Ms. Jermesha Haywood (MPPA) gave a presentation (title: An assessment of  ruling political party's role for community development in the Mississippi Delta  region) for the annual conference of Mississippi Political Science Association, held  at Jackson State University, Feb. 13-14, 2015.   With professor Jae-Young Ko, she has been analyzing the impacts of the ruling  political party's (governor's) regional develpment...Read More

Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour gave a presentation on his role as governor during and after the Hurricane Katrina hit on Feb. 12 (Th),  at 5:30 p.m.  The event was held at the JSU’s Mississippi e-Center in Jackson.   More detailed information of the event is available at http://www.jsumsnews.com/?p=16591 Managing natural hazards (for example, hurricane) is a one of newly growing...Read More

The JSU Public Policy Student Symposium 2014 Fall was held on December 4, 2014 (Organizer: Dr. Jae-Young Ko).  The event is organized to increase students’ independent research skills, and to enhance skills of public communications in a professional setting.  Fourteen presentations (ten from PhD and four from MPPA students) were made, covering diverse topics in...Read More

Professor Robinson's article on Dr. Halachmi was published for PA TIMES on October 2014 (TItle: Remembering Arie Halachmi: Scholar, Teacher and Person; vol.37, No.3, p.20).  Professor Robinson remembers him by saying, '..he always had time to talk to me and showed me a different context for the problem.  He never told me the answer, but showed...Read More

On Saturday, October 25th our PPAD Student Association participated in Make A Difference Day – a partnership with The Voice of Calvary Ministries and the ZOO Area Progressive Partnership (ZAPP).  We painted bridges, a building, landscaped, and cleaned the community (picking up trash, raking, and pulling dead leaves and vines).  We worked to clean up...Read More

LEE D. VANCE, the Chief of Police of the capitol city of Jackson, Mississippi, came to the campus and gave a talk on Executive Leadership on October 29, 2014 (arranged by Professor Hines).            Read More

Ms. Cassandra Hawkins-Wilson, a doctoral student in the Public Policy and Administration Program, and Instructor of English at Jackson State University, has been appointed Vice President for the Mississippi Association of Developmental Education (MADE).  Hawkins-Wilson will serve during the annual MADE conference on November 6 – 7, 2014.  In 2015, Hawkins-Wilson will serve as President.  Hawkins-Wilson’s...Read More

         A group of students and faculty members at Public Policy and Administration Program attended the Southeastern Conference of Public Administration (SECOPA) 2014, Atlanta, Georgia, from September 17 to 20, 2014.  During the conference, Mr. James Thompson- a MPA student- was chosen as the recipient of the prestigious Robert L. Kline Award...Read More

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