Public Policy Program Open House

Wednesday, October 21, 2009
6:30 pm - 8 pm
Reinhardt A Wing, Lounge

Students who are interested in learning more about the Public Policy undergraduate major or the 4+1 MPP Program are encouraged to attend  our Open House. 

This is a great opportunity to:

• Meet Public Policy faculty
• Talk with current MPP Students
• Hear more about the 4+1 MPP Program
• Hear about exciting course offerings

Refreshments will be served

For additional information, or to RSVP contact Ife Tayo Walker by email at iwalker@mills.edu or call the Public Policy office at 510.430.2147

Mills student thesis central to successful Caltrans grant

What started as a senior thesis project has led to a $257,000 grant to the City of Oakland from the California Department of Transportation announced in September. The grant will fund design and feasibility studies for improving bicycle and pedestrian safety along MacArthur Boulevard between Mills College and the Laurel commercial district. As stated in the grant application, "Mills student Alycia Nachtigall devoted her public policy thesis to researching the planning policy context for making transit-oriented improvements." Ms. Nachtigall's efforts were praised by Richard Cowen, Chief of Staff to City Council representative Jean Quan, and by members of the Maxwell Park Neighborhood Council, which will help implement the grant. In awarding the grant, Caltrans officials noted that the project will "mitigate the corridor's deleterious auto-oriented infrastructure and spur revitalization" of the surrounding neighborhoods. Ms. Nachtigall graduated in 2007 and completed her MPP degree, also at Mills College, in 2008.  Read full story.

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Mills Public Policy Professors say "Be a policy analyst in the voting booth" 

Read the full story in The Campanil.

FALL COURSE OFFERINGS

PPOL 180-1
Law & Public Policy:
 
Instructor: Ben Brown
Wednesdays 4 - 6:30
Reinhardt A Wing 2001

This course examines the role of law and legal institutions in policy-making. Using case studies of historical and contemporary issues, we will assess the strengths, weaknesses and relative effectiveness of different institutions--courts, legislatures, and administrative agencies--in making and enforcing public policy decisions. Students will also learn to read and conduct research in primary legal materials, including court decisions, legislative acts, and administrative regulations.

For more information on this course contact the Public Policy Program at 510.430.2147 or online at
http://www.mills.edu/academics/undergraduate/ppol/index.php