Mills College Public Policy Program

Congratulations 2024 graduates! The last Mills MPPs… for now. MPAs coming soon.

At Northeastern’s Oakland commencement, student speaker urges graduates to stay in touch with ‘anyone who means the world to you’ Graduates celebrated scholarships, friendships, and gratitude at Northeastern's Oakland campus commencement.

California’s Reparations Task Force “is expected to finalize recommendations Saturday at Mills College”: https://www.kqed.org/news/11948198/examining-reparations-and-the-historical-harms-of-slavery-and-racism-in-california

Mini-Documentary: California’s Reparations Task Force on the Foundation for Lasting Reparative Justice | KQED We meet the nine members of California’s historic Reparations Task Force, who share personal stories of experiencing the systemic racism they are trying to address. In July, the task force will present recommendations for addressing the harms that have been identified through their work.

Online conference from Mills next week! https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/02/14/reparations-movement/

The reparations movement gains momentum, but major challenges remain Movement on reparations in states like California is a step forward but roadblocks, political opposition and more remain.

Reparations: The Constitutional Law Landscape

Please join us online on Wednesday, November 30 from 1pm – 3pm Pacific Time for a virtual panel discussion with Professor Roy L. Brooks of the University of San Diego School of Law, Professor Margaret Burnham of Northeastern University Law School, and attorney Nicholas Cummings, corporation counsel and city attorney for the City of Evanston. The panel will address the constitutionality of various reparations proposals and will consider how policymakers might anticipate and structure reparations initiatives with Equal Protection challenges in mind.

The event is hosted by the Racial Redress and Reparations Lab of the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project, in partnership with the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy and the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University, and the Black Reparations Project at Mills College at Northeastern.

Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reparations-the-constitutional-law-landscape-tickets-461763887217

Reparations: The Constitutional Law Landscape Please join us on Wednesday, November 30 at 4pm, for a virtual panel discussion, Reparations: The Constitutional Law Landscape!

If you love planning, public participation, and surveys, contribute to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's next Public Participation Plan by November 30 at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2023PPP

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Welcome Mills policy professor Shanti Brien back to campus on Tuesday, November 1!

Mills College at Northeastern's Indigenous Heritage Month 2022 invites you to ...

A Conversation with Shanti Brien
Nov 1 @ 6:45pm | GSB 101, Mills College
Free and Open to the Public, Registration Link in Bio

Shanti Brien is an attorney, advocate, educator and writer. She is an enrolled member of the Muscogee (Creek) tribe and founding president of the UC Berkeley Native and Indigenous Alumni Association. Her most recent book, Almost Innocent, follows the legal and personal journeys of Shanti's clients, in the context of a criminal investigation thrust into the author's private life. Their stories bring to life the criminal justice system in all its messy, complicated, tragic humanity.

Registration is required. This event is free and open to the public, thanks to Mills College at Northeastern's Indigenous Heritage Month 2022, The Dept of Public Policy and Political Science, and the Dept of Race, Gender and S*xuality.

Mills College Indigenous Heritage Month 2022 is organized by the Ethnic Studies Program, and the Programming Committee at The Center for Student Leadership, Equity and Excellence.

Mills College at Northeastern University currently occupies unceded Ohlone Territory on the village site of Huichin. For learn more about Huichin and restorative actions including paying shuumi (gift) to those whose land we occupy, please visit https://SogoreaTe-landtrust.org.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221003006036/en/Business-Wire-Announces-the-Passing-of-Founder-Lorry-I.-Lokey

Business Wire Announces the Passing of Founder Lorry I. Lokey Business Wire, the global leader in press release distribution and regulatory disclosure, today announced the passing of Lorry I. Lokey, retired Found

Tell a friend: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is pleased to share a Program Examiner (Recent Graduate) Job Opportunity Announcement. The job announcement will be open Thursday, September 29 to October 7, 2022. Please share with candidates that may be interested – we have open positions across many OMB offices/program areas. Candidates should apply using the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/679992300

Program Examiner (Recent Graduate) This is a Pathways Recent Graduate position. The Recent Graduate (RG) will receive on-the-job training as required to support the assignment area. The incumbent plans, conducts, and completes special analyses and studies to support budget, legislative, management, financial management, procurement,....

https://www.oaklandca.gov/news/2022/sogorea-te-land-trust-and-city-of-oakland-announce-plan-to-return-land-to-indigenous-stewardship

Sogorea Te' Land Trust and City of Oakland Announce Plan to Return… The official website of the City of Oakland. Find out about meetings, request City services through OAK 311, or contact the Mayor and City Council.

