Welcome to our third edition of #TeachingTuesday for the 2024-2025 academic year. This week we catch up with School of Public Policy (SPP) School Director Angela Eikenberry! Question 1: Why did you decide to become a professor? Before I got my PhD, I was doing fundraising with a variety of organizations. I was feeling frustrated […]
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Teaching Tuesday with Brenda Gellner
Welcome to our second edition of #TeachingTuesday for the 2024-2025 academic year. This week we catch up with School of Public Policy (SPP) Professor Brenda Gellner! Question 1: Why did you decide to become a professor? I became a professor because I am passionate about both teaching and research. Academia provides a unique environment where […]
Teaching Tuesday with Lydia Wileden
Welcome to our first edition of #TeachingTuesday for the 2024-2025 academic year. This week we catch up with School of Public Policy (SPP) Professor Lydia Wileden! Question 1: Why did you decide to become a professor? Even while I was getting my PhD, I was never sure becoming a professor was my end goal. I […]
Teaching Tuesday with Vaughn Crichlow
Welcome to our third edition of #TeachingTuesday for the 2023-2024 academic year. This week we catch up with School of Public Policy (SPP) Professor Vaughn Crichlow! Question 1: Why did you decide to become a professor? My first teaching experience was at a secondary school in a small town on a Caribbean Island called Trinidad. […]
Teaching Tuesday with David Mitre Becerril
Welcome to our second edition of #TeachingTuesday for the 2023-2024 academic year. This week we catch up with School of Public Policy (SPP) Professor David Mitre Becerril! Question 1: Why did you decide to become a professor? Universities are ever-evolving places where every year you have new students and the possibility to teach them topics […]
Teaching Tuesday with Elizabeth Burland
Welcome to our first edition of #TeachingTuesday for the 2023-2024 academic year. This week we catch up with School of Public Policy (SPP) Professor Elizabeth Burland! Question 1: Why did you decide to become a professor? Becoming a professor allowed me to combine all of my professional goals – teaching, research, and policy change. I love […]
Teaching Tuesday with Renzo de la Riva Agüero
Welcome to our second edition of #TeachingTuesday for the 2022-2023 academic year. This week we catch up with School of Public Policy (SPP) Professor Renzo de la Riva Agüero! Question 1: Why did you decide to become a professor? To help improve our world more directly and independently. One part was my motivation to contribute […]
Teaching Tuesday with Jinhai Yu
Welcome to our first edition of #TeachingTuesday for the 2022-2023 academic year. This week we catch up with Professor Jinhai Yu! Question 1: Why did you decide to become a professor? I decided to become a professor quite a long time ago when I was a sophomore at college. I considered three pathways of career: […]
Teaching Tuesday with Eric Brunner
Welcome to our final edition of #TeachingTuesday for the 2021-2022 academic year. This week we catch up with Professor Eric Brunner! Question 1: Why did you decide to become a professor? I joined the army after high school and then returned to go to college at UConn. While an undergraduate I took intermediate microeconomics from […]
Teaching Tuesday with Bill Simonsen
On this edition of #TeachingTuesday we catch with Professor Bill Simonsen! Question 1: Why did you decide to become a professor? I had several jobs between earning a masters and pursuing a PhD. I worked at the MTA in New York City as an economic analyst; the NYC Office of Management and Budget as a […]