Department of Public Policy (DPP) Assistant Professor Ruodan Zhang is working with Haohan Chen, a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Social Media and Politics, New York University, to develop a method that helps researchers and practitioners identify nonprofit organizations of interest. This research project takes advantage of the newly available nonprofit mission and program […]
DPP Staff Help to Distribute Food during the Pandemic
Jason Jakubowski ’01 MPA is the President and CEO of Foodshare, a nonprofit network of 250 pantries and 60 mobile sites which has helped to feed more than 200,000 people across the Greater Hartford area since April. Over Thanksgiving Jakubowski and his team helped to distribute more than 20,000 turkeys. Last week members of the […]
DPP Fast-Track Aspires To Be An International Lawyer
Laura Bedoya is a Fast-Track student in the Department of Public Policy (DPP). After completing her Bachelors in Political Science and Latin American Studies this spring, Laura plans to complete her Masters in Public Administration (MPA). She joined the Fast-Track because she is passionate about advocacy and policy. Laura credits the program for gaining stronger […]
Incoming MASR Fast-Track Hopes to Utilize a Media and Communication Campaigns Track to Explore Other Cultures
Incoming Master of Arts in Survey Research (MASR) – Media and Communication Campaigns Fast-Track student Grace Sholtes aspires to be like her Opa. For Grace that means taking risks, stepping outside of her comfort zone, learning about people and cultures, and seeing where life takes her. She sees the Fast-Track as an opportunity to improve […]
Nonprofit Management at UConn
Assistant Professor Ruodan Zhang Uses Machine Learning to Improve the Retrievability of IRS 990 Text Data Zhang is working with New York University’s Haohan Chen to develop a method that helps researchers and practitioners identify nonprofit organizations of interest. This research takes advantage of the newly available nonprofit mission and program service activity description data reported in […]
DPP Welcomes New Social Media Student Assistant
The Department of Public Policy (DPP) would like to welcome Rachel Rattan, MPP ‘21, as the Social Media Student Assistant. Rachel is completing her second year in the Master of Public Policy (MPP) program with a focus area in Public Policy, Diversity, and Inclusion. Rachel is completing an IPP Internship with the Connecticut Department of […]
DPP Team Provides Expertise to US Department of Treasury and United Nations Development Programme
A team led by UConn Department of Public Policy (DPP) Professor Mark Robbins is providing expertise, project assistance and coordination to the US Department of Treasury and the United Nations Development Program. The team also includes DPP Professors Mohamad Alkadry, Bill Simonsen and Lloyd Blanchard. This development came about as a strategy to improve the […]
MPA Student Hopes to Continue Empowering the Latinx Community with MPA and MA in International Relations
Caesar Valentin is a former Department of Public Policy (DPP) Fast-Track student who is currently pursuing a Master of Public Administration (MPA) with the DPP. He is also completing a Master of Arts in International Relations with a focus in Latin American Studies with the Department of Political Science. By pursuing both programs Caesar is […]
UConn is Ranked 9th for Public Finance and Budgeting
A UConn team provides expertise to the U.S. Department of Treasury and the United Nations Development Programme. The team, which is led by Professor Mark Robbins and includes Professors Mohamad Alkadry, Bill Simonsen, and Lloyd Blanchard, is helping the Republic of Uzbekistan to improve their financial management practices. Their work will provide greater fiscal transparency, more complete budget information, and a higher level of […]
MASR: Media and Communication Campaigns Coursework for Spring
This Spring (2021) students in the Department of Public Policy’s (DPP) Master of Arts in Survey Research (MASR) – Media and Communication Campaigns Track can start taking Track specific coursework online through UConn’s Department of Communication. Learn more about the upcoming coursework below. For more information about the Track and career outcomes, please see our […]