University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Department of Public Policy e-News
No. 10 – January 2009
Hot Topic
For many immigrants, especially those from Central America and Mexico, it is common for families to become separated for extended periods as parents migrate to the United States and children follow later. A new study by Tim Gindling (Economics) and Sara Poggio (Modern Languages and Linguistics) found that the separation of immigrant Latin American families has a negative impact on the educational success of their children. The research project, Family Separation and Reunification as a Factor in the Educational Success of Immigrant Children, received funding from the Spencer Foundation with support from the Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (MIIPAR) and the Graduate School. The authors used interviews, focus groups and data from the national New Immigrant Survey to gain insights into the school performance of immigrant children. Click here for a summary of the report.
Faculty
At the invitation of Professor Ssu-Ming (Fisher) Chang (PhD, 1996), Public Policy Professor Marvin Mandell traveled to Taiwan in December to deliver a series of lectures at three universities on the topic of evidence-based policymaking and public values. In addition to National Taipei University, where Dr. Chang is currently Chair of the Department of Public Administration and Policy, Professor Mandell presented lectures at National Dong Hwa University in Hualien and National Sun Yat-Sen University in Kaohsiung.
Students
Public Policy MPP student Andrea Hewitt assisted with the production of the report The Health of Maryland Women 2008 for the Center for Maternal and Child Health, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Alumni
In the first edition of the new UMBC Magazine, Ben Lloyd (MPP, 2005) describes his rise from volunteer to a paid position in the John McCain Presidential campaign monitoring news coverage in the media “war room.”
Public Policy alumnus Greg Simmons (MPP, 2004) has been appointed UMBC's Vice President for Institutional Advancement (OIA). OIA priorities include developing a strong base of alumni support, launching a new UMBC magazine and continuing to build partnerships that will benefit the UMBC community. Greg had been serving as Interim Vice President since July 2008. He has also held positions at UMBC with the Shriver Center, Corporate Relations and the Office of the President.
Recent Publications
M.I. Harrison and James Kimani (PhD, 2007). Building capacity for a transformation initiative: system redesign at Denver Health. Health Care Management Review. 2009 Jan-Mar; 34(1):42-53. This article examines how strong municipal support for the development and expansion of Denver Health enabled the institution to overcome constraints and successfully redesign its health care system.
Short, John Rennie. New infrastructure spending demands new thinking, oversight. Stateline. December 16, 2008. In a commentary for Stateline.org, Public Policy Professor Short argues that Congress and the Obama administration should find a better way to distribute billions of economic-stimulus dollars for infrastructure projects.
Upcoming Events
Planet in Peril: Policy Responses to Climate Change
Thursday, February 5, 2009
4:00-6:00 p.m.,
Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery |
A discussion about action and legislation to avert climate change. Moderated by Ray Hoff, UMBC professor of physics and director of the collaborative NASA-UMBC research centers Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology (JCET) and Goddard Earth Sciences & Technology Center (GEST). Panelists include:
- Donald Boesch, Professor of Marine Science, President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) and Chairman the Maryland Governor’s Climate Change Commission;
- Wayne Gilchrest, former Congressman representing Maryland's 1st District, and co-chair of the Climate Change Caucus;
- Sarah Zaleski, Coordinator of the Baltimore City Office of Sustainability.
Sponsored by The Friends of the Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery. This panel discussion is part of the University's "Black and Gold is the New Green" event for the 2009 National Teach-in on Global Warming. For more information, go here. |
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