With a clear post-graduate career goal of international development and education through non-profits, Maria Eduarda Olimpio Lopes searched for the best graduate schools in the US to give her experience and opportunities to enhance her abilities. Lopes found the Masters of Public Affairs program at Truman to be the perfect fit due to its flexibility of focus areas on both public policy and nonprofit management.
Dr. Lael Keiser Awarded Prestigious John Gaus Award for Contributions to Public Administration and Political Science
Columbia, MO - Dr. Lael Keiser, a distinguished professor of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri, has been honored with the 2024 John Gaus Award. This prestigious accolade, presented by the American Political Science Association (APSA), recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of public administration and political science.
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Drury Cooper, Dean of the College of Arts and Science at the University of Missouri, announced that Lael Keiser, professor of public policy and administration, has been reappointed director of the Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs at MU, effective Sept. 1. Dr. Lael Keiser has been reappointed as the Director of the Truman School of Government and Public Affairs for a third three-year term.
TSGPA professor David Switzer co-authored the book, The Profits of Distrust: Citizen Consumers, Drinking Water and the Crisis of Confidence in American Government, and it has been selected for the Lynton Keith Caldwell Prize given for the best book on environmental politics and policy published in the past three years by the Science, Technology, Energy Section of the American Political Science Association.
Our faculty regularly produce research that help us understand and contextualize voting patterns and habits. Jake Haselswerdt, Assoicate Professor in the Truman School, along with his co-authors, recently published some new research into how a personal crisis impacts voter turnout.
“I'm most excited about practicing Russian language in a more immersive environment. It's one thing to study a language, but to be able to live alongside native speakers is a really rare experience, and I'm so grateful for it.”
Truman School professor, Dr. Peverill Squire, shared some insights and perspective on the initiative petition reform being considered in the Missouri State Legislature. Hear his thoughts here:
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Weijie Wang in the Truman School of Government and Public Affairs recently was published in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JPAM). He asks the question, "Do government performance signals affect citizen satisfaction?" Read more: article link.
Mary Stegmaier awarded the 2024 Midwest Women’s Caucus for Political Science Outstanding Professional Achievement Award.
Mary Stegmaier, Vice Provost for International Programs, Director of the International Center, and Associate Professor in the Truman School was recognized for her contribution and leadership in her field by the Midwest Women’s Caucus for Political Science.
President Mun Choi took time out of his schedule to recognize the efforts of undergraduate students achieving success nationally. The Model UN team lead by TSGPA professor William Horner achieved the highest recognition at the most recent National Model UN Conference in New York. President Choi's Blog.