Ada Umenwaliri, Public Policy PhD student and Associate Director of UNC’s African Studies Center, was featured in the September Issue of Chapel Hill Magazine. The article, “From Nigeria with Love,” explores Ada’s tireless efforts to incorporate African heritage and culture … Read more
Dr. Anna Krome-Lukens, Teaching Associate Professor of Public Policy, was one of eight fellows selected for the 2024-2025 cohort of Academic Leadership Fellows. The Institute for the Arts and Humanities selected the fellows from an array of departments within in … Read more
Dr. Benjamin Meier, Professor of Public Policy, was one of two faculty selected for Honors Carolina’s 2024 Manekin Family Award for Teaching Excellence! Meier will be recognized for his exemplary contributions to Honors Carolina at an honorary breakfast on September … Read more
Menna Mburi, a 4th year PhD student, was chosen to receive the 2024 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Equity and Inclusion Student Fellowship! Through the fellowship, Menna will have the opportunity to attend APPAM’s annual research conference … Read more
Angel Hsu, Associate Professor of Public Policy, was featured on CBS17 to discuss her research on temperature trends in Durham. Learn more here!
Iheoma Iruka, Research Professor of Public Policy, joined PBS NC’s David Hurst alongside Candace Witherspoon (NC DHHS) and Anna Gassman-Pines (Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy) to discuss the “childcare cliff” in North Carolina and it’s future impact on communities. … Read more
Professor of the Practice, Jeanne Bonds, co-authored a paper, “Pushing Back on the DEI Pushback: The Demographic Imperative,” with Kenan-Flagler Business School professors James H. Johnson Jr. and Allison Schlobohm, and Vice President of the Cedar Grove Institute for Sustainable … Read more
Dr. Doug MacKay, Associate Chair and Associate Professor of Public Policy, was recently quoted in an article in The Financial Times on the ethics of experiments in economics. Read the article here!
Kate Saylor has accepted a position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioethics and Decision Sciences at Geisinger College of Health Sciences! Kate received her PhD from UNC PLCY in 2021. Congratulations, Kate!
Cassandra Davis, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, is headed to D.C. this summer for a discussion with FEMA leaders on achieving equal outcomes for disaster victims. Dr. Davis will be joined by Drs. Simona Goldin and Evan Johnson. Davis said, … Read more
