Shaping the future through preparing a new generation of leaders, public policy expertise, and providing a neutral gathering place for public policy discussion, education, and debate.
The Institute offers the only Master in Public Policy degree in Florida and prepares students for leadership and diverse career opportunities in the public, private, and non-profit sectors.
Jacksonville’s Consolidation story is a narrative that must be told. In A Quiet Revolution: The Consolidation of Jacksonville-Duval County and the Dynamics of Urban Political Reform, author Richard A. Martin said: “This is a story that proves American democracy is dynamic; that the democratic process has sufficient vitality and flexibility to adapt itself to changing … 
The Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute (the Institute) is no stranger to lively debates between candidates. The Institute and WJXT-TV Channel 4 have co-hosted seven televised debates in local, state, and federal elections since 2015. Tonight, the University, in partnership with WJXT, welcomed Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam and U.S. Representative Ron DeSantis for … 
In its six-year history, the Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute (The Institute) has hosted numerous policymakers, civic leaders, elected officials, and visionaries on the national stage and locally. One former Hesburgh Lecture speaker proved no exception. Then Notre Dame law professor Amy Coney Barrett gave a timely talk just days before the 2016 presidential election … 
The Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute (Institute) and WJXT Channel 4 announced last week a televised debate and town hall in the Florida gubernatorial primary races, to be co-hosted at Jacksonville University (JU) in early August. “The Florida Governor’s race is one of the most important in the nation, and Jacksonville University is very pleased … 
Will Weatherford, 2002 Davis College of Business graduate and 2015 Jacksonville University Distinguished Alumni, is a JU stand-out and the namesake of Weatherford Hall at the Village Apartments on campus–a fitting tribute to someone who daily works toward building stronger communities and inspiring others to lend a helping hand… and at age 38, he has … Public Policy Institute
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