Recently the Department of Public Policy (DPP) had a conversation with Master of Public Administration (MPA) Student Phillip Hyman. Check out our Q&A with Phillip below. Where did your interest in public service begin? I suppose I have always been interested in public service, but I did not seriously consider a career in it until […]
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Panel Discussion: Economic Impact of Hartford Springfield Boston Rail Service
Investing in Transportation Infrastructure to Accelerate Economic Growth Economic Impact of Hartford Springfield Boston Rail Service Thursday, November 18, 2021, 12:00pm-1:30pm Register for this week’s webinar! Sponsored by: UConn Department of Public Policy (DPP), Connecticut Town & City Management Association (CTCMA), Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) and American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). The […]
MPP Students Collaborate On Redistricting Event
One of the draws of UConn’s Department of Public Policy (DPP) is its strong alumni network, based in part on the relationships students make in the classroom. Master of Public Policy (MPP) students Ryan Scala and Jacqueline Riberdy recently transformed their classroom collaboration into a professional development experience. Riberdy, who is interning at Everyday Democracy, […]
DPP Professor Examines the Impact of Multiple Child and Family Policies
Department of Public Policy (DPP) Professor Kerri Raissian‘s research often focuses on child and family policy. Recently her research has focused on how policies affect child maltreatment and family violence. Below are some of Professor Raissian’s latest publications in 2021. How Does the Minimum Wage Affect Child Maltreatment and Parenting Behaviors? An Analysis of the […]
MPA Fellow Found Call To Public Service At CRCOG
Earlier this semester we caught up with 2020 MPA Fellow Maureen Goulet about what led her to the Department of Public Policy (DPP) and the Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG). Below is her story of impact and public service. I was quite unfocused as a young person, and came from a family of working […]
IMRP: Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project (CTRP3)
In 1999 Connecticut enacted the anti-racial profiling law known as the The Alvin W. Penn Racial Profiling Prohibition Act (Public Act 99-198). Under Connecticut General Statues this law prohibited law enforcement agency from stopping, detaining, or searching any motorist when the stop is motivated solely by considerations of the race, color, ethnicity, age, gender or […]
DPP Faculty Awarded Grant By NASA
Congratulations to Department of Public Policy (DPP) professor Nina Brooks who was recently awarded a NASA Land-Cover/Land-Use Change (LCLUC) grant alongside co-PI Dr. Tuholske from Columbia Climate School Earth Institute. Their project will provide information to support adaptation responses to extreme heat and LCLUC. Specifically the team will look at women in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) […]
Native American Heritage Month 2021
University of Connecticut Land Acknowledgement Statement We would like to begin by acknowledging that the land on which we gather is the territory of the Mohegan, Mashantucket Pequot, Eastern Pequot, Schaghticoke, Golden Hill Paugussett, Nipmuc, and Lenape Peoples, who have stewarded this land throughout the generations. We thank them for their strength and resilience in […]
IMRP: Connecticut Sentencing Commission
The Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy’s (IMRP) Connecticut Sentencing Commission (CSC) was established within the Office of Policy and Management for administrative purposes only. As a permanent sentencing commission, under Public Act 10-129, CSC reviews Connecticut’s criminal justice and sentencing policies and laws on an ongoing basis. The Commission chair is Judge Robert Devlin […]
IMRP: The Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative
The Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy’s (IMRP) Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative (Results First) works with jurisdictions to implement evidence-based policymaking approach and cost-benefit analysis model. This collaboration has helped jurisdictions invest their limited resources in policies and programs based on probable outcomes and return on investment. The intention is to produce better outcomes and substantial […]