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Four Students Selected to Attend Prestigious Public Policy and International Affairs Institutes

April 13, 2022

Four Maxwell School students have been selected to participate in the highly competitive Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) junior summer institutes. PPIA fellows are rising seniors who are committed to pursuing a master’s degree in public policy or international affairs and a professional career in public service. 

See related: Student Experiences , Awards & Honors , International Affairs , Policy

Gueorguiev Explores How Chinese Communist Party Has Maintained Power in New Book

March 22, 2022

Maxwell School faculty member Dimitar Gueorguiev investigates how the Chinese Communist Party has maintained power in the People’s Republic of China throughout reforms and rapid development in his new book, “Retrofitting Leninism: Participation without Democracy in China” (Oxford University Press, 2021). 

See related: Policy , Politics , China , Collaborative Governance , Comparative Politics , International Political Economy: Finance, Trade & Migration , International Affairs

Van Slyke Weighs in on Biden's Infrastructure Plan in Associated Press

November 15, 2021
Dean David M. Van Slyke shared his views on the infrastructure bill in the Associated Press article, "Biden’s $1T infrastructure bill historic, not transformative."

See related: State and Local , Spending , Economy , Congress , Policy , Public Economics , Public Administration , Infrastructure

Alum Nick Armstrong Uses Data to Help Veterans Achieve Their Goals

November 15, 2021
Nick Armstrong '08 M.P.A./'14 Ph.D. (SSc) directs IVMF’s multi-disciplinary team of applied social scientists, evaluators, and data engineers to crunch the numbers and conduct applied research that empower government, industry and philanthropic decision making on veteran- and family-related issues.

See related: Technology , Policy , Population Studies , Advocacy & Activism

A Pledge to Transform Education

November 8, 2021

A gift by Ben ’84 and Marcia Baldanza ’86 inspires a joint initiative aimed at closing the achievement gap in K-12 districts by diversifying teachers.

See related: Giving , Policy , Education

Van Slyke Talks to GovExec Daily about Public-Private Partnerships

November 4, 2021
As Congress continues to negotiate an infrastructure bill, the role of public-private partnerships are key in the bill’s provisions. With the success of Operation Warp Speed in the development of the COVID-19 vaccines, a new look at such partnerships is due. Dean David M. Van Slyke discusses paths to innovation and cooperation on the GovExec Daily podcast episode, "The Import and Impact of Public-Private Partnerships."

See related: State and Local , Policy , Infrastructure , Public Sector Innovation & Management

Hou Weighs in on China's Property Tax Expansion in Financial Times

October 25, 2021
Professor Yilin Hou is included in the Financial Times article, "China expands property tax trials in next step of ‘common prosperity’ drive."

See related: China , Taxes , International Affairs , Policy

O'Keefe featured in CNN article on how 9/11 changed travel

September 8, 2021
University Professor O'Keefe, who was deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget during the George W. Bush administration, says that September morning in 2001 "flipped the switch right away from almost non-existent security to unbelievable, in-your-face, all the time."

See related: National & International Security Policy , Government , Policy , Terrorism , National Security

PB 28 Calculating the Cost of a 'Sound Basic Education' in New York City

August 17, 2021

See related: Policy , Public Economics , Education

O'Keefe writes about the Renewable Fuel Standard in The Hill

August 4, 2021

See related: Environmental Policy & Administration , Environment , Pollution , Government , Policy , Energy & Environmental Policy

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