Taurean Brown

State & Hill

Class notes, fall 2024

Dec 17, 2024

David Rivait (MPP ’84) was appointed by Governor Pritzker to the State of Illinois’ eight-member Budgeting for Results Commission. The Commission advises on an annual performance-based budget and provides oversight and guidance for assessments of...

Top row (from left to right): Laura Bishop (MPA ’99), Tyler (BA ’19) and Meghan Coady, Cristian Casanova (MPP ’21). Bottom row (from left to right): Jim Hudak (MPP ’71) with Celeste Watkins-Hayes, Dr. Gladys Mitchell-Walthour (MPP ’02), Eric (MPP ’87) and Kaye Norenberg.

Making a mark: Taurean Brown (MPP/JD '11)

May 12, 2012

Taurean Brown figured out early on that the best policy often starts with one good idea. Add hard work, the commitment to see it through, stir, repeat.During her first year as a Ford School student, Taurean founded Public Policy Connects (PPC), a...

Ford School student Taurean Brown honored with 2011 Michigan Leadership Award

Mar 8, 2011

Taurean Brown, a dual degree public policy and law student, has been honored with one of eight 2011 Michigan Leadership Awards (MLA).MLAs celebrate the commitments of students—beyond the classroom—that increase the vitality of the University of...