Author: ljf02004

DPP Launches a Mentoring Effort to Connect Alumni and Students

Mentoring has been shown to benefit professional productivity and success for both mentors and mentees. This fall the Department of Public Policy (DPP) will announce the kickoff of the DPP Alumni-Student Mentoring Network!  The program was developed in response to alumni and student feedback in favor of more alumni-student engagement and professional mentoring opportunities.  With […]

Dr. Kerri Raissian co-authors “Washington Is Biased Against Babies” (Wall Street Journal)

“Washington Is Biased Against Babies” (WSJ Op-Ed, July 26, 2018) co-authored by Dr. Raissian, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, UConn and Dr. Leonard Lopoo, Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, considers “policies encouraging underpopulation pose a long-term threat to America’s vitality.”  Drs. Raissian and Lopoo address the impact, nationally […]