The governor’s plan to reinvent Penn Station might need some rethinking (Marc Dunkelman cited)
June 29, 2021 City & State
This article references a piece by Marc Dunkelman examining the history of New York's Penn Station.
Marc J. Dunkelman
Marc J. Dunkelman
Fellow in International and Public Affairs
Biography
Marc J. Dunkelman is a fellow in International and Public Affairs. His work at Brown focuses on the architecture of American community and the progressive movement's evolving view of power. In 2014, W.W. Norton published his first book, The Vanishing Neighbor: The Transformation of American Community.
During more than a dozen years working in Washington, Dunkelman served as a senior fellow at the Clinton Foundation, on the staff of the Senate Judiciary Committee, as legislative director and chief of staff to a member of the House of Representatives, and as the vice president for strategy and communications at the Democratic Leadership Council. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Atlantic, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, Chronicle of Higher Education, Daily Beast, and National Affairs, among other publications.
Publications
- “Invite Your Neighbors Over for a Barbecue This Weekend,” New York Times, May 26, 2017.
- “To Protect America, James Madison Advised Us to ‘Extend the Sphere.’ Now, It’s Contracting.” Daily Beast, February 19, 2017
- "Why You're the Reason Washington's Broken," TEDx, June 23, 2016
- “The Key to Reviving American Institution May Lie Next Door,” The Atlantic, September 9, 2015.
- “Foundations Can Help Transform How We Care for Aging Americans,” Chronicle of Philanthropy, December 17, 2014.
- “How Quality Time is Killing American Innovation,” Harvard Business Review, December 1, 2014
- “Americas Tolerance Dilemma,” Los Angeles Times, September 8, 2014.
- “What Data Can’t Convey,” Chronicle of Higher Education, August 19, 2014
- "Get to know your neighbor — it's good for your health," Vox, August 12, 2014
- "Effects of Increasing Digital Connections on Relationships and Communities," DianeRehm.org, August 11, 2014
Talks & Media
Why You're the Reason Washington's Broken | Marc Dunkelman | TEDxTraverseCity
News|Recent News
Why it's hard to get good projects going (written by Marc Dunkelman)
May 10, 2021 Boston Globe
Marc Dunkelman penned this column on America's absence of a centralized figure empowered to cut through the objections and force bureaucracies to serve a common mission.
Biden’s infrastructure sales force knows its potholes and bridges (commentary by Marc Dunkelman)
April 9, 2021 New York Times
Marc Dunkelman offered commentary on President Joe Biden's ambitious infrastructure plan and the role that former Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo (now U.S. Secretary of Commerce) has played in its launch.
Are America’s Communities Vanishing? (Marc Dunkelman comments)
April 5, 2021 VOA News
This article includes commentary from Marc Dunkelman, whose book "The Vanishing Neighbor" is heavily referenced.
How could the American Jobs Plan improve Rhode Island’s infrastructure? (commentary by Marc Dunkelman)
April 2, 2021 Boston Globe
In this article, Marc Dunkelman explains how he'd like to improve Rhode Island's infrastructure if the American Jobs Plan becomes law.
This Is Why Your Holiday Travel Is Awful (written by Marc J. Dunkelman)
December 2, 2019 Politico
Marc Dunkelman, senior fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, wrote this article examining the history of New York's Penn Station and the role government played in the legacy of crowded commutes.
'It's great having people here when I come home': Behind the rise of co-living (comments by Marc Dunkelman)
March 11, 2019 San Francisco Chronicle
Watson Fellow Marc Dunkelman comments on the growing trend of companies pushing co-living spaces to employees, saying "It’s terrific that (companies) are experimenting with different environments to get people to talk to others."
Events
Oct 4, 2021
Rhode Island Politics and Policy Series: Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos
This event is for students only.
12 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Watch on Watson's YouTube Channel.
Student Events, Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy