New Students This fall the Department of Public Policy (DPP) is welcoming over 130 new students across our graduate and undergraduate programs. Our incoming graduate students hail from twelve states, and Canada. Sixteen individuals have advanced degrees in a variety of fields including architecture, business, engineering, fire science, international relations, medicine and psychology. Almost 90 […]
Recapping Summer Short Courses with the DPP
Throughout the month of August, the Department of Public Policy (DPP) offered two short courses in Survey Analysis in Stata and R. These courses were taught by DPP Associate Professor Thomas Craemer. About 30 students took advantage of these online summer opportunities to strengthen their capacity to manage data sets, define missing values, and create […]
Larisa Kottke Named to HBJ’s 40 Under Forty
It is important to spotlight the accomplishments of young professionals in Connecticut. Each year the Hartford Business Journal (HBJ) highlights 40 Under Forty, and this year is no different. Though COVID-19 impacted the yearly photo shoot for this year’s class, HBJ made sure that they continued to “…show others that starting and making a career […]
“Refusing to Surrender” – DPP Student Helps Restore Homes in Beirut
On Tuesday, August 4th an explosion in Lebanon’s capital of Beirut left at least 135 people dead and more than 4,000 injured. The impact could be heard almost 150 miles away, with neighborhood building’s closest to the blast being flattened. Lebanese Red Cross teams responded to the site of the explosion, and worked to rescue […]
DPP Community Hour Recap – Answering Questions About Fall 2020
UConn’s Department of Public Policy (DPP) held an online Community Hour on the evening of Thursday, July 9, 2020 to give its students a chance to meet with faculty and staff, visit with their classmates, and ask questions. There are a lot of questions this year as an unprecedented school year is about to begin. […]
Recapping “Beyond Thoughts and Prayers” Panel Discussion
On Thursday, June 25, 2020, the UConn Department of Public Policy partnered with Professor Brandi Blessett of the University of Cincinnati, to present a conversation discussing solutions to the police violence against black people in our country.
Defining Moments with UConn DPP
The latest issue of UConn Magazine features two members of the UConn DPP community: Associate Professor Thomas Craemer, and Foodshare President and CEO Jason Jakubowski, MPA ’01.
Passing of Ashley Hyon, A Positive And Dedicated DPP Alum
The Department of Public Policy celebrates the life of Ashley Hyon ‘ 17 (MA), a graduate of the MA in survey research program, who passed away in June.
Beyond Thoughts and Prayers: Strategies to Eradicate Anti-Black Police Violence
On June 25th, the Department of Public Policy (DPP) and the University of Cincinnati will be hosting a webinar from 5pm – 7pm entitled “Beyond Thoughts and Prayers: Strategies to Eradicate Anti-Black Police Violence”. Modern anti-Black police violence predates the cold-blooded murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. This present-day abuse […]
Rising Up and Celebrating the DPP Class of 2020
On the evening of Friday, May 22nd the Department of Public Policy (DPP) celebrated it’s 2020 graduates with a global online contingency to celebrate the 68 graduates. Our graduates included students from the Master of Arts in Survey Research (MASR), MPA Fellows, Master of Public Administration (MPA), and Master of Public Policy (MPP) programs. The […]