University of Maryland School of Public Policy

This year's CISSM Open House is happening on Thursday, August 29, at 12pm in 1203 Van Munching Hall! Join CISSM faculty, staff and associates for fun, pizza and a preview of the 2019 CISSM Global Forum speaker schedule! #umd #publicpolicy #vanmunchinghall #universityofmaryland

Raise your hand if you're counting down the days until the new semester starts!✋ We're looking forward to the new year and new opportunities to spend time with fellow #PolicyTerps! #umd #universityofmaryland #umdpublicpolicy #UMDtransforms

Public policy major Senam Okpattah interned on Capitol Hill this summer with Congressman Elijah Cummings. "This internship has been the best and most enriching experience of my life. I feel humbled and privileged to have been afforded this opportunity," she says. Read more of Senam's story on the SPP website (Link in bio). #PolicyTerps #UMD #universityofmaryland #UMDPublicPolicy #UMDtransforms

Check out these new #PolicyTerps! This was at our last orientation session this summer and we can't wait to see you guys on campus in a few weeks! #UMD #universityofmaryland #collegeparkmd #publicpolicy #umdpublicpolicy #classof2023 #umdorientation

Start the new year right at our annual Welcome BBQ and Activity Fair on August 29, from 5-7pm in the Van Munching Hall Courtyard! RSVP: go.umd.edu/BBQ2019 #UMD #universityofmaryland #PolicyTerps

"I feel like my master's program coupled with the internship really uniquely positioned me to successfully interview for the position that I'm currently in. It's cool to see the work that I did in my master's program being put to practical use." Alumna Katrina Dizon Mariategue deepened her knowledge of immigration policy while studying at SPP and she now works as director of national policy at the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center. Read more about Katrina's experience on the SPP website: publicpolicy.umd.edu #PolicyTerps #umd #universityofmaryland #umdtransforms #collegeparkmd #publicpolicy #immigrationpolicy

You really never know where your journey will take you when you start your education at SPP. Mollie Blum (left) is a rising sophomore public policy major who is studying in Pau, France in the French Language and European Studies program this summer. While there, she had the chance to meet and speak with Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, about her policy studies. Before France, she also studied abroad in Morocco where she explored racism, women's oppression and post-colonialism. #PolicyTerps #umd #universityofmaryland #TerpsAbroad @umdeducationabroad #umdtransforms #studyabroad

Undergraduate student Jacqueline Ford was sworn into the civil service for the State Department earlier this month. So proud to see our students doing great work! #PolicyTerps #universityofmaryland #UMD #publicpolicy