Communicating through visual presentation of data is a critical skill in a variety of industries. This course will introduce students to data visualization, from principles to...
The events of 6 January 2021 at the US Capitol served as a stark example of the evolving threat of domestic violent extremism in the United States. This threat has ebbed and flowed in intensity over the past several decades, with some...
PUBPOL 495 (Policy Seminar) is for students currently enrolled in the Public Policy Undergraduate Program only, no exceptions. Enrollment is by permission...
This course seeks to make students sensitive to and articulate about the ways in which moral and political values come into play in the American policy process, particularly as they affect non-elected public officials who work in a world shaped...
Racial Foundations of Public Policy is a Fall speaker series that focuses on the historical roots and impact of race in shaping public policy as both a disciplinary field and as a course of...
This course seeks to make students sensitive to and articulate about the ways in which moral and political values come into play in the American policy process, particularly as they affect non-elected public officials who work in a world shaped...
Despite the fact that the rate of incarceration for women, especially for women of color, has grown at more than double the rate of incarceration for men in the past three decades, there remains a gap in attention paid to issues of gender bias in...
Each year, millions of people are victims of identity theft. Such theft can take many forms, including tax fraud or mail identity fraud, with devastating...
The combination of slow economic growth and rising inequality has meant that the material living standards of the median American household have improved only slowly since the early...
When designing new policies or programs, or adapting existing policies at the local level, engaging the public can enable governments to be more targeted to local needs, more effective within a local context, and more sustainable by developing...