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Michael J. Nicholson, MPP ‘17, named UMass Amherst Outstanding Young Alumni

Michael J. Nicholson, MPP ‘17, has been awarded with the UMass Amherst Outstanding Young Alumni award for 2024. Nicholson has served as the mayor of Gardner, Massachusetts since winning his first term in 2020 and is the city’s first Latin American elected official. He is one of six recipients of awards from the UMass Amherst Foundation this year.

November 7, 2024
State Senator Comerford visits students in SPP 607: Policy Methods

Last week, State Senator Jo Comerford visited Professor Bridgette Davis’ Policy Methods course to discuss policy challenges in western Massachusetts. Comerford, who represents the Hampshire, Franklin, and Worcester district, engaged in sit-down conversations with students on topics including housing, economic development, education, and regional rail. She also fielded questions on policy issues at both the local and national level.

November 6, 2024
Carolina Rossini coauthors new World Economic Forum report on responsible technology policy design

In a new white paper released by the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on the Future of Technology, Carolina Rossini and coauthors describe a technology design policy framework that centers sustainable and equitable economic growth, freedom, and innovation.

October 25, 2024
Viviana Wu publishes new research on influence of donor-advised funds on community leadership

Viviana Wu has published new research on the influence of donor-advised funds on community leadership in community foundations in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.

October 18, 2024
Misra comments in Nature on new study on women leaving science

A new study tracks 400,000 scientists across 38 countries through their publications, and finds that high numbers of scientists leave science, with these numbers substantially higher for women. Misra comments about what the paper tells us, and how to consider why women are underrepresented in publishing, and how to analyze these questions further.

October 9, 2024
Wu's New Study Highlights Community Foundations' Strategy in Balancing Donor Services and Leadership Roles

Dr. Viviana Wu’s latest research in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly investigates the balance between the donor logic and leadership logic in community foundations. The article, "Community Leadership and Donor-Advised Funds: Navigating Logics of Donor Services and Community Leadership in Community Foundations," reveals that foundations with a strong emphasis on donor services tend to engage in more leadership activities. Her mixed-methods analysis suggests that the pressures of donor preferences can coexist with, and even enhance, community leadership. This study highlights how

October 9, 2024
Sharrow named to Distinguished Lectureship with the Organization of American Historians

Dr. Libby Sharrow has been selected for a Distinguished Lectureship with the Organization of American
Historians. This lectureship coordinates public lectures with preeminent historians to bring historical context to contemporary issues. OAH Distinguished Lecturers can be booked as guest speakers for a keynote address, book talk, lecture series, community event, or panel discussion, or to headline conferences, historical commemorations, workshops and professional development events. This year's cohort includes 28 scholars on a host of topics in U.S. history. OAH Distinguished Lecturers are

October 1, 2024
SPP faculty receive NSF grant to improve STEM outcomes for underrepresented groups

Justin Gross (public policy/DACSS director) and Kelsey Shoub (public policy) are collaborating with faculty from the Department of Sociology and the College of Natural Sciences on an interdisciplinary project to improve STEM education, with a particular focus on attracting students from underrepresented groups in STEM fields.

September 26, 2024
SPP welcomes new faculty and staff for Fall 2024

Three new faculty members and one new staff member join the School of Public Policy

September 18, 2024

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