Truman School of Government and Public Affairs

The Truman School of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Missouri is excited to welcome Dr. Scott LaCombe to the faculty in Fall 2025. Dr. LaCombe comes to Mizzou from Smith College, bringing a nationally recognized research agenda focused on American state politics, institutional design, and policy diffusion. His work combines rigorous empirical methods with a focus on democratic responsiveness, inequality, and how public opinion influences policy.

Dr. Rudy Hernandez awarded 2024 Jack Miller Teaching Excellence Award in Higher Education (Junior Scholar). 

The Jack Miller Teaching Excellence Award recognizes exceptional teaching in civic education at both the college and K-12 levels. The award is given annually by the Jack Miller Center to honor educators who excel in engaging students with America’s founding principles and history.

Syrus Duffy, MPA candidate and IPP Research Specialist II, Sara Gable, IPP Director, Kelly Schultz, Director of the Legislative Leadership Academy and Truman School Undergraduate Internships, and Hannah Shupert, MPA candidate and IPP Graduate Research Assistant attended the annual meeting of the Consortium of University Public Service Organizations (CUPSO), April 3 – 5, 2024, at UMass Amherst.

Charles U. Zug is the author of two books. The first, Demagogues in American Politics, was published by Oxford University Press in fall 2022. His second book, Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Federal Highway Act, is forthcoming January 2024 with the University of Kansas Press.