New Electives Explore Tech Policy and Much More
September 5, 2018
Of the ten new electives available this year, several have a technology focus:
| Course Title | Professors | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Cyber Policy through Hacking | Jair Aguirre and Andrew Lohn | Fall |
| Defense Against the Dark Arts of Mass Manipulation Using New Media: A Practical Introduction | Rand Waltzman and Mike Weitzenfeld | Spring |
| Economic Analysis of Education | Andrew McEachin and Isaac Opper | Winter |
| Engaging Communities in Research | Laura Bogart and Kathryn Pitkin Derose | Winter |
| Introduction to Blockchain Technology | Gavin Hartnett, Sale Lilly and Li Ang Zhang | Fall |
| Introduction to Data Science | John Davis and Sarah Nowak | Winter |
| Introduction to Demography | Michael Pollard and Margaret Weden | Fall |
| Policy Analysis and Comprehensible Modeling of Complex Problems | Paul Davis | Winter |
| Policy Design Studio: Sustainability | Miriam Marlier and Michelle Miro | Spring |
| Policy to Improve Labor Markets for Disadvantaged Populations | Matthew Baird | Summer |
One curricular change involves Ethics in Policy and Practice, which relaunched last year as an elective. Henceforward it is part of the required curriculum. Taught by Benjamin Boudreaux and Tepring Piquado, it is now part of the required curriculum.
A complete list of courses is available in the Academics section of our website.
Additionally, including both electives and required courses, the school has also added 22 teaching faculty:
- Jair Aguirre
- Matthew Baird
- Laura Bogart
- Kathryn Bouskill
- Kathryn Derose
- Justin Grana
- Gavin Hartnett
- Sale Lilly
- Andrew Lohn
- Miriam Marlier
- Andrew McEachin
- Lisa Meredith
- Michelle Miro
- Angela O'Mahony
- Isaac Opper
- Tepring Piquado
- Michael Pollard
- Matthew Sargent
- Rand Waltzman
- Margaret Weden
- Mike Weitzenfeld
- Li Ang Zhang