Eric Brunner Receives Grant to Examine Causal Impact of Attending a Career Technical High School: With Steve Ross and Shaun Dougherty, Brunner will look at the causal impact of attendance on student achievement, high school graduation, college enrollment, and adult earnings. This builds upon their 2019 work on technical education in Connecticut. Their grant comes from the Institute of […]

A UConn team provides expertise to the U.S. Department of Treasury and the United Nations Development Programme. The team, which is led by Professor Mark Robbins and includes Professors Mohamad Alkadry, Bill Simonsen, and Lloyd Blanchard, is helping the Republic of Uzbekistan to improve their financial management practices. Their work will provide greater fiscal transparency, more complete budget information, and a higher level of […]

The Department of Public Policy, along with other departments within the University of Connecticut College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, invite applications for four positions at the level of Assistant Professor and two appointments at the Associate or Full Professor level as part of a cluster hire in the Environment and Human Interactions. For more […]

On June 25th, the Department of Public Policy (DPP) and the University of Cincinnati will be hosting a webinar from 5pm – 7pm entitled “Beyond Thoughts and Prayers: Strategies to Eradicate Anti-Black Police Violence”.  Modern anti-Black police violence predates the cold-blooded murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. This present-day abuse […]

Recently we connected with School of Public Policy’s (SPP) Director of Engagement Ryan Baldassario about the relaunch of the “Registrar of Voters Education and Certification Exam Program.” Ryan provided us with the programmatic insight below! In 2015 the Connecticut General Assembly instituted a requirement that all municipal Registrars of Voters were to be trained and […]

In 2023 UConn School of Public Policy (SPP) published three newsletters! We provided network-wide updates for winter, spring and fall as well as a research briefing that included both faculty and Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy (IMRP) updates. Below are a few highlights, though we had many more throughout the year! 10 Highlights for […]

For the 2023-2024 academic year, UConn’s School of Public Policy (SPP) has placed over 50 interns through the Internship and Professional Practice (IPP) and Sponsored Internship programs at more than 40 host sites. All IPP eligible students have been placed, and additional first-year and Fast-Track students have also secured internships. Below is a bit about […]

This week to celebrate Valentine’s Day we asked members of the Department of Public Policy (DPP) community about why they love the DPP. Below are just a few of their responses! Alex Thomas (Current Student and GAPPS-ICMA Treasurer): I love the DPP because of the faculty and staff’s never-ending desire to see the students succeed! […]

The month of February is dedicated to celebrating Black History, but year-round we should uplift and amplify the Black community. Here at the Department of Public Policy (DPP) we dedicate ourselves to learning about Black history, shopping at Black owned businesses and supporting Black creators. Below are just some of the resources shared by our […]