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Crowley Delivers on Conservation Promise

Michael Crowley MPP ’20 has been working in the conservation field for more than a decade.

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NDIweka Works for Equality in Medical Treatment and Research

Kaego NDIweka MPP ’23 knew she wanted to pursue health equity during her undergraduate education at UMass Amherst. When planning for graduate school, NDIweka originally considered International Relations, a natural next step to her undergraduate degree in Political Science. However, her lived experience ultimately led her to Health Policy and SPP's 4+1 Masters program.

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Bob Rapoza '75 Awarded The Hill's Top Lobbyists Award for Fifth Year in a Row

This year saw multiple critical bills pass legislation including the Inflation Reduction Act, CHIPS, the Science Act, the Respect for Marriage Act, expanded benefits for veterans, and the first gun violence bill in years. Many of these difference-making bills would not have received the bipartisan support needed to pass without lobbyists.

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Palladino in ProMarket on Industrial Policy

Lenore Palladino, Assistant Professor of Economics & Public Policy, recently penned an article titled "How to Ensure Industrial Policy Promotes Public Over Private Gain" for ProMarket, a publication sponsored by the Stigler Center at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. 

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SPP Masters Students in Washington, DC

Over winter break, a group of enthusiastic students joined SPP staff on a visit to Washington, DC to meet with policy leaders and engaged SPP alumni.

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Senior Policy Leaders Bring Experience, Wisdom to the Classroom

Eric Philip Lesser is an American lawyer and politician who served in the Massachusetts State Senate. Before representing his hometown of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and neighboring communities in the Greater-Springfield area, he worked as a White House aide during the Obama administration.

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Senior Policy Leaders Bring Experience, Wisdom to the Classroom

Dedicated to helping students develop professional skills for success, alumnus Robert S. LaRussa '76 shares his policymaking experience as former U.S. Commerce Undersecretary for International Trade, one of the country’s highest-ranking international trade positions. 

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Brittany Houston to Join SPP Faculty

Brittany D. Houston--whose research interests include public management, social equity, representative bureaucracy, organizational performance, technology equity, and public trust--will join the UMass Amherst School of Public Policy faculty in September 2023 as Assistant Professor of Public Policy.

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Zuckerman Questions Privatized Communications

Ethan Zuckerman, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Communication and Information, was quoted in a recent article from Bloomberg titled "Are Cities

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Sharrow on Tucker Center Talks

Libby Sharrow, Associate Professor of Public Policy and History, was interviewed for a podcast in December examining the gendered politics of public policy, the political history of Title IX, and how policy has shaped intersectional meanings of identities.

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