About Us
The Policy Academies envisions a more equitable and just society brought about by policy decision-making that is fully informed and shaped by the people and communities most directly affected.
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“As a first generation college student from an underserved area, I’ve spent a lot of time worrying if I would ever “catch up” with the general population. I’m extremely thankful for [The Academy] for not only helping me catch up, but helping me to exceed expectations.”
How We Work
The Policy Academies operates on three levels:
Student Development
We promote the individual career success or our Fellows and Alumni - by training and cultivating pipeline of public policy scholars of color to help define, investigate, and propose solutions to the social equity challenges of our time.
Institution-Level Change
We build on-ramps and connections for researcher of color, targeting those who are mainly first-generation college-goers. We leverage institutional expertise and resources, and connect leading policy institutions to a diverse talent pool.
Policy Field Transformation
We will transform the field and ultimately the policy conversation by cultivating a critical mass of researchers and analysts of color and connecting leading policy research institutions to enhance diversity and inclusion efforts across the field.
