Master in Public Policy (M.P.P.) Spotlight

"I found [the Washington, D.C., Colloquium] to be the most valuable aspect of the program because I got to apply classroom skills to the real world of policymaking."       ~(MPP) Alum Jordyn Kafka '19, '20G

Michael Ettlinger, director of the Carsey School, sat down with WalletHub to answer questions relating to a recent study that the personal finance website released regarding the U.S.’s most and least self-reliant states.

"Carsey can offer students a very welcoming environment, in which professors and staff truly care about students, their interests, and their development."        ~(MPP) Alum Julia Vieira '19G

"In the words of Nike: Just Do It! This is an incredibly flexible, supportive, and engaging program that will translate your plans for changing the world into tangible work."        ~(MPP) student Juliana Good '20, '21G

Michael Ettlinger, director of Carsey, joined UNH Social's Taylor Sievers '15 in January 2020 to share the work that Carsey does for students, NH, and our country.

"Since graduating from the Carsey School in 2017, my career goal has been to work at New Hampshire Housing! Now that I’m there, I am excited to work with communities across the state to help them better understand how they can help to solve the state’s housing crisis and engage them in…

The annual NH Social Venture Innovation Challenge serves as an important platform for UNH System students and alumni, as well as New Hampshire residents, to promote their business and nonprofit ideas to some of…

Public policy advocacy encompasses a range of activities, in settings as varied as the streets of our local New Hampshire communities and the halls of the U.S. Congress. Fortunately for Sarah Nadeau ’19, a student in the …

The Carsey School of Public Policy’s Washington, D.C., colloquium program inspired master in…

Lots of students have to juggle their class schedules with other commitments: jobs, internships, sports. For Carsey School of Public Policy alumni Joe Alexander and Willis Griffith, that balancing act included serving as newly…

Growing up in Kentucky, Adam Strong '19G noticed that there were not enough social and economic supports for young people in rural communities. He set out to change this by pursuing a Master in Public Policy from the…

Growing up in Brazil, Julia Vieira, a Master in Public Policy alum ('19G), knew she wanted to expand her horizons by studying in the United States. That desire led her to pursue her public service education at UNH's Carsey…