For a number of years our department has proudly announced a 100% job placement rate within six month of graduation. The class of 2019 is on track to match our previous years statistics! Throughout the summer we posted a few of the job placements for the class of 2019 on Instagram and Twitter. Below is […]
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The Year Ahead – Encore!, Interns, Mentorship
Encore!Connecticut For nearly a decade, Encore!Hartford and Encore!Fairfield County have assisted over 100 professionals transition to managerial careers in the Connecticut nonprofit sector. After nearly a decade of success we have retooled the program to meet the needs of Connecticut’s transitioning professional — as Encore!Connecticut. The redesign will provide a Saturday format in order to […]
The New Faces of the DPP
Incoming Students UConn’s Department of Public Policy (DPP) is happy to welcome 80 students to graduate study with the department this fall. Over 35 undergraduate institutions are represented among our three masters degrees. Students sought undergraduate degrees in social science, humanities, business and STEM fields. Both online and in Hartford, we have students attending class […]
Thomas Craemer – Reparations
Since the spring, Professor Thomas Craemer has been regularly featured in the media regarding reparations, a topic he’s been discussing for almost a decade. When the topic became a mainstream issue for Democratic 2020 candidates, Craemer became part of the regular discussion. Most recently he was on the Capitol Report “After Hours“ and Capitol Watch Podcast […]
Eric Brunner – Education Policy
Professor and MPA and MPP Program Director Eric Brunner has recently been highlighted for his research regarding education in Connecticut and California. Together with Jeffrey Vincent from University of California Berkeley, Brunner published a technical report on “Financing School Facilities in California: A Ten-Year Perspective” last fall. The report for Getting Down To Facts, a […]
Kerri Raissian – Gun Control Reform
In August, Assistant Professor Kerri Raissian discussed gun violence, domestic violence and the role of regulation and public policy on The Full Story WHSU, an NPR news podcast. The podcast is hosted by journalist Ron Ropiak and was aimed toward discussing the possibility of Connecticut and New York being viewed as a model for the […]
DPP Collaborates with CT Office of the State Comptroller
The Department of Public Policy (DPP) and the Connecticut Office of State Comptroller Kevin Lembo, recently collaborated on a report on behalf of the Governor’s Council on Women and Girls. The report entitled “The Connecticut State Workforce: An Analysis of Representations and Compensation Equity Across Gender and Race-Ethnicity” was completed by Dr. Mohamad Alkadry, DPP […]
Members of the DPP Network Selected By the Obama Foundation
Yahaira Escribano, MPA 2019, Steven Della-Giustina, MPP 2020, and Jessica Weaver, MPP 2020 have been selected as participants in the Obama Foundation’s Community Leadership Corps (CLC). The CLC is a six-month program that tasks young participants (age 18-25) to develop projects that address opportunities and challenges within the community. To be considered for acceptance into […]
Celebrating the Class of 2019!
DPP Annual Awards and Pi Pi Alpha Induction Ceremony – April 17 On April 17, the Department of Public Policy (DPP) hosted their Annual Awards and Pi Pi Alpha Induction Ceremony. The DPP awarded two Outstanding Service Awards. The first was to Department Head Mohamad Alkadry and the second was to Program Director Linda Freidman. […]
UConn MPP & MBA Team Wins International Policy Competition
With over 500 students comprising 139 teams, the annual New York University Policy Case Competition (NYUPCC) came to a close on April 28. After reaching the final round, UConn students Shankar Kumar (MBA 2019), Tony Patelunas (MPP 2019, PhD Molecular and Cell Biology 2020), Sneha Jayaraj (MPP 2019) and Joshua Schreier (MPP 2019) beat out […]