Faculty members at the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI have developed a summer course offering that will give students a wide-ranging perspective on the effects of COVID-19. “Pandemic Perspectives: COVID-19 and Public Policy” will feature 10 O’Neill faculty members—plus three additional guest lecturers—who will present issues associated with the pandemic… Read more »
Tag: COVID-19
O’Neill Student Emergency Fund helps students during times of crisis
When students walk into O’Neill Associate Director of Student Services James Eckerty’s office, he often ends up talking to them about far more than academics. “I’ve seen how life’s obstacles can really affect our students,” he says. “We know if they don’t have a place to call home or a reliable source of food or… Read more »
Understanding the impact of COVID-19 executive orders
By: Kelsey Cook, Office of the Vice President for Research, and Leslie Wells, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI As COVID-19 began spreading across the United States, governors found themselves needing to react—and fast. Many began issuing executive orders aimed at slowing the spread of the virus. O’Neill IUPUI’s Peter Federman and Cali… Read more »
New research finds more domestic violence calls, fewer traffic stops in COVID-19 era
When the COVID-19 crisis reached Indiana, closures, stay-at-home orders, and health information began flooding into inboxes around the state. Amid the pandemic, the faculty at the O’Neill School at IUPUI began making their own changes. Many looked at their research agendas to determine how they could also respond to the ongoing pandemic. As… Read more »
Five behaviors to drive leadership in times of crisis
By Sara Johnson, IU Executive Education Unprecedented times. It’s the phrase we keep hearing over and over from leaders around the world to describe the major shifts we’re seeing across all sectors due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. And in these unprecedented times, we must provide unprecedented leadership. The faculty with IU Executive Education… Read more »