News & Events

Drury Receives Award for Scholarship and Service

The International Studies Association-Midwest (ISA-Midwest) has selected Cooper Drury, associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Truman School of Public Affairs, as the 2013...

Truman Students to present findings on Safe & Affordable Housing Survey

Students from the Truman School of Public Affairs will be presenting findings from a survey on safe and affordable housing in Columbia on Thursday, May 9 at 4 p.m. in the Mezzanine Conference Room...

Dr. Keiser Doubly Honored

Dr. Lael Keiser received two awards this spring for her outstanding research. In March, Dr. Keiser received the Rita Mae Kelly Distinguished Research Award from the American Society for Public...

Senior Fellow makes the list

The Truman School of Public Affairs would like to congratulate Senior Fellow Eric Greitens on being selected for The Time...

Dr. Darolia Wins AEFP Dissertation Award

Dr. Rajeev Darolia, Assistant Professor of Public Affairs and of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Missouri, was awarded the Jean Flanigan Outstanding Dissertation...

TSPA hosts multiple April lectures

This April the Truman School hosts several distinguished lecturers. Speakers include Dr. Sherman Gannett, Aysha Murad and Dr. Robert F. Rich. Topics range from Bahrain to the Affordable Care Act....

TSPA Global Management students introduced on senate floor

TSPA Global Management students, Youngil Kim, Bo Sun Choi, Iris Chun, and Jae Jang, visited the Missouri General Assembly on March 6. As part of the visit, State Senator Kurt Schaefer introduced...

Truman School awarded $240,000 to develop online degree program

The Truman School of Public Affairs was recently awarded a $240,000 grant from the University of Missouri to create an Online Master of Public Affairs degree program. The Online MPA is designed...

TSPA students support Girls on the Run

Heart of Missouri Girls on the Run is about to start its fourth season in Columbia. The mission of Girls on the Run states: “We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun,...

2013 Carnahan Awards presented

February 11th is a very important day for the Missouri community. Not only is it the anniversary of the founding of the University of Missouri, but it is also the birthday of Governor Mel Carnahan...

Chili Cook-off is a success!

The Truman School hosted another successful Chili/Chowder Cook-off. The event is one of the most anticipated Truman School events. This year the fundraising event collected food and funds for the...

IPP Tax Study Sparks Change

The Institute of Public Policy released a study showing that Missouri lost approximately $2.3 billion in ecommerce tax revenue from 2001 to 2009. The study also projected that they would lose an...

TSPA presents at International Conference on Local Government

In November, several members of the Truman School attended the Third International Conference on Local Government organized by the College of Local Administration at Khon Kaen University in...

AMPAS Officer Election

In the middle of a busy finals week, students met to elect the new officers who will be leading the The Association of Mizzou Public Affairs Students (AMPAS) in 2013.

Dr. Sampson works as Fulbright Specialist

In August, Dr. Charles Sampson was selected for a Fulbright Specialist Grant in Public Administration at Khon Kaen University, Thailand. This semester, Dr. Sampson has been in Thailand working at...

Annual Report

The Truman School's Annual Report provides updates on the scholarly output of the school and much more.
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