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Insights, case studies, news, and updates from ISLG’s good governance research and action.
Institute Intelligence, May 2026: Building capacity to support immigrants, Welcoming our new CUNY interns
A snapshot of the work we’ve done this past month.
Introducing CUNY ISLG’s 2026 Public Policy Pathways Interns
Our Public Policy Pathways Internship gives CUNY students hands-on experience in the public sector, developing career pathways into research, policy, data science, and government operations, as well as professional development. Meet the latest cohort.
Institute Intelligence, April 2026: Immigration's impact on communities, Designing services to center data and community voices
A snapshot of the work we’ve done this past month.
Institute Intelligence, March 2026: A legacy of reform data, NYC Justice Training Institute
A snapshot of the work we’ve done this past month.
In the South Bronx, CUNY Student Fellows Bring the Civic Conversation to Communities
Each Fellow—and the CBOs in which they are embedded—works on meaningful initiatives designed to foster voter education and engagement. But each Fellow’s work looks different day-to-day or overall. The South Bronx is a diverse, multifaceted collection of communities, and the CBOs that serve it have a wide range of services, programming, and target populations.
Institute Intelligence, February 2026: The Pace of Justice, Q&A with a Syracuse Chief of Staff
A snapshot of the work we’ve done this past month.
Institute Intelligence, January 2026: Revisiting Discovery Reform, Local Data Answers Crime Questions
A snapshot of the work we’ve done this past month.
Institute Intelligence, November 2025: Restorative Justice for NYC’s Youth, The Impact of Paying the Human Service Sector a Living Wage
A snapshot of the work we’ve done this past month.
Living Wages for Public Sector Workers is an Investment in a Thriving, Affordable City
Raising wages for human services workers not only is beneficial to those individuals; it is also a strategic policy intervention with far-reaching benefits for communities and the broader economy.
Institute Intelligence, October 2025: Why Civic Engagement Matters, Tracking the Changing Use of Jail After Reform
A snapshot of the work we’ve done this past month, including why civic engagement matters and the changing use of jail after reform
What are the impacts of a trauma-informed abusive partner intervention program on attitudes, beliefs, and recidivism?
A critical component of TI-APIP is how it “centers a unique trauma-informed approach that helps boil down the complexities inherent in relationships with violence.”
Institute Intelligence, September 2025: Prosecutorial Data in the Great Lakes, Grassroots Investments Pay Off
A snapshot of the work we’ve done this past month, including prosecutorial data in the Great Lakes and grassroots investments that have paid off.