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Celebrating Trachtenberg: Reflections from Director Newcomer
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Reflections from Director Newcomer
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K. Farmbry, K. Newcomer, M. Amer in Flagstaff, AZ
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As Director of Trachtenberg School, I especially enjoy seeing the many ways my colleagues contribute to our profession. Earlier in October I was at the NASPAA Conference in Flagstaff, AZ, as were many of my colleagues, and we are highly involved in the governance of the organization. Lori Brainard serves on COPRA, and she is also leading the Section on Doctoral Education. Domonic Bearfield had served as chair of COPRA, and he was just elected to the NASPAA Executive Council. Mary Tschihart is co-lead of the Section on Nonprofit Management. I am co-lead of the search for a new NASPAA Executive Director with Rosemary O'Leary this fall, and I serve on the NASPAA Finance Committee.
At the Awards Luncheon I was especially pleased that our research star, Sanjay Pandey, won the William Duncombe Award for Mentoring, our outstanding student, Emma Northcott, was selected as a Staats Emerging Scholar, and my colleague Rachel Emas won a spotlight award for her article in the American Journal of Public Affairs Education (JPAE).
Our faculty also presented research on especially salient topics such as AI (Mary Tschirhart), and how to address Misinformation and Disinformation in our curricula that my colleague, Kyle Farmbry and I discussed.
This fall on campus we are also highlighting the need to celebrate our outstanding civil service leaders with our 76th Arthur Flemming Awards Ceremony. It is especially poignant to celebrate the accomplishments of these impactful leaders when our federal government is closed down, and most of the winners are working without pay.
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Trachtenberg Faculty and Student Mentions
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Trachtenberg recognizes our faculty and student achievements and work at NASPAA!
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Prof. Dr. h. c. mult. Roland Koch Discusses EU Financial Regulation
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R. Koch, S. Dudley, B. Mannix, J. Dunne, A. Murphy
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On October 20 the Trachtenberg School and Regulatory Studies Center hosted a conversation with Roland Koch. Koch is a Professor of Management Practice in Regulated Environments at the Frankfurt School and Director of the Frankfurt Competence Center for German and Global Regulation (FCCR). He served as the 7th Minister President of the State of Hesse from 1999 to 2010 and 53rd President of the Bundesrat. Attendees enjoyed hearing about regulatory and compliance practices in the German finance industry, highlighting differences from the US and EU perspectives. To further the exchange, Susan Dudley rejoined Koch to present at the Frankfurt Regulatory Conferences in Germany this week.
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This weekend, the Trachtenberg School, in partnership with the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA), will once again co-sponsor the prestigious Flemming Awards. The Flemming Awards honors extraordinary federal employees whose work exemplifies the highest standards of public service. The ceremony will take place at NAPA's Annual National Conference. While the event is free, registration is required. Register→
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On November 10 at 4pm, please join us for a thought-provoking discussion with Phil Gramm and Don Boudreax on their new book, The Triumph of Economic Freedom: Debunking the Seven Great Myths of American Capitalism, which challenges prevailing narratives about capitalism and explores the transformative power of free markets. Register→
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On December 5 at 10:45am, Tberg will host Rebecca Johnson to speak on Using Text as Data to Understand Treatments: The Case of a Randomized Controlled Trial of College Navigators in Public Housing. Register→
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We are thrilled to announce our upcoming Capstone Expo and Celebration of Joe Cordes' 50 years of service! This event is a celebration of hard work, innovation, and transormative projects this semester and over the decades. Mark your calendars for December 12 at 5pm. Register→
The Trachtenberg School is also calling for Spring 2025 capstone clients! Does your employer want assistance on a substantial analytical project? For over twenty years, our capstone graduate student teams have completed pro-bono projects for external clients as their final master's degree requirement. To learn more about how your employer could be a Trachtenberg capstone client during the spring semester, visit our website and contact Kate Rosa at katerosa@gwu.edu to discuss next steps.
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Trachtenberg Post Docs Engaged Around the US and the World
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Hernando Grueso (PhD '22) is an Associate Member of the Department of Social Policy and Intervention at the University of Oxford, where he completed his postdoctoral fellowship in conjunction with Nuffield College. During his postdoc, Hernando joined the Accelerate Hub at DSPI, where he led impact evaluation and a cost-effectiveness analyses of economic development programs aimed at improving the well-being of vulnerable adolescents across sub-Saharan Africa. This work was conducted in collaboration with institutions such as the World Bank, UNICEF, Save the Children, and the Gates Foundation. Building on his interest in applying machine learning to evaluation research, he recently launched AImpact Lab, a tech-enabled evaluation company that combines econometrics and data science to help investors fostering social and environmental well-being can also drive their bottom line.
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Jordan Herring (PhD '24) is currently a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University School of Medicine. Trachtenberg provided a rich foundation to study public policy due to the extensive faculty expertise in a variety of social science disciplines. His research focuses on understanding structural inequities in health care, particularly in Medicaid and among immigrant populations, and how public policy can improve health care access and outcomes. His work has recently been published in journals such as Social Science & Medicine, JAMA Health Forum, and Health Affairs.
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With Washington, DC as our backyard, the Trachtenberg School is deeply connected to the community, both inside and outside of the classroom. From policy briefings, to nonprofit site visits, our students and faculty are actively engaged across the city. In this issue, we explore some of the Tberg activity happening around town.
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On October 4, School Director Kathy Newcomer hosted Trachtenberg Masters and PhD students on her annual Monument Tour. For over twenty years, this event has offered students a chance to connect with one another, explore DC's iconic landmarks, and get to know the city.
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On October 21, students in Michael Worth's course, Governing and Managing Nonprofit Organizations, visited the national headquarters of KABOOM!, to meet with CEO Lysa Ratliff and discuss the organization's strategy for national growth and impact. KABOOM! is the national nonprofit that works to end playspace inequity for good.
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