2023: A Year in Review
As 2023 draws to a close, we at the Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL) wanted to take the time to reflect on our accomplishments this year. This included but was not limited to the following:
- The release of our Legislative Effectiveness Scores for the 117th Congress.
- Announcing the recipients of our 2023-2024 small grant awards.
- Hiring our new Senior Program Associate, George Hadijski.
- Introducing new members of our Center Affiliate teams, including Christian Fong, Ju Yeon (Julia) Park, Andrew Pennock, Fred Gui, and Arjun Vishwanath.
- Hosting our 5th Annual Research Conference, which included recognizing the recipient of our Annual Best Publication on Effective Lawmaking award.
- Presenting one of the latest entries in our Conversations with Lawmakers series with an interview with Representative Gerry Connolly.
- Hosting a congressional staff event to engage with “Tools for Effective Lawmaking” on Capitol Hill.
- Presenting our work at the event “Effective Lawmaking: A Cornerstone of Democracy” as part of the Karsh Institute’s “Democracy360” series.
- Presenting our work to the congressional Problem Solvers Caucus and Future Forum Caucus.
- Presenting our work to the LEGIS Congressional Fellowship program at the Brookings Institution.
- Hosting China’s Tsinghua University during their visit to the University of Virginia.
- Generating and sharing new insights through the CEL Working Paper Series.
For more information, also see the Center for Effective Lawmaking Annual Report for 2022-2023.
As always, we would like to thank all of you who have supported us over the years; all of this would not have been possible without you and we look forward to continuing these ventures in 2024.
Please consider including the Center in your charitable giving this year; go here and select the CEL as your ‘Designation.’
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
