The Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College (CMC) has named Dr. Shanna Rose as Associate Director.
Founded in 1973, the Rose Institute is a leading academic center for the study of state and local government with a focus on California.
Professor Rose is a nationally recognized scholar of federalism and public policy and will strengthen the Institute’s research on complex policy and governance issues.
Professor Rose brings outstanding credentials to this position. She earned a B.A. with High Honors in Economics from Swarthmore College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Economy from Harvard University, with fields of specialization in American politics and public finance. Before coming to CMC, she taught at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service.
Dr. Rose joined CMC’s Government Department in 2014 and in 2019 became the founding director of college’s Public Policy major.
Her publications include Financing Medicaid: Federalism and the Growth of America’s Health Care Safety Net (Michigan 2013); Responsive States: Federalism and American Public Policy (with Andrew Karch) (Cambridge 2019); and Raising the Floor: Federalism and the Politics of U.S. Minimum Wage Policy (Chicago forthcoming 2026).
For the past several years, Professor Rose has served as one of the Institute’s Faculty Advisors. In that role, she has collaborated with research assistants on her academic scholarship and assisted with student training.
As Associate Director, she will become a member of the Senior Staff, supervise Institute research projects, and help oversee student training. Rose Institute Director Ken Miller said, “We are delighted to welcome Shanna as Associate Director. She is an outstanding scholar and teacher and will enhance the Institute’s capacity to produce high-quality research on the challenges facing California.”
For more information on Dr. Shanna Rose, see: https://www.cmc.edu/academic/faculty/profile/shanna-rose or https://roseinstitute.cmc.edu/community/senior-staff
About the Rose Institute of State and Local Government
The Rose Institute of State and Local Government was founded at Claremont McKenna College in 1973. A leading resource for information on California state and local governments, the Rose Institute pursues research projects on elections, government institutions, public opinion, and policy. It also maintains extensive state and local demographic, economic, and political databases. For more than 50 years, the Institute has fulfilled its mission to enhance the education of students at CMC, produce high quality research, and promote public understanding on issues of state and local government, politics, and policy, with an emphasis on California. For more information, visit https://roseinstitute.cmc.edu/.
About Claremont McKenna College
Claremont McKenna College is a private, 1,300-student residential liberal arts college located east of Los Angeles in Southern California. Since 1946, the College’s mission has been to prepare students for thoughtful and productive lives and responsible leadership in business, government, and the professions. Renowned for its Open Academy commitments to freedom of expression, viewpoint diversity, and constructive dialogue, as well as expertise in economics and government, Claremont McKenna also features an accomplished faculty of scholars and committed teachers in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Students are drawn to the College’s unparalleled offerings, including: 11 research institutes and centers; the ability to conduct research one-on-one with faculty; and access to leaders, artists, and visionaries who engage with students at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum. Claremont McKenna is a member of The Claremont Colleges. For more information, visit cmc.edu.