Master of Public Policy student, Caitlyn Yaede, participated as a panelist following a screening of the Independent Lens documentary Breaking the News. Discussion topics: equality and diversity in media, the power of media and journalism, underrepresented journalists and more.   Great … Read more

Results for America and the Annenberg Institute at Brown University released a new EdResearch for Action brief – Promoting Student Success in Early College Credit Courses – expanding the conversation about early college credit courses from equal enrollment to equal … Read more

Amelia Maani, a junior majoring in Public Policy and Arab Cultures, spent her summer studying migration and mobility in North Carolina under CPC fellow Barbara Entwisle. Learn more about Entwisle’s work and Maani’s summer research here.

PhD student, Katherine Burley, recently had her work published in a Nature article entitled, “Cities and regions tackle climate change mitigation but often focus on less effective solutions.” Katherine was named first author of this work-  which is incredibly impressive … Read more

Emma Cohn, a Public Policy and Global Studies major, is graduating this December with a 4.0 GPA. Cohn’s post-graduation plans are as unconventional as her time at Carolina. Read more about her undergraduate journey, as well as her plans for … Read more

PhD student, Samuel Akau, authored a report entitled, “Understanding Multidimensional Fragility in South Sudan: A Baseline Study of Kajo-Keji, Yei, Bor, and Wau Counties.” The report is online here.   Outstanding work, Samuel!

The North Carolina legislature has recently allocated $2.5 million in hopes of enhancing outdoor recreation in the town of Old Fort. This town is significant to public policy students, as it has been the focus of two semesters of public … Read more

Applications are open for our PhD Program! The Ph.D. in Public Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides exceptional students with advanced graduate training and prepares them for positions in academia, think tanks, research organizations, and … Read more

Steve Hemelt, Associate Professor of Public Policy, will be giving a talk at Harvard University on November 7th on his paper, “Skills, Majors, and Jobs: Does Higher Education Respond?” A co-author of this paper is John Conzelmann, a Public Policy … Read more

Simona Goldin, a Public Policy Research Associate Professor, was recently profiled on the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) website. Dr. Goldin is an FPG fellow and a Teaching Fellow with IAAR-SLATE (Student Learning to Advance Truth and Equity). … Read more