"U.S. policymakers can reform corporate governance so that workers have a voice in corporate decision-making and can improve their own and the American public’s experience of economic growth and democracy," writes @lenorepalladino.bsky.social (economics & @sppumass.bsky.social) in a new essay:

Viviana Wu, public policy, and Anthony Paik, sociology, have been awarded a U.S. National Science Foundation grant to build a first-of-its-kind database tracking trends in foundations' nonprofit grantmaking: www.umass.edu/news/article... - with @sppumass.bsky.social

I'm looking forward to giving a presentation by Zoom to public policy faculty at the American University in Cairo next Wednesday, September 17. Zoom link here if you are interested.

Considering a career in public policy? Join @sppumass.bsky.social on Wednesday, Sept. 3 at noon ET for a virtual information session on public policy and administration master's programs. Register now at umass.tfaforms.net/327?campaign... #umass #publicpolicy #graduateschool #publicpolicycareers

Elizabeth Schmidt, professor of practice in the School of Public Policy(@sppumass.bsky.social), has a new book that translates convoluted #nonprofit legal frameworks into terms that nonprofit leaders without a law degree can understand. www.umass.edu/news/article...

New research examines how political TV discussions reproduce or mitigate gender inequality. “Our study shows that even ‘professional talkers’ with strong incentives to maximize their airtime experience gendered conversational norms,” says @kshoub.bsky.social, public policy (@sppumass.bsky.social):

I spoke with Gabrielle Gurley of @prospect.org for this story, about the state of Canada-US relations prospect.org/world/2025-0...

The gradual centralization of the US political system has stoked policy instability, with presidents now ruling by emergency powers and executive action. Writer @alasdairroberts.bsky.social‬ asks: What happens when the wrong person’s in charge? thewalrus.ca/trump-presidency/

My oped in today's @theglobeandmail.com about the need for annual Canada Summits www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Every so often, my editors get a headline just right. My column in Prospect this month: "Artificial Intelligence isn't magic. It's just weird." It's about the excellent "AI as Normal Technology essay and the ways in which AI is absolutely not normal: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/techno...

A “good company” doesn’t fight democracy, dodge regulation, or exploit workers. It innovates—it doesn’t extract. You can hear our whole convo with @lenorepalladino.bsky.social on what makes a company good at the following link or wherever you get your podcasts: pod.link/pitchforkeco...

ICYMI: John Kamensky on the Statecraft podcast discussing the National Partnership for Reinventing Government, DOGE, and more. www.statecraft.pub/p/how-to-bui...

Thank you to the @umassamherst.bsky.social @sppumass.bsky.social students who invited me to Policy in Action Day held in partnership with the Civic Action Project (CAP). Here are my remarks to the brilliant and rising generation: senatorjocomerford.org/thoughts-for...

New research coauthored by Michael Ash - "Pervasive racial and ethnic disparities in the U.S. petrochemical workforce" in Ecological Economics. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Don't miss the upcoming discussion series on "Politics and Policy" at UMass Downtown this spring and summer. www.umass.edu/news/article...

ICYMI: @lenorepalladino.bsky.social commenting on stock buybacks in The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"The AI race shows no country can stay in its lane" - my column for Prospect on DeepSeek argues that economic nationalism is a disastrous way to approach complex tech in an interconnected world: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/column...

Shanthie D'Souza on India's blue economy: thediplomat.com/2025/03/indi...

5) Q&A Session: Students from UMass Women into Leadership (UWiL), @sppumass.bsky.social, and the political science department had the chance to learn from our alumni experts about working in DC and navigating career prospects after graduation.

ICYMI: Read Joya Misra's ASA presidential address: "Sociological Solutions: Building Communities of Hope, Justice, and Joy." journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... #umassspp #sociology #asa

Rosemary Pang on how party control of institutions in autocratic governments can mitigate destabilizing effects of corruption. www.umass.edu/news/article... #umass #autocracy

New from Shanthie D'Souza: "India’s 2025 Budget: A Missed Opportunity to Meet Climate Targets" in The Diplomat. thediplomat.com/2025/02/indi...

It is only a matter of time before indiscriminate firings damage morale and the ability of government agencies to do their job. But that is almost certainly the point, writes @ethanz.bsky.social. www.prospectmagazine...

John Kamensky and Mark Abramson with "A Brief History of Government Reform" in the February 2025 Ripon Forum. riponsociety.org/article/a-br...

The BBC just published an excellent dive into Ryan's (@antisomniac.bsky.social), Kevin's (@ze.vin), and Ethan's (@ethanz.bsky.social) random sampling work on YouTube, with visualizations based on data pulled from from Kevin's fantastic TubeStats project. www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Read David Mednicoff's interview with the Wyoming Star regarding the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the West Bank. nmg.ninja/2025/02/12/t...

😍 Come join us for the Spring 2025 Study Abroad Fair on Monday, February 24 from 4pm to 6pm at the Student Union Ballroom! Don't miss out on finding your next #studyabroad adventure! #beumassabroad #studyabroadfair

A few recent podcast appearances from our faculty: Ethan Zuckerman on the Keen On podcast discussing internet censorship, the TikTok ban and more: keenon.substack.com/p/episode-23... #umass #umassspp #publicpolicy

Gregor Semieniuk, asst. professor of public policy and economics, was recently cited in a Congressional Budget Office report titled, "The Risks of Climate Change to the United States in the 21st Century." Read the full report here: www.cbo.gov/publication/... #umass #umassspp #climatechange #cbo

Just published note with @ianelliott.bsky.social in @ausjpa.bsky.social: "The concept of the strategic state: an assessment after 30 years." Includes shout-out to Gilles Pacquet @uottawa.bsky.social, one of first to develop concept. Open access here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Lenore Palladino's new book, Good Company, explores the concept of shareholder primacy and lays out a pathway for improved corporate citizenship. Read more at www.umass.edu/news/article.... Pick up a copy at press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

The consumer way of looking at AI is the most dangerous perspective. Not only do we become dependent on it, but we are less critical of the ways AI is going to be used to control us argues Osama Manzar at #GVSummit2024 ‘

Graduate students! 🌍 Apply by 12/20 for the UN Global Sustainable Solutions Winter School, Jan. 7 - 28, 2025, hosted free & online by @sppumass.bsky.social & the School of Earth & Sustainability. Study disaster risk reduction, climate adaptation, water security & more. www.umass.edu/news/article...

ICYMI: SPP Alum Michael Nicholson (MPP '17) received the 2024 Outstanding Young Alumni award from UMass Amherst. Learn more about him and his work as mayor of Gardner, MA here: www.uma-foundation.org/umass-alumni... #publicpolicy #localgovernment #alumni

Congrats to Megan Di Giovanni, MPA '25, for winning NAPA's #GrandChallenges memo competition. Her memo, "Classifying Extreme Heat as a Natural Disaster," won the Ensuring Environmental Sustainability category. Read the memo at napawash.org/election-202... #publicpolicy #sustainability #umassspp

Public disappointment with universities has reached epidemic proportions. Christopher Newfield suggests the answer lies in redefining #HigherEd around intellectual and social benefits. Join us Mon. 11/18 @ 4pm ET, Zoom: websites.umass.edu/feinberg/nov... via UMass Dept. of History