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Politics & Polls #70: Alabama’s Senate Race

Democrat Doug Jones won a pivotal Alabama Senate seat Dec. 12, a victory carrying with it significant national consequences. Jones, a former U.S…

2018 Application Countdown, Part 6 - Coming Back to School? Here’s What You Need to Know

Perhaps you are thinking about coming back to school after working full-time for a number of years. Maybe you’ve been in the for-profit sector and…

2018 Application Wrap-up

As you put the final touches on your applications to the MPA, MPP and Ph.D. programs, be sure to review the application tips recently posted to the…

2018 Application Countdown, Part 5 - Résumé & Diversity

The Ingredients of a Strong Résumé Use a two page annotated format.  Begin with paid Professional Work Experience. Provide date, job…

What Counts as Relevant Work Experience?

Our Master’s degree students come from a wide range of professional backgrounds, primarily in the public and non-profit sectors. Post-graduate…

Policy Memo Writing Tips:

Applicants often ask us to provide some guidance in writing a policy memo.  Steve Frakt, the School's writing advisor, has been advising the…

Politics & Polls #69: How the Media Covers Race

How the media covers race remains a palpable concern in today’s America. In this episode, award-winning journalist Tanzina Vega chats with…

2018 Application Countdown, Part 3 - The GRE Deadline

GRE Scores and the Dec. 15 Deadline The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs is flexible on the receipt of GRE scores for…

Admissions Officers get asked all the time – “How do I get into your program/school?”  The short answer is we are looking for candidates who…

2018 Application Countdown, Part 2 - Personal Statement

How to Build Momentum in a Personal Statement The personal statement must “smell authentic” meaning that it could never be possible to confuse it…

2018 Application Countdown, Part 1 - Letters of Recommendation

The Dec. 15 deadline to submit MPA, MPP and Ph.D. applications for Fall 2018 is quickly approaching. The admissions office will post short reminders…

Catch Up with Politics & Polls! New Episode: Captivity and Survival in Syria

Photographers are often on the front lines of war, risking their lives to document deadly conflict zones. One such photojournalist is Jonathan…

Catch Up with Politics & Polls! New Episode: A Year of Donald Trump

In episode #66, Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang take a look back at the past year and analyze all that has unfolded since Donald Trump was elected…

SINSI Spotlight: Alisa Tiwari '14, U.S. Department of Justice

As a Princeton University undergraduate, Alisa Tiwari '14 evaluated New York City’s controversial stop-and-frisk program for her…

Politics & Polls #63: How to be a Conservative in the Age of Trump

Leading conservative thinker David Frum was one of the earliest and most prominent conservative voices to come out in opposition to…

Politics & Polls #62: Does Gerrymandering Leave Voters Without a Voice?

This episode is about one of Sam Wang’s favorite topics: gerrymandering.Wang visited the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 3 to hear arguments in Gill v…

Q&A: Trump and the Iran Nuclear Deal

Reports indicate that President Donald Trump plans to “decertify” the Iran nuclear deal on grounds that Iran hasn’t lived up to the agreement. The…

Politics & Polls #61: Identity Politics & the Democratic Party

Are identity politics hurting the Democratic Party? Some argue Democrats have strayed away from core economic issues, favoring religion, race,…

Q&A: Trump’s Tax Proposal

President Donald Trump released a nine-page outline of a tax plan last week, which included proposed tax cuts for corporations and…

Politics & Polls #60: Are We Seeing the Watergate of Today?

With special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, some have drawn comparisons between the Russia…

Catch Up with Politics & Polls!

Recent episodes of the Politics & Polls podcast series hosted by professors Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang include:

Princeton Profiles: Yusuf Dahl MPA '17, from Prison to Princeton

At age 18, Yusuf Dahl MPA '17 wasn’t heading off to college. He was on his way to prison.   Even on the day of his sentencing, though, Dahl…

Politics & Polls #55: Has the Conservative Revolution Succeeded? A Conversation with Nancy MacLean

Joining today’s episode is Nancy MacLean, an award-winning scholar of the twentieth-century United States, whose new book, “Democracy in…

Junior Summer Institute Serves as “Boot Camp” for Future Leaders in Public Policy

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Politics & Polls #54: The Republic of Spin with David Greenberg

Spin. It’s used by public relations gurus and politicians to shape an image or message, thereby influencing the public’s perception of a story. And…