Pardee RAND Graduate School

Our new Master of National Security Policy program can launch or accelerate your career. Study part time or full time in the LA or DC area.

Join our next info session at noon PT/3 pm ET on July 25 to learn more. Apply by Aug. 1 to receive priority consideration for generous scholarships. Classes begin Sep. 26.

Register here: https://answer.rand.org/mnsp-webinar-072524?utm_campaign=&utm_content=1721318825&utm_medium=pardee_social&utm_source=facebook

Are you ready to take your next step? Apply to Pardee RAND's new Master of National Security Policy program to tackle urgent national and global threats. Gain insight into the tools of defense policy analysis and learn from industry-leading RAND Corporation faculty.

⭐ Scholarships available
⭐ Classes start September 26
⭐ All academic backgrounds needed

Learn more and apply soon to join our first cohort ⬇
https://bit.ly/3L702Dn

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Honorary Degree Recipient Soledad O’Brien: “Pardee RAND grads, you are on the cusp of something wonderful, important, and exciting. … To make the world a better place is not for the faint of heart.”

RAND Corporation president and CEO Jason Matheny just told our graduates: “During your time at Pardee RAND, you've learned from RAND experts and experienced firsthand the importance of rigorous analysis, a commitment to objectivity, and an ability to think logically from first principles under immense pressure.

“With your skills, you’re able to place objectivity above opinion, rely on data rather than perception, and design wise policies to take on the world’s biggest challenges.

“We don't have a blueprint for what the next 5, 10, or 50 years will bring. But I have confidence that you're the people for the job. Congratulations!”

A beautiful night celebrating our 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award and Rising Star recipients, as well as all our 2024 graduates 🎓

Beautiful day for Commencement rehearsal!

In honor of , we're proud to share last year's excellent research by professor Jonathan Welburn, alum Pedro Nascimento de Lima, and student Jonathan Lamb. https://bit.ly/4eyfTZ9

What Would It Take to Close America's Black-White Wealth Gap? White Americans hold ten times more total wealth than Black Americans, a disparity that has worsened in recent decades. RAND researchers modeled wealth across millions of households and tested several funding scenarios to see which could most effectively close the gap.

Pardee RAND's new Master of National Security Policy is available both full-time and part-time, in Santa Monica and the D.C. area. Sign up for one of three upcoming online info sessions to learn more.

Master of National Security Policy Focused on the tools of defense policy analysis, and taught by RAND policy experts, the Pardee RAND Master of National Security Policy lets you jump-start your career in as little as 9 months.

Congrats to students Catria Gadwah-Meaden, Priya Gandhi, and Jonathan Lamb, who each received a doctoral research grant from The Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy. Lamb's project received the Trustees' Award for the most innovative approach in theory and/or methodology. They were three of only 20 recipients selected from a pool of 771 applications.

Three Students Receive Horowitz Foundation Awards Catria Gadwah-Meaden, Priya Gandhi, and Jonathan Lamb each received a doctoral research grant from the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy, and Lamb's project was selected for the Trustees' Award for the most innovative approach in theory and/or methodology.

📌 We're launching a NEW Master of National Security Policy degree. The program focuses on the tools of defense policy analysis, taught by RAND Corporation policy experts.

Applications are now open for fall 2024 at our campuses in Santa Monica, CA, and Arlington, VA. Full-time and part-time schedules available.

🔹 Who should apply: Those with a strong interest in national security policy. (All majors/disciplines will be considered.)
🔹 What you'll learn: How to apply policy analytic frameworks to develop solutions to national security challenges.
🔹 Why Pardee RAND: Our classes are taught by world-renowned national security policy experts in an applied-research setting.

Learn more, sign up for info sessions, and apply here. ⬇️

Master of National Security Policy Focused on the tools of defense policy analysis, and taught by RAND policy experts, the Pardee RAND Master of National Security Policy lets you jump-start your career in as little as 9 months.

Are you (or do you know) a professor who works with underrepresented communities? Learn more about Pardee RAND's Faculty Leaders Program:
* Gain the tools to incorporate public policy analysis into your curriculum, research, and mentoring of the next generation
* Learn to apply these methods to effect positive change within your communities
* Collaborate with RAND researchers and have the opportunity to continue these relationships throughout the year
Full-tuition fellowships available. Learn more and apply by April 17!

Faculty Leaders Program The Faculty Leaders Program is a professional development certificate program for faculty who work with students or in disciplines underrepresented in public policy. Up to 16 full-tuition fellowships are available for the 2024 summer session. Applications are due March 20.

Two of the distinctive value propositions of being a Pardee RAND Graduate School student include our school's strong connections to academic partners, and our extensive network of Pardee RAND alumni in the policymaking community. One enterprising student had the opportunity to tap into both last summer!

Thomas Van Bibber (cohort '22) leveraged Pardee RAND’s relationship with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to conduct research for their Center for Global Security Research, which he then shared at a conference outside Washington D.C. While at the conference, Thomas was able to connect in-person with his Pardee RAND Alumni Mentor, Nicholas Martin (cohort '15). Thomas shared his experience with us, and I look forward to sharing more such features with you throughout 2024.

