JSU held the Spring 2020 commencement through a virtual ceremony form (2020 Celebration of Graduates) on May 9, 2020, Noon, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. http://www.jsumsnews.com/?p=44460 One Ph.D. and seven MPPA (MPA) students received their degrees during the ceremony. Ph.D. : Christopher R. Roby (Dissertation title: Impact of program cost-sharing on medical treatment adherence for persons...Read More

The Fall 2020 White House Internship Program application is now open (Link to application: https://www.whitehouse.gov/get-involved/internships/apply/). The application portal will remain open until 11:59 PM EDT on Friday, April 24, 2020. Applications received after  the deadline will not be considered. The Fall 2020 White House Internship Program terms runs from Wednesday, September 16 to Friday, December 11,...Read More

Mr. Christopher R. Roby defended his dissertation (title: Impact of Program Cost-Sharing on Medical Treatment Adherence for Persons Living With HIV/AIDS: Program Evaluation of Ryan White Part C Program ) on March 2, 2020. His dissertation analyzed impacts of cost-sharing mandate on medical treatment of HIV/AIDS in Mississippi. He found no statistical significance in viral...Read More

The 2020 Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA) was held in Atlanta, GA, Feb. 26-29, 2019. As a leading graduate program of Public Policy & Administration in the nation, PPAD faculty and students have been playing important roles in the conference. For example, for the 2020 COMPA Conference Planning Committee, Professor Frances Liddell (retired), Ms. Debra Monroe-Lax...Read More

Two PPAD students and Professor Sylvester Murray attended the Annual Conference of Mississippi Political Science Association (MSPSA), held at Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi, on February 7th and 8th, 2020.  Mr. Lamar Johnson (doctoral student) presented his research on impacts of out-migration in Jackson, Mississippi (title: Urban disinvestment in inner city by growth of suburban communities: a case study...Read More

The Mississippi ASPA (American Society for Public Administration) Conference was held at the Mississippi State University  on Jan 27, 2020. Ms. Lawren Long (PhD student) gave her presentation (title: ' Evaluating the impacts of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2020 on Childhood Obesity Rates'). Mr. Chauncey Spears (MPPA student)  reported his research findings on public...Read More

Students summer internships at the National Park Service offer: Full-time work for 12 weeks Pay $16/hour An all expense-paid student symposium in Washington DC Be mentored by a NPS supervisor Network with federal employees Eligible for Direct Hire Authority upon program completion Applications for Summer 2020 internships are open now through January 24th, 2020. https://www.futureparkleaders.org/Read More

The 2019 Fall Commencement was held at the Lee E. Williams Athletic and Assembly Center, on December 6, 2015. Five PhD and one MPPA (MPA) students received their degrees during the ceremony. PhD: Dr. Susie L. Calbert (Advisor: Professor Gloria Billingsley),  Dr. Valarie T. Jackson (Advisor: Professor: Professor Johnny Gilleylen, Sr), Dr. Keilani R. Vanish (Advisor: Professor Jae-Young Ko), Dr. Melita I....Read More

The JSU Public Policy Student Symposium was held at the JSU downtown Campus on November 21, 2019. Since its inauguration in the fall 2013, organized by Professor Jae-Young Ko,  the student symposium has been a research outlet for the graduate students, playing critical roles in producing 9 student publications, 23 student presentations for state/regional/national/international conferences, and...Read More

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