This is your SPA international news update for spring 2016. Please email ideas and suggestions to Scott Steinbrecher. Faculty Updates Lucy Dwight Dr. Dwight will speak on “Gun Ownership in the United States: The Interaction of Race and Religiosity” at the 2016 Athens… Read More ›
Accelerated MPA students Harrison Holcomb and Will Drier participated in a climate change simulation competition on February 27, 2016, at Arizona State University in Phoenix. The second annual student simulation competition was sponsored by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs,… Read More ›
Professor Paul Cairney of the University of Stirling (Scotland, U.K.) was the guest speaker at a seminar on Feb. 24, 2016, that was sponsored by the Workshop on Policy Process Research. Cairney shared some thoughts on evidence-based policymaking to a… Read More ›
Professor Rennison was a guest contributor to the “Learn with purpose: In my own words” series in the Feb. 25, 2016, edition of CU Denver Today. “To me, learn with purpose demonstrates the collaborative relationship between our students and the… Read More ›
Dr. Varda has been appointed to the editorial board of JPAE – the Journal of Public Affairs Education. This is the NASPAA-sponsored journal that focuses on education and teaching in the public affairs field. Over the years, SPA faculty have published important… Read More ›
The School of Public Affairs is excited to offer a supplementary credential in partnership with the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance. The Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential is the only national credential preparing students for careers in nonprofit management. Students who complete… Read More ›
Members of the Academic Personnel Committee (APC) — Angela Gover, Mark Pogrebin and Todd Ely — recently nominated top performers for SPA awards in research, teaching and service for calendar year 2015. Non-tenure-track faculty were also nominated for a separate category…. Read More ›
Dr. Jacob has been invited to become an editorial board member of Urban Affairs Review, the premier urban and local government journal in the public affairs field. UAR is a peer-reviewed, bi-monthly journal focused on questions of politics, governance and public… Read More ›
Dr. Burton recently published a book titled Cassandra’s Curse: The Law and Foreseeable Future Disasters that he co-edited with Lisa Grow Sun. From the publisher’s description: “This special issue of Studies in Law, Politics, and Society examines the relationship between law… Read More ›
Paul Teske is again ranked among the most influential education policy academics in the annual “Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings.” Compiled by American Enterprise Institute director of education policy Rick Hess, the rankings recognize 200 university-based scholars who shape public discussions of education. Hess… Read More ›