Applications for fall 2024 are due today!

Pardee RAND wishes everyone a terrific 2024!

Fantastic collaboration among several students and RAND researchers, with Max Griswold (cohort ‘18) as the lead author! Kudos, Max!

Crime-Free Housing Policies Increase Evictions in Minority and Low-Income Neighborhoods, but Do Not Lead to Reductions in Crime Policies that encourage landlords to evict tenants who have involvement with the criminal justice system do not appear to reduce crime, while increasing evictions among Black residents and people with lower incomes.

Join us this month to learn more about Pardee RAND and what it's like to work on RAND research projects! Sign up today at https://www.pardeerand.edu/admissions/events.html

Did you miss us this weekend? Join us Tuesday, Wednesday, and/or Thursday this week for more admissions events! We even have admissions office hours on Friday (at 9 am PT), if you haven't seen us enough by then! Learn more and sign up: https://www.pardeerand.edu/admissions/events.html

So many admissions events this week! Join us today through Thursday to learn more about Pardee RAND!
More details: https://www.pardeerand.edu/admissions/events.html

Learn more about Pardee RAND at one or more of our admissions events this month! Our virtual events include:
🔹 overviews of our M.Phil and Ph.D. programs
🔹 an informal conversation with Dean Nancy Staudt
🔹 faculty chats with Jessie Coe and Edward Okeke
🔹 four admissions office hours with Associate Dean Stefanie Howard

If you're in the L.A. area, visit our campus on October 17 for an in-person info session!

And if you're in the D.C. area, meet some of our Student Admissions Ambassadors at the D.C. Select Grad Fair 2023.

Learn more and sign up at https://www.pardeerand.edu/admissions/events.html

To our new and returning students, Happy Beginning of the Fall Quarter!
To our colleagues, Happy End of Fiscal Year!
And to all our friends and family, Happy National Coffee Day!

Interested in a Ph.D. in technology policy? Join us today at 4 pm PT for a live webinar on the Pardee RAND Technology Applications and Implications stream. (Can't make it? You can also register to receive a link to the recording when it's available!)

Learn More About the Technology Policy-Focused Pardee RAND Ph.D. In the Technology Applications and Implications stream, Ph.D. students create technology-focused solutions to policy problems. Learn more about the program in our admissions webinar.

What in the blazes? Hey, even the tree has Pardee RAND pride! Wishing everyone a relaxing Saturday, however and wherever you spend it. 💜💛

Join us for Pardee RAND Admissions Events this month!
- Friday 9/15: Office Hours at 9 am PT
- Wednesday 9/20: M.Phil. Fellowship and Funding at noon PT
- Thursday 9/21: Office Hours at 9 am PT
- Wednesday 9/27: Tech Stream Info Session at 4 pm PT
- Friday 9/29: Office Hours at 9 am PT
https://www.pardeerand.edu/admissions/events.html

Are you — or do you know someone who might be — interested in Pardee RAND's Master's or Ph.D. in Policy Analysis? Our applications for fall 2024 are now open! Share this post with your colleagues and spread the word!

Pardee RAND Offers Master's and Ph.D. Degrees in Policy Analysis Interested in pursuing a master's degree or Ph.D. in public policy analysis? Through research fellowships, Pardee RAND students benefit professionally and financially from our unique experiential learning program.

Faculty Leader alum Nancy López and Pardee RAND alum Claudia Diaz Fuentes—both professors at the University of New Mexico—received a $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant to create a hub for advancing intersectional equity and student success in STEM. Congrats!

UNM professor awarded $1.5 million grant to put intersectionality first There’s more that meets the eye when it comes to most things in life. In one specific area of research, however, the impulse to dive deeper and look beyond the surface had long been avoided. That’s something UNM Sociology Professor and director and...

In honor of National Wildland Firefighter Day, we want to give a shout-out (and thanks) to student Jay Balagna for his work in the field as well as his research and outreach here at Pardee RAND and RAND.

We Aren't Helpless in the Face of Increasing Fires and Smoke Modernizing, better funding, and expanding wildland firefighting forces in North America won't make fires or smoke magically disappear. A massive paradigm shift is necessary. But it's clear something needs to happen immediately too.

Congratulations to alum Mark Schuster (cohort '91) on this amazing and well-deserved honor!

We’re thrilled to celebrate KPSOM Founding Dean and CEO, for receiving the prestigious 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award in Child Health Services Research (CHSR) by the AcademyHealth Child Health Services Research Interest Group!

“I feel very honored to be recognized by the Child Health Services Research Interest Group of AcademyHealth with the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award in Child Health Services Research,” said Dean Mark Schuster. “I am grateful for the support I have received over the years from AcademyHealth members, going back to the start of my career. I have appreciated the opportunities throughout my career to conduct research, champion policy advancements, and further education with the goal of advancing child and family health, particularly now at KPSOM.”

Read more about this distinguished honor: https://bit.ly/3PC25CT

It's not uncommon to have alumni send photos of their meet-ups in far-flung locales. But this may be the first time two *incoming* students have met up (in Cambridge, England, no less!) and shared a photo with us. Looking forward to Ben and AK joining us in Santa Monica this fall!