Student Connection
Graduate life for Public Policy students goes beyond the classroom and the computer lab, to professional and social activities on and off campus. We have a variety of resources to help our students stay connected to each other and the University.
The Public Policy Blackboard site contains useful resources for students and alumni including job announcements scholarship and grant opportunities, and course worksheets. Enrolled students and alumni can log into the site through myUMBC.
The Public Policy Graduate Student Association organizes social and professional development activities to support Public Policy students and complement their educational program.
The UMBC Graduate Student Association (GSA) supports the academic, professional, social and personal needs of all of UMBC’s graduate student community.
Join the Public Policy e-mail list to keep up on important information about our program, and receive notices about upcoming events and lectures. To join, send your name and e-mail to gradpubpol@umbc.edu.
Latest News
- Student and faculty contribute to Maryland budget report
The latest edition of Maryland Policy Reports contains an article on "Maryland's Unique Budget Process" by Ph.D. student Neil Bergsman, and an article on "Increasing Budgetary Democracy and Flexibility" by UMBC Political Science Professor and Public Policy faculty member Roy T. Meyers. Neil is Director of the Maryland Budget & Tax Policy Institute. The report is available on the Institute's web site.
- A History of Social Security by Larry DeWitt
Ph.D. student Larry DeWitt is the co-author of Social Security: A Documentary History (CQ Press). The book chronicles the development of Social Security from its founding to the present day. Larry is the public historian at the Social Security Administration. Go here for more information on this book.
Resources
Course Catalog
Schedule of Classes
Graduate Student Handbook
Public Policy Fall 2008 Classes
Links to Professional Associations
Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM)
American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
National Association of Schools of Public Adminstration and Affairs (NASPAA)