Our new colleague (a Mount Holyoke grad) is doing some amazing things: https://news.northeastern.edu/2022/08/24/northeastern-leader-fights-plastic-pollution

New Northeastern public policy leader playing key role in treaty to end global plastic pollution Maria Ivanova serves on the Rwanda delegation that successfully advocated for a UN resolution to develop a legally binding plan to end plastic pollution across the globe by 2040.

Know anyone versatile enough to teach one of these classes, and flexible enough to (possibly) switch between San Francisco and Oakland campus locations?
Semester
Course #
Course Name
F22
ECON 1115
Principles of Macroeconomics (San Francisco)
F22
PHIL 1145
Technology and Human Values (San Francisco) (sec 33)
F22
PHIL 1145
Technology and Human Values (San Francisco) (sec 34)
F22
PSYC 1101
Foundations of Psychology (San Francisco) (sec 35)
F22
SOCL 1102
S*x, Gender, and Pop Culture (San Francisco) (sec 33)
F22
SOCL 2358
Current Issues in Cities and Suburbs (San Francisco) (sec 36)

Congratulations to Mills policy alum Esther Lucero on her appointment to the Seattle Indigenous Advisory Council. https://frontporch.seattle.gov/2022/08/02/seattle-city-council-and-mayor-harrell-announce-appointees-to-the-newly-formed-indigenous-advisory-council/

Seattle City Council and Mayor Harrell announce appointees to the newly formed Indigenous Advisory Council - Front Porch Today, the Seattle City Council confirmed the appointment of nine members to the City’s new Indigenous Advisory Council (IAC). Established by legislation, the IAC includes representation from the area’s diverse Indigenous communities and establishes a critical step forward in strengthening the C...

Northeastern-Mills merger is official, creates ‘something truly unique in higher education’ The merger creates the only university in the United States with comprehensive campuses on both coasts—campuses that include undergraduate and graduate learning, residential life, recreation and research.

Congratulations to Mills policy alum Julie Howell, Associate Legislative Director for Paralyzed Veterans of America, who testified at yesterday's Congressional hearing on Veterans' Affairs: https://veterans.house.gov/events/hearings/postponed-subcommittee-on-health-legislative-hearing

Congratulations to Mills policy professor Sam Evans on the publication of "Modeling the Risk Reduction Benefit of Forest Management Using a Case Study in the Lake Tahoe Basin" in _Ecology & Society_. https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol27/iss2/art18

Ecology and Society: Modeling the Risk Reduction Benefit of Forest Management Using a Case Study in the Lake Tahoe Basin Evans, S. G., T. G. Holland, J. W. Long, C. Maxwell, R. M. Scheller, E. Patrick, and M. D. Potts. 2022. Modeling the Risk Reduction Benefit of Forest Management Using a Case Study in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Ecology and Society 27(2):18. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-13169-270218

Public Policy will be well represented among this year’s honorary degree recipients at Mills. https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/mills-college-holding-final-graduation-as-independent-womens-college/

Mills College holding final graduation as independent women’s college OAKLAND (BCN) – Mills College will hold its last undergraduate commencement Saturday as an independent women’s college before merging with Northeastern University in July. Saturday& #821…

Calling all Mills MPPs, past & present:

Lokey School Oath Signing Ceremony and End of Year Celebration The Lokey School will host it's annual Oath Signing Ceremony and End of Year Celebration for graduating students and alumnae

More happening across campus (and online) this week.

Music in the Fault Zone: Experimental Music from Mills College (1939 to the present) | Mills Performing Arts The Mills College Music Department and Center for Contemporary Music will present Music in the Fault Zone: Experimental Music at Mills College (1939 to the present) a four-day festival, April 21–24, 2022, celebrating its extraordinary musical legacy. It will bring together musical luminaries from ...

