O’Neill Indianapolis recognized for expanding diversity efforts

Posted on October 22, 2024 by Leslie Wells

The O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IU Indianapolis has been recognized for its work promoting and supporting diversity in research, teaching, and service. The Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration selected O’Neill Indianapolis’ Public Affairs Program as the recipient of the NASPAA 2024 Diversity Award.

“We are honored to receive this distinction from NASPAA,” says O’Neill School Dean Siân Mooney. “O’Neill is proud to have faculty dedicated to addressing real-world social equity challenges through research and education, and that we have a student body that mirrors the diversity of the communities we serve.”

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Three new reports focus on healthcare, community resiliency, and the public’s loss of confidence in institutions

Posted on October 14, 2024 by Leslie Wells

Decision 2024 Healthcare, Community Resilience, and Loss of Confidence in Institutions.

The Indiana University Public Policy Institute’s Center for Civic Literacy is helping Hoosier voters better understand key policy issues and potential solutions through its Decision 2024: Your Voices, Your Future series. PPI’s final three of seven reports examine healthcare in Indiana, how communities can become more resilient to adversity, and the reasons for and implications of loss of confidence in public institutions.

In its report on Hoosier healthcare, authors explore some of the most pressing health-related issues in Indiana, including limited food access, health insurance, infant/maternal healthcare, and substance use treatment.

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New reports focus on Indiana’s economy, workforce future

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Leslie Wells

Decision 2024 Workforce Development and Innovation Economy. Photos of two women working and a man drawing a line graph

Ahead of Election Day, candidates for governor in Indiana are focusing on the state’s economy and future. Economic growth in Indiana relies on preparing Hoosiers to meet current and future workforce demands, while also addressing economic weaknesses highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Indiana University Public Policy Institute’s Center for Civic Literacy is helping Hoosiers understand these issues and potential policy solutions in two new reports from its Decision 2024: Your Voices, Your Future series.

PPI’s latest report on Indiana’s workforce focuses on the state’s current workforce trends, challenges to workforce development, and policy options to improve workforce productivity and wages.

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New reports aim to inform Hoosier voters about housing, childcare in Indiana ahead of elections

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Leslie Wells

Decision 2024 childcare and housing with a photo of a person holding a toy house, and a child using a pencil

The Indiana University Public Policy Institute is releasing two in a series of reports designed to help Hoosier voters understand key issues for the state in the upcoming elections. As part of its Decision 2024: Electing Indiana’s Future project, PPI collaborated with organizations around Indiana and faculty across Indiana University to develop reports on policy topics. The resulting seven reports provide important context and background on critical issues. In its first two reports, PPI is tackling housing and childcare in Indiana.

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Candidates for Indiana governor discuss policy issues in IU Public Policy Institute’s Gubernatorial Forum

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Leslie Wells

Watch the 2024 Gubernatorial Forum above.
The Indiana University Public Policy Institute, housed within the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, is providing a way for voters to hear directly from Indiana’s three 2024 gubernatorial candidates on issues that are critical to Hoosiers and the state’s future. It’s part of the Institute’s Decision 2024: Your Voices, Your Future project, which includes in-depth reports on key topics and a gubernatorial forum with candidates that is free from debate and commentary. All three interviews are available to the public online.

PPI’s Center for Civic Literacy hosted Jennifer McCormick (D), Sen. Mike Braun (R), and Donald Rainwater (L) for prerecorded 30-minute interviews with PPI Director Tom Guevara. In each interview, Guevara asked the candidates identical questions on key topics such as childcare, healthcare, housing, Indiana’s workforce, environmental resiliency, and more. Interview questions align with a series of upcoming reports set to be released in the weeks leading up to the election.

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