Join the School of Public Policy (SPP) this month for a variety of events!
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Misinformation: Creating a Misfire for American Gun Policy
Join InCHIP GVP-RIG as they explore how gun misinformation impacts public discourse around gun policy. Panelists will also offer potential solutions to combat misinformation in gun policy conversations.
Tuesday April 5, 5:00 – 6:15 PM
UConn Hartford, Hartford Times Building 145
Panelists and Sponsors
Panelists:
Jeremy Stein, Executive Director of CT Against Gun Violence
Prof. Lisa Singh, Georgetown University
Prof. Amanda J. Crawford, UConn
David Pucino, Deputy Chief Counsel at Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Moderated by Prof. Kerri Raissian, UConn
Sponsors Include:
InCHIP, ARMS, SPP, Sociology, UConn Hartford, UConn Humanities Institute, Center on Community Safety, Policing, and Inequality, and CT SSN.
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Franklin Tuitt
Strategic Diversity Planning & Management
With Frank Tuitt, VP, Chief Diversity Officer and Professor, UConn
Friday, April 15, 2022
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (with 30 minute break)
Hartford Times Building, UConn Hartford Campus
About the Event
The current activism across the Nation advocating for a greater commitment to becoming just and antiracist organizations has highlighted the importance of meaningful, actionable engagement of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. In this workshop, participants will learn how to align diversity initiatives within high level priorities of organizations, build partners in diversity initiatives across systems, and strategic areas to further equity and inclusion goals.
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Public Safety Professionals Lunch n Learn
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UConn Hartford
Upcoming Information Sessions
Program(s) of Interest | Location | Date | Time (Eastern) | Registration |
MPA Executive Track | Virtual(Slate) | Thursday, April 7th | 12:30 - 1:00pm | Register Here to Attend |
MPA, MPP & Fast-Track | Virtual (Slate) |
Tuesday, April 15th | 12:00 - 12:30pm | Register Here to Attend |
MPA Executive Track | Virtual (Slate) |
Tuesday, April 19th | 12:00 - 12:30pm | Register Here to Attend |
MPA, MPP & Fast-Track | Virtual (Slate) |
Wednesday, April 27th | 4:00 - 4:30pm | Register Here to Attend |