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January 27, 2022
A Q&A with Sarah E. Charnes (PhD ’21)
Sarah Charnes finished her Ph.D. at the Evans School in December 2021, where her dissertation research focused on food assistance and food insecurity. The Evans School caught up with Sarah…
January 24, 2022
Diversity and Talent in Tech: A Q&A with Njeri Thande (MPA ’19)
Njeri Thande (MPA ’19) believes in asking the right questions, approaching problems with precision, and engaging in generative work, especially when working for people’s success and wellbeing. As Leap Business…
December 15, 2021
Evans Faculty Join Prestigious Journal Editorial Boards
Reflecting a longstanding tradition of Evans School faculty serving on the editorial boards of leading academic peer-reviewed journals, two Evans faculty members recently joined the boards of two top journals…
December 14, 2021
Nonprofits show resilience and initiative during second year of pandemic
Kim Eckart UW News More than a year into the pandemic, Washington nonprofits have shown resiliency in serving their communities and staying afloat, a study from the Evans School of...
December 9, 2021
Ben Brunjes joins JPART Board of Editors
Evans faculty Benjamin Brunjes recently accepted an appointment on the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JPART) Board of Editors. Ben joins Evans faculty David Suarez (Associate Editor of JPART) and several other...
December 8, 2021
Overall earnings inequality rises in Seattle, despite higher minimum wage rates
Evidence suggests the Seattle minimum wage law slightly reduced earnings inequality among workers earning at or below the median hourly wage ($26.42), but the minimum wage law did not offset...
December 1, 2021
Event Recap | Dean’s Forum on Race & Public Policy: Moving Racism Front & Center in Child Welfare
The Dean's Forum series focuses on the intersection of race and public policy in support of the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance's mission to host community conversations that...
November 30, 2021
Dean Sandfort Speaks to History, Future of Infrastructure Reform
Featuring Dean Jodi Sandfort, a recent episode of Carnegie Mellon University's podcast Consequential - "Intro to Infrastructure" - looked at the current state of US infrastructure, as well as past...
November 29, 2021
Technology and Advancing the Public Good: A Q&A with Mark Frischmuth (MPA ʻ19)
Evans Alum Mark Frischmuth (MPA 2019) believes that technology can help solve challenging social, economic, environmental, and civic problems while empowering all members of society. At DemocracyLab, he is building…
Prof. Isabelle Cohen Examines Tools to Improve Tax Compliance
Evans faculty Isabelle Cohen recently appeared on the VoxDev Talk podcast, where she discussed an experiment she conducted in conjunction with the Uganda Revenue Authority to test a tax encouragement...
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