Truman School of Government and Public Affairs

Mary Stegmaier awarded the 2024 Midwest Women’s Caucus for Political Science Outstanding Professional Achievement Award. 

Mary Stegmaier, Vice Provost for International Programs, Director of the International Center, and Associate Professor in the Truman School was recognized for her contribution and leadership in her field by the Midwest Women’s Caucus for Political Science. 

President Mun Choi took time out of his schedule to recognize the efforts of undergraduate students achieving success nationally. The Model UN team lead by TSGPA professor William Horner achieved the highest recognition at the most recent National Model UN Conference in New York.  President Choi's Blog.  

Syrus Duffy, MPA candidate and IPP Research Specialist II, Sara Gable, IPP Director, Kelly Schultz, Director of the Legislative Leadership Academy and Truman School Undergraduate Internships, and Hannah Shupert, MPA candidate and IPP Graduate Research Assistant attended the annual meeting of the Consortium of University Public Service Organizations (CUPSO), April 3 – 5, 2024, at UMass Amherst.

Charles U. Zug is the author of two books. The first, Demagogues in American Politics, was published by Oxford University Press in fall 2022. His second book, Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Federal Highway Act, is forthcoming January 2024 with the University of Kansas Press.

The Truman School of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Missouri, in collaboration with the City of Columbia, announces a new assistantship program designed to provide students with hands-on experience in local government starting in fall of 2024.  Through this opportunity MPA students will use their skills in public policy and public administration to help the Mayor and City Council improve policy and governance.

The Truman School is one of fourteen schools participating with the Volker Alliance to offer courses centered on civil discussions meant to constrain the impacts of political polarization.  “Political polarization is growing at an alarming rate, democratic systems are being tested and weakened, and the population’s faith in public institutions is at an all-time low,” said Sara Mogulescu, president of the Volcker Alliance.

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On January 30, 2024, IPP Director Sara Gable released the IPP Annual Report for 2023.  We extend our sincere appreciation to our funders, collaborators, student research assistants, UM, MU, and College of Arts and Science administrative and research staff, MU Extension, and the Truman School of Government and Public Affairs. Without their support, none of this would be possible.