Truman School of Government and Public Affairs

Dr. Shaun Dougherty, Associate Professor, Public Policy & Education, Department of Leadership, Policy & Organizations, Vanderbilt University

Start

Friday, April 24, 2020 - 2:00pm CDT

End

Friday, April 24, 2020 - 3:30pm CDT

Location

Via Zoom (Pre-registration is required for this event; listed below)

Demographics are not Destiny 

Registration can be found here. 

In 2013, Business Insider published a list of the top most diverse and least diverse cities in America (Willet 2013).

TSPA Associate Professor Dr. Irma Arteaga recently received a $250,000 grant from the University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research.

Due to the statewide COVID-19 Stay-at-home order issued by the Director of the Department of Health and Senior Services effective Monday, April 6, 2020, through Friday, April 24, 2020, the Institute of Public Policy will continue to serve the public remotely. All staff continues to be available through email, voicemail, video-conferencing, and by telephone to service current and prospective contracts.

Graduate Research Assistant, Suzette Nahach, working in conjunction with the University of Missouri Status of Women Committee (SWC), has published a policy brief entitled “Status of Women in Academia.” Nahach, a Master’s student at the Truman School of Public Affairs, presents this informational brief outlining several key trends regarding the institutional experiences of women on college campuses.

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has invited Brian Kisida, assistant professor in the Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri, to join its Commission on the Arts.

Congrats to the outstanding Political Science seniors honored with the Mizzou '39 Award:

TSPA professor Dr. Oded Gurantz recently published an examination of the Oregon Promise 

Caroline is a first-year graduate student in the Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs. She began serving as the coordinator of the Truman Youth Leadership Academy in January 2020. Before beginning graduate school at the Truman School, Caroline earned a bachelor’s degree from Columbia College in Human Services and Sociology.