On Tuesday, August 4th an explosion in Lebanon’s capital of Beirut left at least 135 people dead and more than 4,000 injured. The impact could be heard almost 150 miles away, with neighborhood building’s closest to the blast being flattened. Lebanese Red Cross teams responded to the site of the explosion, and worked to rescue […]
Author: Kish, Lian
DPP Community Hour Recap – Answering Questions About Fall 2020
UConn’s Department of Public Policy (DPP) held an online Community Hour on the evening of Thursday, July 9, 2020 to give its students a chance to meet with faculty and staff, visit with their classmates, and ask questions. There are a lot of questions this year as an unprecedented school year is about to begin. […]
Defining Moments with UConn DPP
The latest issue of UConn Magazine features two members of the UConn DPP community: Associate Professor Thomas Craemer, and Foodshare President and CEO Jason Jakubowski, MPA ’01.
Passing of Ashley Hyon, A Positive And Dedicated DPP Alum
The Department of Public Policy celebrates the life of Ashley Hyon ‘ 17 (MA), a graduate of the MA in survey research program, who passed away in June.
Beyond Thoughts and Prayers: Strategies to Eradicate Anti-Black Police Violence
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 […]
Rising Up and Celebrating the DPP Class of 2020
On the evening of Friday, May 22nd the Department of Public Policy (DPP) celebrated it’s 2020 graduates with a global online contingency to celebrate the 68 graduates. Our graduates included students from the Master of Arts in Survey Research (MASR), MPA Fellows, Master of Public Administration (MPA), and Master of Public Policy (MPP) programs. The […]
A Letter From Department Head Mohamad Alkadry
Dear Students, Alumni, and Friends, Much has happened in our world since our January newsletter. Our economy is struggling and the organizations that typically employ our students and interns are witnessing unprecedented fiscal and/or service demand challenges. Our students are learning online for the rest of the Spring semester as well as all Summer Session […]
Take An Online Summer Course with UConn’s Department of Public Policy
Whether you are fulfilling an undergraduate requirement or earning electives towards a graduate degree, UConn’s Department of Public Policy is offering a variety of online courses this summer! At the undergraduate level, the DPP is offering a Content Area 2, a W, and a course on research methods. At the graduate level the DPP is […]
DPP 2020 Teaching Recognition Awards
Faculty Teaching Recognition Award: The first Distinguished Faculty Award, voted on by students, goes to a core faculty member who: “has intriguing research, accessibility to students, and engaging teaching style.” This year’s award goes to Bill Simonsen. Bill’s research focuses on public finance, financial management, capital finance, citizen participation techniques, and public policy. He teaches “PP […]
DPP Ranked 9th in Public Finance & Budgeting and 38th in Public Affairs
UConn’s Department of Public Policy (DPP) is proud to announce that the U.S. News & World Report continued to rank the Department’s public finance and budgeting offerings 9th in the nation. The DPP’s public affairs program was also ranked 38th. This public affairs ranking represents a jump of nine spots up from last year. A […]