SUAPP grad students create online public affairs journal
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1:51 p.m., May 26, 2009----Graduate students in the University of Delaware's School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy (SUAPP) have produced the first volume of New Visions for Public Affairs, an online journal that features exceptional student writing and professional-level research.

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Five SUAPP graduate students initiated the project in November 2007 with the goal of publishing an annual online journal for the public affairs community that highlights excellent student work from within the school.

The journal showcases professional research, book reviews, and innovative public policy recommendations produced by SUAPP students for the community outside of SUAPP. A principal goal is to stimulate discussion on pressing public policy issues within the campus community and beyond.

The journal was financially supported by a Graduate Improvement and Innovation Grant through the Office of Graduate and Professional Education and by the Center for Applied Demography and Survey Research in the College of Education and Public Policy.

In the inaugural volume are two articles from SUAPP students. Hilary Mead, a 2008 masters of public administration graduate, authored an article titled, “A Critical Analysis of Bringing Equity Back: Research for a New Era in American Educational Policy, Edited by Janice Petrovich and Amy Stuart Wells.”

The other article, by Matthias Wendt, is titled, “The Importance of Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961) by Jane Jacobs to the Profession of Urban Planning.” Wendt, a German exchange student, received his master's degree in urban affairs and public policy from the University of Delaware in 2008.

Student work can be submitted for consideration either directly by the student or on the recommendation of SUAPP faculty. Submissions are graded with a double-blind review process on a competitive basis. Work has already begun on the second issue of the journal, which will be published during the 2009-2010 academic year.

The editorial board for the journal was chosen from candidates of the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy's master of public administration, master of administration and Ph.D. programs based on a competitive application and selection process. In addition to the student editorial board, three SUAPP faculty members serve as an advisory committee for the journal.

Article by Todd Franzen