Roosevelt Institute at Michigan State University

New Members are always welcome!

Our Financialization report was mentioned in Teen Vogue today!

Colleges Are Buying Into Wall Street's Money Logic It's called "financialization."

Meet our Events Coordinator, Taylor Belyea!

Taylor is a sophomore double majoring in Social Relations and Policy and Women’s and Gender Studies with a concentration in sexuality and conflict/violence. She is also minoring in graphic design. In addition to Roosevelt, Taylor works very closely with Planned Parenthood through both MSU’s student group Planned Parenthood Generation Action and volunteering in downtown Lansing with Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan. She loves the supportive community Roosevelt fosters and is extremely thankful for all the friends she has made in the past year because of it.

Meet our co-Chapter Head, Vishnu Kannan!

Vishnu Kannan is a senior at Michigan State University studying International Relations, Political Theory, and Economics. His research interests include cyber warfare and national security policy and law.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by to chat with us at the college colloquiums today! If you missed us, make sure to stop by our first meeting on September 9th!

Thanks to everyone who came by yesterday at JMC! Make sure to come talk to us about Roosevelt @ MSU and public policy Tuesday morning at the RCAH, College of Education, and Comm Arts Club Fairs!

Meet our Policy Director, Anna Cool!

Anna is a Junior at James Madison College studying Social Relations and Policy and Comparative Cultures and Politics. She enjoys studying education, housing, and human rights policy. When she is not doing work for Roosevelt, she is a legislative aide working to help those in her hometown in Kalamazoo.

Meet our co-Chapter Head, Katarina Huss!

Kat is a senior double majoring in Comparative Cultures and Politics, and Social Relations and Policy. Kat joined Roosevelt her freshmen year. Since joining, she has written for Roosevelt @ MSU's blog, tried to get a public policy podcast running, and worked on campus transparency projects related to Financialization and the Board of Trustees. She is currently the Midwest Regional Coordinator for the Roosevelt Network. Kat cares about immigration policy and is dedicated to helping people to be more involved in the policy making process. She loves Roosevelt for its dedication to empowering student leaders and is thankful for the community of passionate intelligent people she has met through Roosevelt.

Meet our outstanding Outreach Coordinator, Perry Truscon!

Perry is a junior double majoring in International Relations and Economics, and has been a member of the Roosevelt Institute since his freshman year. He cares about institutional financial responsibility in businesses, public works, and of public figures. He wishes to combine the public policy education of James Madison College with his understanding of economics to go on to graduate school, where he plans to learn how to make these institutions more transparent and accessible to the general population. Perry hopes that he can take these skills and return to his home in Marquette and raise financial literacy of the U.P.