Laura Chinchilla Miranda, former President of the Republic of Costa Rica, and Mick Mulvaney, a former U.S. Congressman and White House Chief of Staff, have been named the 2025-26 John W. Nixon ’53 Distinguished Policy Fellows at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy.
Proactive outreach and Cornell’s tradition of supporting military service have helped grow the number of cadets and midshipmen joining the Tri-Service Brigade this year.
The Einhorn Center for Community Engagement awarded nine grants to a diverse array of projects that connect classroom learning with community partners.
Social Security remains broadly popular, and as the U.S. population ages, more Americans think the government should do more to help families care for older adults, new research on aging policy finds.
Democracy is in retreat across much of the world, and for years Cornell government scholars have been tracking its erosion in various regions – including the United States.
The threat of mosquito-borne diseases, which climate change is expected to exacerbate, highlights local politics’ pivotal and understudied role in public health.
New estimates show most American grandchildren live close to a grandparent, with implications for how time and money are shared between generations and for families’ well-being.
For the five graduates who have earned Ph.D.s in public policy from the Brooks School in 2025, their academic journeys included COVID disruptions and a transition from the Department of Policy Analysis and Management to Brooks.
U.S. Representative Beth Van Duyne ’95, R-Texas, will join Colleen Barry, dean of the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, for a timely discussion that will explore the intersection of public policy, politics and civic engagement.
