Although it certainly does not hurt to have influential friends in high places, Chadda's candidacy could not be finessed even by the likes of a Schlesinger if she did not have the rock-solid credentials of a distinguished scholar. Today, he is a financial investment advisor and manages a portfolio of clients. A fifth, Coalition Politics and Economic Reform in the New Global Age, is expected to be published shortly. William Paterson Professor Stephen Shalom, a political science colleague of Chadda who started the same day at the University that she did in 1977, heartily trumpets her intellectual accomplishments. Courses Chadda teaches include United States foreign policy, international relations, and human rights and democracy.
Students then pick up on that energy and are excited in turn.
Former students agree. Eric Leonard, who graduated in 1995, praises his professor. I was lucky enough to have Dr. Chadda for several classes. Her classes were always dynamic, thought-provoking, and educational. Instead of engaging in rote-learning exercises, she would have us engage in structured debates, presentations, and dynamic discussion sessions.