Evans School of Public Policy & Governance

EPIC


February 7, 2025

Washington State Ballots Project

Washington State is known for having one of the most effective voting processes in the country, with an efficient mail-in ballot process that provides for wide-spread access to the voting...


June 12, 2024

NOVA Highlights Research by EPIC on Ballot Rejection Rates

Vote by mail ballot, envelope and pen on table

Scott Allard (left) and Jake Grumbach (right) presenting findings of the Washington State Mailed Ballots project Washingtonians have been voting by mail for over a decade and voter turnout in...


May 15, 2024

Wolfle Action Lab @EPIC

The Wolfle Action Lab @EPIC is an important way to engage faculty in the school’s mission to “host communities to co-create solutions to pressing societal problems.” It’s premised on the...


February 8, 2024

Wolfle Action Lab @EPIC

The Wolfle Action Lab @EPIC is made possible by the Dael L. Wolfle Endowment for Excellence in Public Affairs. Established to honor Professor Wolfle’s (1906-2002) distinguished career and many contributions...


October 16, 2023

Project for Civic Health

Almost daily, we see the challenges from the breakdown in civic dialogue—in the news, in community meetings, in national politics. Yet at the same time, people are also acting to counter...


October 13, 2023

Evans School research team studies ballot rejections to improve voter experience

Vote by mail ballot, envelope and pen on table

Registered voters in Washington State will be receiving their vote-by-mail ballots in the next few days. Washingtonians have been voting by mail for over a decade and voter turnout in...


October 3, 2023

Art of Hosting and Harvesting 2024 Cohort

Leading Courageously in Higher Education: The Art of Hosting and Harvesting Conversations That Matter (affectionately called ‘Art of Hosting’) was called for leaders within and partners of the university and...


May 11, 2023

Paid Family & Medical Leave

As the state agency charged with implementing Washington’s Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML), the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) must ensure the benefit’s implementation is done equitably to...


March 1, 2023

Non-Motorized Boating Fatalities in Washington

The concern for the safety and well-being of non-motorized boating users has increased as the interest and participation in these activities has risen. Little research has been conducted around non-motorized...