Truman School of Government and Public Affairs

Recently, IPP sat down with community partners to kick-off a new project focused on early childhood education. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) received a $6.5 million preschool development grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to assist Missouri in laying the foundation for building a comprehensive, coordinated statewide system of early childhood services for children birth-age five.

The Truman School offers its sincerest condolences to the family of former Columbia Mayor Darwin Hindman on his recent passing.

Mateo Mateo says one of the most important lessons he learned at Mizzou during his freshman year is to pay attention in class.

In May, the department held our annual awards reception, honoring our undergraduate and graduate student scholarship winners.

Undergraduate Scholarship Winners

William L. Bradshaw Scholarship
Riley Messer

Jeffrey D. Byrne Scholarship
Mary Claire Schallenberg

J.G. Heinberg Scholarship
Sarah Cox
Rachel Hehr
Andrew Huber

Edward Goldring, doctoral candidate in Political Science, has been awarded a 2019-20 US-Asia Grand Strategy Fellowship at the University of Southern California’s Korean Studies Institute.

Goldring will be studying under David Kang, working on his dissertation on the causes of elite purges in dictatorships, which includes an individual-level analysis of elite purges in North Korea under Kim Jong Un.

An alumni reception was held at MPSA in April for alumni, faculty, and graduate students. 

Congratulations to College of Arts and Science Senior Associate Dean Cooper Drury, recognized as the Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) Distinguished Scholar of 2019 by the International Studies Association (ISA). 

Congratulations to Marvin Overby, the recipient of the 2019 Gold Chalk Award presented by the Graduate Professional Council.

The Gold Chalk Award recognizes MU faculty who have made significant contributions to the education and training of graduate and professional students.