The 2022 MPR poster session is wrapping up but the posters live on: continue the conversation at https://www.millspolicyforum.com

Thanks to Carol Chetkovich, Mills MPP Program founding director, for returning to campus to share her insights into qualitative policy research. See you tonight at the MPR poster session! Registration at mills.nu/policyevents

Congratulations to Chantal Gaines, Palo Alto Deputy City Manager and Mills ICMA chapter mentor, on being featured among the "Women to know: the next generation in local government" from ICMA. https://icma.org/articles/pm-magazine/women-know-2022-next-generation-local-government

Women to Know 2022: The Next Generation in Local Government A feature of the PM special supplement, "Women in Local Government," in honor of Women's History Month

One more week til the 2022 Master's Policy Report poster session at Mills College! If you're wondering about public health protocols: facemasks will be required inside the building, we'll be spreading out the posters between the Gathering Hall and the Atrium to allow plenty of space and ventilation, and food & drinks will be served outside on the patio. Please register, get another friend or two to register too, and join us on the Mills campus on April 19! mills.nu/policyevents

Congratulations to Abi Amit for this radio news story that aired recently on KALW, produced as part of the Radio Journalism & Audio Storytelling class at Mills. https://www.kalw.org/kalw-news/2022-03-23/underwater-travelers-californias-battle-with-invasive-species

Underwater travelers — California’s battle with invasive species Ships coming into the San Francisco Bay bring billions of plants, animals, and microbes. So many in fact, that they are disrupting the Bay’s delicate ecosystem.

Two more weeks til two great policy events at Mills--register now at https://mills.nu/policyevents

Today we honor the legacy of Fred Korematsu, an Oakland native who took an incredibly brave stand against the atrocities committed by the US government to Japanese Americans during World War II.

May we honor him by refusing to tolerate hatred against Asian Americans in any form.

Congratulations to the Lokey School team including Management Professor Darcelle Lahr, Policy Professor Ashley Adams, and two graduate student researchers for the publication of "Where Do We Go From Here? The Survival and Recovery of Black-Owned Businesses Post-COVID-19" in the SAGE journal Humanity & Society. Based on their research in Oakland and beyond, the article envisions a "collaborative, community-oriented social growth strategy for small Black-owned businesses implemented through enhanced and deliberate cooperative, community-supported market engagement." https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01605976211049243

Where Do We Go From Here? The Survival and Recovery of Black-Owned Businesses Post-COVID-19 - Darcelle Lahr, Ashley Adams, Alec Edges, Jillian Bletz, 2022 Given the direct relationship between business ownership and economic vibrancy within communities of color, this research explores a tailored approach for addre...

Crow-chella? Mills policy alum Alyssa Cisneros, Vice Mayor of Sunnyvale, talks about the increase in her city’s crow population on KQED’s Forum today. https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101887421/a-murder-of-crows-is-bedeviling-sunnyvale

A Murder of Crows Is Bedeviling Sunnyvale - KQED The city of Sunnyvale is at war with thousands of crows that have invaded downtown. To try and drive the birds away, city employees have been armed with $20 green laser pointers. Ideas for other solutions abound: hang effigies of dead crows off of buildings, blast crow distress sounds from boomboxes...

Congratulations to Mills policy alum Lateefah Simon and others being honored by the WTS San Francisco Bay chapter on January 11. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2021-wts-annual-awards-and-scholarship-event-tickets-201859255467?mc_cid=55de239ac0&mc_eid=9ab9e2686a

2021 WTS Annual Awards and Scholarship Event The WTS San Francisco Bay Area Chapter invites you to join us virtually for the 2021 WTS Annual Awards and Scholarship Event!

Mills Policy Professor Ashley Adams comments on recent exonerations: it’s not enough until “ the conditions that let the thing happen in the first place have been dealt with and dismantled.” https://news.northeastern.edu/2021/12/07/exonerations-black-reparations-criminal-justice/

What does justice look like for those exonerated after decades behind bars? A recent string of high-profile exonerations, including those of Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam, two men wrongfully convicted in the 1966 killing of Malcolm X, has many asking the question: What is justice for people who have been failed by the criminal system?

Job posting: Professor and Director - School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University (Boston campus)
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