Public Policy
13 articles
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Cornell’s College of Arts & Sciences: Degree Requirements, Interdisciplinary Programs and Majors
The College of Arts & Sciences (A&S) is the liberal arts college of Cornell University, and it is built around the idea that students can arrive undecided and combine fields that rarely meet in more structured programs. This guide explains how the A&S Bachelor of Art… Dec 16, 2025
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Florida State’s Askew School Rises to No. 14 Worldwide in ShanghaiRanking’s 2025 Public Administration Ranking
This article was originally reported in December 2025. The Reubin O'D. Askew School of Public Administration and Policy at Florida State University (FSU) climbed in ShanghaiRanking's 2025 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS). In the Public Administration subject table, the… Dec 10, 2025
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Virginia Tech Renames Its Planning Program Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
This article was originally reported in December 2025. Virginia Tech's Urban Affairs and Planning program, part of the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, is now called Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (… Dec 4, 2025
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How to Break Into Tech Policy: Lessons From a Georgetown McCourt MPP Student
Technology policy, the work of shaping laws and regulations on artificial intelligence, online speech, privacy, autonomous vehicles and other technologies, is not only for engineers. Many people enter the field from advocacy, law, journalism or government, often through a public… Nov 25, 2025
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Brown University Launches the Watson School of International and Public Affairs
This article was originally reported in September 2025. On July 1, 2025, Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs officially became the Thomas J. Watson Jr. School of International and Public Affairs. Economist John N. Friedman became its inaugura… Sep 30, 2025
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UConn’s Accelerated 4+1 MPP: How the Fast-Track Public Policy Master’s Works
Accelerated "4+1" programs let undergraduates start a master's degree before they finish their bachelor's, so they can earn both in about five years instead of six. The University of Connecticut's School of Public Policy runs one of these for its Master of Public Policy (MPP) an… Sep 26, 2025
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USC Price School’s $20 Million Scholarship Program Fuels Southern California Community Development and Educational Equity
USC Price's Visionary Investment: A New Era for Public Service Leaders in Southern California It's an exhilarating time for public service and community betterment in Southern California! The USC Price School of Public Policy, a beacon of academic excellence consistently ranked … Jul 2, 2025
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Georgetown Names Carole Roan Gresenz Dean of the McCourt School as Its First Undergraduate Public Policy Degree Launches
This article was originally reported in May 2025. On May 8, 2025, Georgetown University announced that Carole Roan Gresenz, a health and public policy professor, would become dean of the McCourt School of Public Policy on August 1, 2025. The appointment came as the school was se… May 10, 2025
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USC Price Sends First Undergraduate Cohort to Washington, D.C. for a Policy Semester
This article was originally reported in March 2025. The program's later expansion and how to apply are covered in the latest update at the end. In spring 2025, the USC Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California sent its first group of undergraduates t… Apr 6, 2025
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Unique Learning Experience and Career Prospects in Public Policy
The Journey to Public Policy: A Student's Perspective Han Li's journey toward his decision to study Public Policy at Georgetown University (2025 USNews Ranking: 24) is a testament to the transformative power of education, especially when intertwined with the vibrant pulse of Was… Mar 12, 2025
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