9.18 CFP PolicyMatters

The editors of PolicyMatters, a student run, public policy journal from the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley are seeking submissions until 9.18 for their Fall 2009 edition.

All the Art That's Fit to Print (And Some That Wasn't)

The New York Times inaugurated the new op-ed page on September 21, 1970. The editors claimed that "diverse voices of our society must be given the greatest opportunity to be heard" (Op.Ed. 42). The New York Times would publish texts and illustrations in a public forum of inventiveness where artists and writers would spur public debate.

Jerelle Krause worked 30 years at the NYT and 13 as an art director  selecting artists for the op-ed page. In her text All the Art That's Fit to Print (And Some That Wasn't), Krause discusses each decade and includes anecdotes about the artists' lives. Policy students interested the New York Times op-ed page, art, and history will find the text and rejected illustrations thought provoking.

Wildflowers for Lady Bird Johnson

To honor the memory of Lady Bird Johnson this spring semester, stop by the graduate writing center for a pack of wildflower seeds and help beautify Austin. 

3.6 Writing Seminar: Policy Briefs II

Join the writing center from 10:00-11:00 in SRH 3.106 for a discussion of how to write effective policy term papers. We will address the typical elements and organizational possibilities of policy briefs, and discuss provisional planning to developing a formal outline. This process oriented class is useful for those students taking Politics and Process.