What is Public Policy?
Public policy is the study of identifying, addressing, and solving social, economic, and environmental challenges.
Public policy prepares students for careers in government, politics, and law while serving in public agencies, non-profit organizations, and private sector firms.
Meet the Dean
Mark C. Long began his role as Dean of the UCR School of Public Policy (SPP) in January 2023, following the successful tenure of Anil Deolalikar, who served as Founding Dean of SPP.
News
July 01, 2026
UCR advisor elected to UC academic advising leadership position
Deisy Vaca, assistant director of student success at the UC Riverside School of Public Policy, has been elected vice chair of a University of California council that helps shape academic advising and student success across the university’s nine undergraduate campuses.
June 15, 2026
Political science association honors public policy professor
UC Riverside professor Jennifer Gaudette has received two national honors from the Urban and Local Politics Section of the American Political Science Association, which recognized both her scholarship and doctoral research on local politics.
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