Truman School of Government and Public Affairs

With recently awarded grant funding, Dr. Irma Arteaga continues her studies of early childhood education with her study entitled Policy Influences on Early Care and Education.

Political Science Academic Advisor, Rebecca Fallon, has been named the winner of the Missouri Academic Advising Association Outstanding Academic Advising Award for Primary Role. She will be honored at this year's virtual conference on September 18th. In addition to being honored during the presentation, she will receive a free one-year membership to MACADA. 

Third class of Presidential Engagement Fellows announced

In a recent article published in Political Behavior, Jake Haselswerdt explores how policy design affects the perception of who benefits from the policy with respect to race and immigration status.

During the last several weeks, the injustice toward the Black community has once again come into sharp relief.  The killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor are only some of the most recent examples of the injustice experienced by Black people in the United States.  We affirm the statement by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration on behalf of its member accredited Schools

The National Academy of Education (NAEd) recently announced that Truman School Assistant Professor Oded Gurantz was one of the recipients of the 2020 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship. Each year, 30 pre-tenure scholars receive a $70,000 award to further their research in areas addressing critical national and international issues in education. The award provides funding for fellows to focus on research and attend professional development retreats.

The Institute of Public Policy in the Truman School of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri is pleased to announce that Dr. Sara Gable will be the Director of IPP effective September 1, 2020.  

Graduate Research Assistants Dylan Cain and Suzette Nahach published new research recently in the policy areas of Public Health and Safety and (Early Childhood) Education. 

Dylan Cain published new research concerning the Corona Disease outbreak. COVID-19 and the Constitution: State Police Powers and Judicial Scrutiny takes a look at local, state, and federal responses to the pandemic.