After the recent death of Lauren McClauskey, a University of Utah student, due to domestic violence, UConn DPP Assistant Professor Dr. Kerri Raissian commented on what resources need to be available to prevent future cases. Lauren reached out to university police when she felt endangered by a man that she was in a previous relationship […]
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DPP Department Head Mohamad Alkadry Appointed as 2019 NASPAA Program Chair
Dr. Mohamad Alkadry, professor and department head of UConn’ s Department of Public Policy, has been appointed as chair of NASPAA’s 2019 Annual Conference, which takes place on October 16-19, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. This is NASPAA’s 50th Anniversary conference, and Mohamad looks forward to recognizing “the 50 years of advancing excellence in public […]
Associate Professor Dr. Deneen Hatmaker Named Associate Editor for the JPART
As of January 1st, UConn DPP’s Associate Professor Dr. Deneen Hatmaker is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JPART). From January 2014-December 2018, Deneen served on the Board of Editors. To recognize JPART’s new editorial board, they have made a collection of articles written by the new editorial team […]
Assistant Professor, Dr. Joshua Hyman’s Research on Race in the Classroom Featured in Multiple News Venues
Assistant Professor, Dr. Joshua Hyman, coauthored research that examined the long-run impacts that having a same-race teacher has on educational attainment. The research finds that black students randomly assigned to a black teacher in grades K-3 are 7% more likely to graduate from high school, and 13% more likely to enroll in college than their […]
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. Joshua Hyman’s Research Featured in New York Times Article
NY Times article, A Surprisingly Simple Way to Help Level the Playing Field of College Admissions, by Sahil Chinoy, addresses how low-income children are at a disadvantage when it comes to taking the SAT. It addresses how minority groups typically only take the SAT once, as opposed to affluent students who usually retake the exam. […]
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 […]
DPP Welcome Reception and Student Orientation
On August 23, 2018, the Department of Public Policy welcomed new and returning students to a full-day, information-filled department orientation followed by the opportunity to mix and mingle with fellow students, DPP faculty, staff, alumni and colleagues at a welcome back reception. Students attended orientation sessions designed to offer information on their chosen degree of […]
Welcome Back from Dr. Alkadry
Welcome back! It is my pleasure to welcome you to a new academic year. We had a very productive and successful 2017-2018 academic year. Thanks to Dr. Deneen Hatmaker’s exceptional leadership, and the work of DPP faculty and staff, our MPA program was reaccredited by NASPAA for 7 years. We received excellent reviews and […]
DPP Students Undertake Project with Mansfield Public Schools
Students in Professor Bill Simonsen’s Capital Financing and Budgeting course took on a real-world challenge as they worked with the Town of Mansfield and the Mansfield Public School System (MPS) to address issues of school building renovation vs. new construction, and the challenge of operating three elementary schools efficiently in the face of declining enrollment. One […]