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Study in the School of Planning, Public Policy and Management (PPPM), and you’ll discover how governments, nonprofit organizations, and private-sector firms address some of the most important problems facing society today.

Learn about the graduate and undergraduate programs offered by the School of Planning, Public Policy and Management:

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Engaged Faculty

Our faculty members are working at the leading edge of their disciplines to address ecological and social challenges and solve real-world problems.

Sandoval MLK Award

"In my research I focus on understanding how marginalized immigrants are able to improve their neighborhoods. I try to understand and explain how these communities rely on their social, financial, political, and cultural forms of capital to increase their agency to help these neighborhoods thrive."

—Gerardo Sandoval, Associate Professor

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