TSPA Professor Irma Arteaga Receives $250K Grant to Study SNAP Benefits' Relationship to Senior Health Outcomes
TSPA Associate Professor Dr. Irma Arteaga recently received a $250,000 grant from the University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research.
IPP Serving Remotely
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.
Status of Women in Academia
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.
Professor Brian Kisida joins American Academy of Arts and Sciences' Commission on the Arts
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.
Congratulations to the 2020 Political Science Mizzou '39 winners!
Congrats to the outstanding Political Science seniors honored with the Mizzou '39 Award:
Professor Oded Gurantz publishes Oregon Promise program research in JPAM
TSPA professor Dr. Oded Gurantz recently published an examination of the Oregon Promise
Student Spotlight-Caroline Kelly
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.
Mizzou Political Science mourns loss of Dr. Paul Wallace, emeritus professor
Dr. Paul Wallace, emeritus professor of Political Science, an expert in India and South Asian politics, international relations and terrorism, author of eight books and nearly 50 book chapter and articles and beloved by generations of students, passed away on Feb. 22, 2020 in Columbia.
Wallace taught at MU for nearly 40 years, from 1964-2002, serving as department chair and director of international studies, among other duties. Wallace retired in 2005 but continued to teach classes in MU’s Honors College.