Bucknell Institute for Public Policy

On Monday, October 23rd, Prof. Tom Kurfess of Georgia Tech is coming to campus to be a speaker within the Society & Technology Residential College. He will also be giving an…

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Pizza & Policy (Plus Salad) By September 30, the Senate will have either passed Graham-Cassidy or not.  What were the policy changes proposed? Why was September 30 an important date? How…

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  Bucknell’s Career Development Center is looking for externship hosts, and we’re hoping we can recruit alumni in public policy to host externs.  Sheree Anne Kelly ’97, Chair of the Bucknell…

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Louis Tobias ’17, presented his research at the state capital in Harrisburg, PA in April. He tied for third place in Arts & Humanities category and describes his experience below.…

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The following is a guest post by Holly Grosholz, the recipient of the class of 2017 Robin Roberts Senior Award in Public Policy describing her honors thesis research. by Holly…

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Reforming the Redistricting Process: What‘s at Stake?  Every ten years, the legislature is tasked with redrawing the legislative and congressional districts based on the latest census.  Recent decisions from the…

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What has been the impact of state policy decisions regarding college tuition from implementation of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) for enrollment in college and youth employment? Professor Thomas H. (Tim)…

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The Bucknell Institute of Public Policy invites you to a Pizza & Policy event, Thursday, March 23rd 11 a.m. to noon in the Event Lounge, ACWS. Join us for Pizza…

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President Trump is taking a new approach to America’s relations with foreign powers. What are the challenges facing America and how does the rest of the world view this change…

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The Bucknell Institute for Public Policy is committed to supporting faculty development and scholarship. To advance these ends, the Institute offers grants to full-time faculty for scholarly research projects and…

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