Hobby School of Public Affairs
Your Guide to the 2020 Texas Primary Elections
Master of Public Policy
Fall 2020 MPP priority application deadline is March 1. Apply now!
Opioid Report
The Impact of Hurricane Harvey
The latest survey was conducted in July 2018, seven months after the initial survey was conducted. Read the report.
NSF Funds Hobby School's Post-Harvey Houston Survey
Hurricane Harvey Survey
The Hobby School of Public Affairs released its initial survey on the impact of Hurricane Harvey. Read the report.
The Texas Voter ID Law and the 2016 Election
A Study of Harris County and Congressional District 23
Intergenerational Mobility Project: A Snapshot of Social Mobility in Texas
Read the latest in the White Paper Series
Welcome to the Hobby School of Public Affairs
Interdisciplinary expertise and public service constitute the foundation of the Hobby School of Public Affairs, which was established in 2016.
The Hobby School of Public Affairs offers a Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree as well as joint degrees with Social Work, the Law Center, and the Department of Economics, accelerated 4+1 degrees with the Honors College and the Departments of Psychology and Philosophy, and graduate certificates in global energy, public policy, public policy and administration, data analytics, health care policy, and energy policy.
The Hobby School’s research component is found within the Center for Public Policy, the Survey Research Institute, the EITM Summer Institute, and The Ethics Center.
Public service and community engagement are also a vital component of the Hobby School as demonstrated through Hobby Fellows, Leland Fellows, the Civic Houston Internship Program, the nationally-accredited Certified Public Manager program, the Civic Engagement Boot Camp, and various public events such as conferences, luncheons and volunteer projects.
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