This Fall semester the Department of Public Policy (DPP) welcomes 131 new masters, certificate, and undergraduate students as well as four additional members of the DPP faculty. Over 35 undergraduate institutions are represented among our Master of Public Administration (MPA), MPA Fellows, Master of Public Policy (MPP), and Survey Research (MASR) programs. Students previously completed […]
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DPP Professors Win Grant from the NCGVR for Firearm Violence Prevention
The Department of Public Policy (DPP) is pleased to announce that Dr. Jennifer Necci Dineen and Dr. Kerri M. Raissian are part of a research group awarded a grant from the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research (NCGVR), and their work has funding support from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. Dr. Dineen and Dr. Raissian […]
DPP Professor Named ODI Faculty Affiliate
The Office for Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) Faculty Affiliates program was piloted during the 2020-2021 academic year, with plans to sponsor up to five affiliates for the upcoming year. Affiliates commit to a minimum of one year of service in this role with opportunities to be renewed. According to the ODI Faculty Affiliate page: The […]
Members of DPP Community Join Hartford UBI Task Force
In April, Court of Common Council President Maly D. Rosado introduced a Universal Basic Income (UBI) program to the City of Hartford. Through this program the city would provide cash payments to residents on a monthly basis for specific expenses like food, shelter or medical prescriptions. The program was inspired by Stockton, California’s two-year experiment, […]
CLAS Professor & Associate Dean Edith Barrett is Named to UAA’s Distinguished Service Honor Roll
Earlier this week, UConn Professor and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) Associate Dean, Edith Barrett, was named to the Urban Affairs Association (UAA) Distinguished Service Honor Roll for 2021. UAA is an international professional organization for urban scholars, researchers and public/nonprofit service providers, and for a ninth year they have recognized impactful service […]
Teaching Tuesday with Mark D. Robbins
Welcome to the Department of Public Policy’s (DPP) sixth edition of Teaching Tuesday! Throughout this semester we featured faculty on Tuesdays and taught you a bit about their lives outside of the classroom. Each faculty featured was asked a few questions and we posted their responses without a filter. Our last feature for Spring 2021 is Professor […]
Teaching Tuesday with Lloyd Blanchard
Welcome to the Department of Public Policy’s (DPP) fourth edition of Teaching Tuesday! Throughout this semester we will be featuring faculty on Tuesdays and teaching you a bit about their lives outside of the classroom. Each faculty featured will be asked a few questions and we will post their responses without a filter. We look forward […]
DPP Begins Search for Visiting Assistant Professor
(PDF version) The Department of Public Policy (DPP) at the University of Connecticut seeks to fill a one-year visiting position at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor. DPP is home to the NASPAA-accredited Master of Public Administration program (MPA), the Master of Public Policy (MPP), the online Graduate Program in Survey Research (GPSR), the minor […]
Teaching Tuesday with Ruodan Zhang
Welcome to the Department of Public Policy’s (DPP) third edition of Teaching Tuesday! Throughout this semester we will be featuring faculty on Tuesdays and teaching you a bit about their lives outside of the classroom. Each faculty featured will be asked a few questions and we will post their responses without a filter. We look forward […]
Teaching Tuesday with Thomas Craemer
Welcome to the Department of Public Policy’s (DPP) second edition of Teaching Tuesday! Throughout this semester we will be featuring faculty on Tuesdays and teaching you a bit about their lives outside of the classroom. Each faculty featured will be asked a few questions and we will post their responses without a filter. We look forward […]