News & Events

Dean Wechsler to Serve as Chair of Emergency Advisory Board

Dr. Barton Wechsler, Dean of the Truman School was appointed to serve as Chair of the 911 / Emergency Management Advisory Board. The Board was formed for the purpose of providing a recommendation...

C-SPAN Covers Rainey Presentation

In September Dr. Hal Rainey visited the Truman School of Public Affairs as the Monroe-Paine Distinguished Lecturer; C-SPAN was there to cover the event. Dr. Rainey’s presentation titled "Knights...

Politics of Energy

The MU College of Engineering and the Truman School of Public Affairs co-hosted the Christopher S. “Kit” Bond Lecture in conjunction with the Economics of Power Generation Forum on November 15,...

Delivering a Message to Younger Readers

You may know Truman School Senior Faculty Fellow Eric Grietens as the New York Times best-selling author of "The Hand and the Fist." Recently, Greitens released a new book "The Warrior's Heart:...

Truman School Students Share Internship Experiences

Students without significant work experience are required to complete an internship experience to meet requirements for graduation. Each year, students are excited to find that this is not just...

TSPA students to get a close-up look at EU

This January students from the Truman School of Public Affairs will travel to Brussels to learn about the European Union. And you can be one of them!

The EU is one of the world’s leading...

TSPA Grant Writing Program Doubles in Size

We are excited to announce that the Grant Writing Program has once again doubled in size. Over the past three years the Grant Writing Program has made a great difference in the local community....

Dr. Hal Rainey Comes to Mizzou

The Truman School of Public Affairs hosted Dr. Hal Rainey, from the Department of Public Administration and Policy, University of Georgia for two presentations as part of the Monroe-Paine lecture...

Senior Fellow Awarded the Charles Bronfman Prize

Eric Greitens, Senior Fellow at the Truman School will be presented the Charles Bronfman Prize, a humanitarian award created and endowed as a tribute to the values and innovative spririt that have...

AMPAS Wants You to Join the Race for the Cure

The Association of Mizzou Public Affairs Students (AMPAS) is creating a team to raise funds and awareness for the upcoming Mid-Missouri Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.

Last year...

Entrepreneurship increases in economic recession, new study says

KBIA's Business Beat spoke with TSPA Ph.D. candidate, Maria Figueroa-Armijos,one of the authors of a new study which suggests that certain types of entrepreneurs are on the rise and it’s not in...

MPA student volunteers for service mission in Guatemala

While some students take time to relax during the summer, Truman School MPA student Jonathan Dudley is spending his time building much-needed schools and clinics in Guatemala. Read about his...

TSPA associate professor speaks before House Financial Services Committee

Peter Klein, director of the McQuinn Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at CAFNR, testified to the Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology. The subcommittee...

CSOC Benefits from $1 Million Gift

The Center for the Study of Organizational Change (CSOC) is the recipient of a major gift from CSOC associate Seth Allcorn. This contribution will fund fellowships for doctoral students in the...

The Truman School of Public Affairs to become an independent school

TSPA, which was previously situated in the Graduate School, will become an independent school Thursday, March 15, 2012. Current Director Barton Wechsler will become the School’s inaugural dean for...

Annual Report

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