawsuit that
accuses generic drugmakers of price xing.
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JOHN
STEARNS
