Christie Institute, Seton Hall Law partnership to help support students

Outlet: Njbiz.com | Posted

Former-Gov. Chris Christie’s alma mater, Seton Hall University School of Law, and the nonprofit Christie Institute for Public Policy are officially teaming up, a spokesperson for the former governor announced Tuesday. The nonprofit plans to donate money toward at least one scholarship or fund to pay off loans for Seton Hall Law students “who aspire to careers in public interest or public service.”

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Chris Christie’s Institute for Public Policy officially gets a home

Outlet: NJ.com | Posted

Former Gov. Chris Christie’s non-profit Christie Institute for Public Policy has formally teamed up with his alma mater, Seton Hall University School of Law, a spokeswoman for the former governor said. The partnership was announced Tuesday, about four months after Christie kicked off the initiative with a question-and-answer session with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

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Christie institute to help Seton Hall students aspiring to careers in public policy

Outlet: Northjersey.com | Posted

Seton Hall students looking to get into public service may be eligible for financial support under a new agreement between the university's law school and former Gov. Chris Christie's policy institute, the two were expected to announce Tuesday. The Christie Institute for Public Policy, a nonprofit launched last year, plans to donate money toward one or more scholarships or a fund to repay loans for Seton Hall Law students 'who aspire to careers in public interest or public service', according to a joint announcement.

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Seton Hall University School of Law and The Christie Institute for Public Policy Formalize Agreement

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The Christie Institute for Public Policy, a not-for-profit foundation founded by former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, and Seton Hall University School of Law today announced an agreement that will provide educational and financial support for students of the School of Law.

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Chris Christie and Cuomo Talk Politics and Smooth Over Differences

Outlet: NY1.com | Posted

Thursday was the inaugural night for the newly-created Chris Christie Institute for Public Policy at Seton Hall University in Newark, and Christie chose New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as his first guest. Although from different parties — Christie a Republican and Cuomo a Democrat — both leaders spoke about how they worked closely together, bridging any ideological divide.

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Chris Christie defends President Trump amid calls for impeachment

Outlet: NorthJersey.com | Posted

Former Gov. Chris Christie defended President Trump and bashed Congressional Democrats as not credible on Thursday, saying the phone call that made the president the target of a near-certain impeachment inquiry was just Trump being Trump. Christie’s defense of the Trump administration had its limits — the former governor said a whistle-blower complaint that was released to the public on Thursday deserves to be investigated — but Christie said he’s convinced that the content of Trump’s phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky was not unusual.

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Christie and Cuomo (2 really calm pals) talk up civility in politics

Outlet: NJ.com | Posted

It was a night about getting along. On one side was former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, the Republican. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the Democrat, sat to his left. There wasn’t a jab thrown. Instead, the hour-long session Christie moderated was filled with stories of working together, a willingness to reach across the political aisle — and a bunch of laughs.

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Christie and Cuomo, sometime political pals, together again

Outlet: NJTVonline.org | Posted

At the debut event of an institute he created to promote civility in politics, former Republican Gov. Chris Christie sat with his cross-Hudson counterpart, Democrat Andrew Cuomo, for a discussion about their shared history and the country’s polarized politics. “This is a smart idea, it’s an idea whose time has come,” Cuomo said Thursday evening at Seton Hall Law School, which is serving as the home for the Christie Institute for Public Policy. “I’ve been in and around politics a long time. I’ve never seen it this bad and this dysfunctional.”

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