The Indiana University Public Policy Institute is holding a special symposium and reception to celebrate 25 years of helping decisionmakers across the state effect change and a better quality of life for Hoosiers. Since 1992, PPI has served as a non-ideological research organization and neutral voice that helps political and community leaders understand the long-term… Read more »
Entries by Michael L. Jackson
MPA student Andrew Bean awarded Indy Chamber HobNob Policy Internship
SPEA MPA candidate Andrew Bean was officially recognized as the 2018 Indy Chamber HobNob Policy Intern at a reception following the organization’s “Political Bootcamp” on Thursday. The internship, which includes a $5,000 stipend from Cripe Architects + Engineers, is awarded annually to a SPEA IUPUI graduate student who is interested public policy and political action… Read more »
Veteran professors Stucky, Lupton promoted to new roles in Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs Dean John Graham has announced new leadership at the school’s Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus. Professor Thomas D. Stucky, who has been with SPEA at IUPUI since 2004, has been tapped as the Executive Associate Dean beginning July 1. Stucky replaces Lilliard Richardson, who has completed his… Read more »
Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush to SPEA grads: “You’re making your communities better places”
Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush served as the keynote speaker for SPEA’s annual graduation dinner, held Friday night at the Skyline Club in downtown Indianapolis. Rush, who was appointed to the state’s highest court in 2012, shared the story of her journey from humble beginnings in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to her rise to… Read more »
Q&A with Elite 50 winner Rahael Mathew, MSCJPS’17
As a child growing up in India, Rahael Mathew described herself as “a sensible young lady with a hidden interest in the criminal mind.” Mathew has been delving deep into that interest the past two years as a student in SPEA’s Master of Criminal Justice and Public Safety program. After receiving her undergraduate degree in… Read more »