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Friday, September 29th, 2017

Byrd Droppings & The Jimmy Kimmel Test: What Just happened with Healthcare Reform?

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? …

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Friday, June 2nd, 2017

If She Were A Man: The Role of Gender in Perceptions of Candidate Qualifications

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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Monday, March 27th, 2017

Reforming the Redistricting Process: What’s at Stake? April 3, 2017, 7PM

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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Monday, March 27th, 2017

March 31, Noon: Higher Education, Youth Employment, DACA and In-state Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants

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…

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Monday, March 6th, 2017

Pizza & Policy March 9, 11 AM: Foreign Relations in the Age of America First

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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Monday, March 6th, 2017

Faculty Scholarly & Curricular Development Grants Summer 2017

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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