Presentations from the Public Policy Forum "Tugging on the Safety Net: Understanding Poverty and Poverty Programs in Today's Economy" are now available here.

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• MPP Information Session - September 25 at 12 noon
  

  Thinking about graduate school? Learn about the UMBC Master's Degree in Public Policy (MPP) at an information session on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 from 12:00-1:30 pm in Room 438 of the Public Policy Building. Enjoy lunch and talk with faculty and current students about the field of public policy, career opportunities, and how to apply to our MPP and combined BA/MPP program. Those interested in the PhD degree are also welcome to attend.

  This event is open to students on and off campus. To register, e-mail your name, year and major to Sally Helms (helms@umbc.edu).

  

  Campus map
  Directions and parking

• Viist us at the local Idealist Grad Fairs!
  

  The Department of Public Policy is participating this fall in local Idealist Grad Fairs in Baltimore on September 30 and in Washington, DC on October 1. The fairs are free to the public. Stop by our table and learn more about our MPP and PhD in Public Policy.

  Baltimore - 60 grad school exhibitors
  September 30, 2013, 5-8 pm
  Johns Hopkins University, Levering Hall, Glass Pavilion, 3400 N. Charles Street
  idealistbaltimore.eventbrite.com

  Washington, DC - 250 grad school exhibitors
  October 1, 2013, 5-8 pm
  Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW
  idealistdc.eventbrite.com
  

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Spring 2013

Research Seminar Series in Public Policy and Economics

All seminars will be held in Public Policy Room 438. NOTE NEW TIME: SEMINARS WILL START AT 2:00 PM

Friday, February 1, 2:00 pm
Karen Clay, Heinz School, Carnegie Mellon
Coal, smoke and death: Bituminous coal and American home heating, 1920-1959

Friday, March 8, 2:00 pm
Lesley Turner, Department of Economics, University of Maryland
The impact of financial aid on program of study and educational attainment

Thursday, April 4, 2:00 pm
Kasey Buckles, Department of Economics, Notre Dame University
The effect of college education on health

Friday, April 26, 2:00 pm
Robert Kaestner, Department of Economics, University of Illinois Chicago
TBD

Tuesday, May 7, 2:00 noon
Christy Chapin, Department of History, UMBC
Ensuring America's health: The role of insurance companies in the health care system's development

Social Science Forums
These on-campus sessions present topics of interest to the social science community and beyond.

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