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SPP Students, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Celebrate Start of Academic Year

September 18, 2015
More than 80 incoming and returning students, alumni, faculty, and staff gathered at SPP on September 16 to celebrate the start of the 2015-16...

A Different Leadership Approach is Needed for the Digital Age

September 18, 2015

Mercator Capacity Building Center for Leadership & Advocacy (LEAD) has published a thoughtful analysis on the impact that digitalization and the rapid pace of change are having on current leadership practices: Beyond easy answers.

Public Policy Students Reflect on Their Internships: Shaileshwori Sharma at Minority Rights Group International

September 17, 2015

Sharma spent summer 2015 interning at Minority Rights Group International, an international NGO that partners with organizations in more than 60 countries to promote the interests of disadvantaged minorities and indigenous peoples. During her internship in the London office, Sharma worked primarily on the four-country 'Walk into My Life' pilot project, helping to coordinate activities and reports from Hungary, Spain, Sweden, and UK.

Skills For Impact Program Strengthens MPA Students’ Leadership and Management Skills

September 17, 2015

“In an increasingly digitalized, interdependent, and complex world, we need public policy leaders with new skills in their toolboxes,” urged Tobias Leipprand, executive director of the Mercator Capacity Building Center for Leadership & Advocacy (LEAD). “This is why we were asked by SPP to work with them to develop the Skills For Impact (SFI) program. The goal is to equip MPA graduates with the skills they will need to be effective leaders in a rapidly changing global environment.”

Kate Coyer Launches Grassroots Initiative to Help Refugees Access Free Wifi and Mobile Phone Charging

September 15, 2015

“I saw there was a need and thought there must be something we could do to help with communication needs quickly and affordably.”