Associate Professor and Director of UNC’s Data-Driven Lab Angel Hsu has been selected as one of six U.S. scientists to contribute to the upcoming IPCC (the leading governmental body on climate change science) scoping meeting for a Special Report on … Read more
Public Policy Graduate Student TK Musa, Researcher Danielle Allen, and Research Professor Iheoma Iruka have been selected as the recipients of this year’s Best Article Award for Theory into Practice for their paper, “African Centered Education (ACE): Strategies to Advance … Read more
The Policy Research Group is excited to welcome Dr. Nathan Chan to Chapel Hill on April 12th! Dr. Nathan Chan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Resource Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The talk, entitled, “Who … Read more
Iheoma Iruka, Research Professor of Public Policy and Founding Director Equity Research Action Coalition at FPG, recently finished a new report, “Review of Policy Effects on Black Families and Children: Advancing the Black Child National Agenda.” This report is a … Read more
Drs. Sarah Crittenden Fuller and Douglas Lee Lauen, along with their co-author Fatih Unlu, have been awarded the Thomas A. Downes Best Paper Award for 2024 from Education Finance and Policy (EFP). Their paper, “Leveraging Experimental and Observational Evidence to … Read more
Hodding Carter III was the University Professor of Leadership and Public Policy. He was chair of the University of North Carolina Press Development Council, a member of the Faculty’s Honorary Degrees Committee, a member of the Carolina Performing Arts Advisory … Read more
In Fall 2023, Grace Berry, Michelle Breit, Sophia Desai, Elizabeth Norris, and Jordanne Arace worked as a group to produce actionable, client-centered, public policy analysis for WomenNC, a local nonprofit. On March 13th, the group will present their project, “The … Read more
Brennan Mange, a current PhD student in the department, has accepted a job as Senior Research and Policy Analyst at the University of Texas System. In his new role Brennan will conduct research that supports student success across the institutions … Read more
Anna Krome-Lukens, Teaching Associate Professor and Director of Experiential Education, is a 2024 recipient of the prestigious Chapman Family Teaching Award! Her work in the Senior Capstone has made a tremendous impact on both Public Policy students and the communities … Read more
Research Professor Iheoma Iruka will be one of the keynote’s for this year’s UNC Minority Health Conference! On February 23, Dr. Iruka will discuss her work titled, Killing Them Softly: Racism and the Child Health Crisis. Learn more and register … Read more
