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Anthony Cummings, associate professor of Geospatial Information Sciences, grew up along the Caribbean coast of Guyana in South America. In the summer of 2021, he and five UT Dallas students spent two weeks there to learn from the Makushi indigenous community. In the quest for sustainability, Dr. Cummings has returned to his origins to gain […]

The mission of the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences (EPPS) is to prepare current and future leaders to tackle the challenges facing our society and economy. Everything that we do is in fulfillment of this mission, which is more important today than ever before.  Founded in 1975 as the School of Social Sciences, EPPS […]

The Office of Development and Alumni Relations has some Commencement opportunities for Spring 2021 graduates. Opportunity #1: Commencement Student Speaker As we have previously done with in-person ceremonies, we are offering the opportunity for graduating students to apply for a chance to be the student speaker at commencement. This process is available to all graduation […]

Where do our graduates go after earning a degree from the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences? Check out the Pathways to Employment series on our YouTube Channel to learn more about EPPS Entrepreneurs.  Dan Healy, who received his BA in Government and Politics in 2000, kicked off the series hosted by Dean Jennifer […]

Dr. Rodney Andrews, associate professor of economics in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, has been appointed Fellow of the Vibhooti Shukla Professorship of Economics. Dr. Andrews has been a leader in translating the policy impact of his research to a broad audience. His educational research has appeared in Forbes, the Houston Chronicle, […]

The Situational Context of Police Sexual Violence: Data and Policy Implications   Philip Matthew Stinson, Bowling Green State University Robert W. Taylor, University of Texas at DallasJohn Liederbach, Bowling Green State University. Source: Family & Intimate Partner Violence Quarterly Volume 12, Number 04, Spring 2020 , pp.59-68 (10) Abstract:  The horrors of sexual crimes perpetrated by law enforcement officers are […]

The mission of the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences (EPPS) is to prepare current and future leaders to tackle the challenges facing our society and economy. Everything that we do is in fulfillment of this mission, which is more important today than ever before.  Founded in 1975 as the School of Social Sciences, EPPS […]

The advice of EPPS is to use Microsoft Teams to conduct your proposal defense. Information on how to download and install Teams is available at the bottom of this information sheet. You will need to invite each faculty member on your committee to the Teams call. Please practice doing so with your chair or another […]

Dear all, If any of you are regular Top Hat users, you may have heard they are opening up the platform free of charge for the remainder of the semester. More important, this is also the case for folks who never used it before. If you were not teaching with Top Hat this semester (or […]

One of our vendors made available the database Academic Video Online (AVON) for 90 days on trial.    AVON provides videos to you remotely through the library website. Academic Video Online delivers almost 70,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. The content includes documentaries, […]

Faculty Colleagues and Teaching Assistants, As all of us adjust to the new realities and challenges of online and remote instruction, our core jobs of promoting student learning have not changed even as our modes of instructional delivery have.  To assist you in making the transition, the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) offers you the […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated moving to virtual defenses for all doctoral Final Oral Examinations. In order for the defenses to go ahead as smoothly as possible, we have made the following accommodations. Committee Member Remote Form: Committee Member Absence E-mail Notification: Remote Hosting: Final Examination Report: Please bear in mind that our students are […]

Dear School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends, Our mission in EPPS is to prepare current and future leaders to tackle the challenges facing our society and economy. The unprecedented changes that have occurred around the world and in our communities over the last few months have made abundantly […]

Insight via EPPS Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science Evan M. Lowe On the one hand, providing the link means less explanation for how to join (“follow this link” compared to “Go here, download this, click that, enter this.”). On the other hand, though, students will have to wait for your approval before being able […]

APATX Legislative Hero Award and APATX Planning Achievement Award Abra Nusser MPA American Planning Association Texas Chapter awards Nusser on her advocacy on behalf of Texas Cities during the 86th Texas Legislature and for public outreach for the Celina Downtown Master Plan. NASPAA Dissertation Award Trang Hoang Dissertation Title: Managing Public Retirement Systems: Unions, Pension […]

Effect of Self-Efficacy and Instrumentality Beliefs on Training Implementation Behaviors: Testing the Moderating Effect of Organizational Climate EPPS featured faculty: Meghna Sabharwal Gender in negotiation in public organizations: Do MPA programs prepare future public administrators to negotiate for the 21st century global workplace EPPS featured faculty: Meghna Sabharwal Managing employee performance in transition economies: A […]

Dr. Kurt Beron was re-elected as an officer of the national Faculty Athletics Representatives Association (FARA) in November 2019. FARA is the voice of faculty to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on intercollegiate athletics issues of national significance. While UT Dallas is a Division III member of the NCAA, as an officer (Secretary) he […]

When Janet Fein could no longer drive herself to school, she got rides from DART. When she could no longer use a walker to get to class, she switched to a wheelchair. And when her health declined and she had to move to an assisted living center, Fein took independent study classes from home. The […]