News: School of Public Policy and Leadership
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Students in UNLV's crisis and emergency management program focus on preparedness for potential disasters
Participants in the School of Public Policy’s Grantwell course make big-money decisions to help local nonprofits
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Erika Schumacher leans on her experiences as a chief ranger of public lands to coordinate the UNLV emergency crisis management program.
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Nonprofit, Community, and Leadership Initiative works to bolster and improve collaboration between groups
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UNLV alum Gregory Gudenkauf, a major gifts officer at Opportunity Village, is working with donors to make a difference for people with disabilities.
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Senator Harry Reid and Speaker John Boehner to co-chair institute within UNLV’s School of Public Policy and Leadership.
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The public policy professor discusses trust for politicians, the influence of social media, and the state's next legislative session.
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Forget national politics — the director of UNLV's new urban leadership program says those working at the city level will be affecting the most change in the coming decade.
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Public policy professor Lee Bernick is teaching abroad this semester and has a few insights on what Europeans think of the 2016 U.S. election
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From finances to energy, health care, and more, UNLV graduate student researchers are asking important questions about America’s future.
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Five-week course for community leaders begins Sept. 22 and will be taught by faculty in the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs’ School of Public Policy and Leadership.
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At age 20, Robin Mendoza has already helped develop a Clark County parks map. Now, the graduate student in public administration is using her research skills in GIS to help nonprofits.