Truman School of Public Affairs

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Read about the relationship between SNAP and infant healthcare utilization in a newly published article by Truman School associate professor Dr. Irma Arteaga (with Leslie Hodges and Colleen Heflin) https://twitter.com/MizzouTSPA/status/1438129252025737220

Truman School assistant professor Oded Gurantz was on NPR's Marketplace Morning Report this morning. Check out the story below.

Marketplace on Twitter “Companies that offer these education benefits have double the retention rate. And it's more affordable to educate workers than replace them. The average worker who enrolls in education assistance is about 32, a woman of color and often a mom: https://t.co/BtGbvp7Sa9”

Congratulations to Truman School PhD student Ann Obadan, who is a 2021 APPAM Equity and Inclusion Fellow! The fellowship will support Ann's attendance at APPAM's fall research conference in November, where she will have the opportunity to network with other fellows.
https://www.appam.org/announcing-the-2021-equity-and-inclusion-fellows/

This summer, Vice Provost for International Programs and Truman School Associate Professor led a group of 15 students on a two-week study abroad in Kyrgyzstan. During the trip on July 22, Mizzou signed its second cooperation agreement with a Kyrgyz university - the Toktomamatov International University in Jalal-Abad. The first such agreement was signed earlier this spring, with Jalal-Abad State University.

University of Missouri Signs Its Second Cooperation Agreement with a Kyrgyz University | U.S. Embassy in The Kyrgyz Republic August 2, 2021 – During a study abroad program on “Politics and Society in Central Asia” for students, professors and staff of the University of Missouri, university representatives led by Vice Provost for International Programs Dr. Mary Stegmaier, signed a cooperation agreement with Toktomama...

Congratulations to the Truman School's newest inductees into Pi Alpha Alpha - the Global Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration!

Congratulations to Truman School doctoral student Christal Hamilton who won a poster award at the Population Association of America's annual meeting last week! Christal's poster is entitled "Health Insurance Coverage Among the Foreign-born Following Affordable Care Act Implementation: Disparities by Migration Status."

Truman School Assistant Professor and Institute for Korean Studies Co-Director Aram Hur, will give the Sherman Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture 2021 for The Korea Society today. Dr. Hur will speak on Korea’s Changing National Story and Democratic Future.

Sherman Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture 2021 University of Missouri Assistant Professor and Institute for Korean Studies Co-Director Aram Hur, the 2021 Sherman Scholar award recipient, speaks on...

Our latest Mid-career Highlight is on Josh Kerlin! Josh is a current mid-career MPA student and also competed in the NASPAA Batten Simulation earlier this year! Read the full article here:
https://truman.missouri.edu/future-students

It's that time of year when our campus - a botanic garden - bursts into life with the colors of spring! Here are just a few photos to hopefully make you smile on this Friday afternoon. Have a wonderful weekend!

We are back with our Mid-career Highlight Series and today we are highlighting Sophia Tablas! Sophia is a Fulbright Scholar from Guatemala and has concentrated her studies and work on irregular migration, particularly how it affects people in her home country. Read more about Sophia and her time at TSPA here: https://truman.missouri.edu/future-students