At the Intersection of Real-World Problems and Practical Policy Solutions
The Scrivner Institute at the Josef Korbel School will work at the intersection of real-world problems and practical policy solutions to those problems. It is by its nature interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary, bridging knowledge between academic disciplines and today's most crucial issues.
The Institute Will...
Equip students with the life-long capacity to understand, analyze, and address pressing public policy issues and debates, both as practitioners and as citizens through an undergraduate major in public policy and a Master of Public Policy program
Promote and disseminate public policy research that tackles real-world problems
Engage stakeholders—including government, private industry, non-profits, community partners, and others—in defining, analyzing, debating, and promoting public policy solutions
Serve as a convener and hub for local, state-level, national, and international public policy dialogues
The Location
The Scrivner Institute is located in the Rocky Mountain West, in a dynamic metro area attracting new business ventures and significant in-migration. Denver is an internationally connected city with both extraordinary public and public/private amenities and challenges of rapid population and cost-of-living growth.
The institute’s home within University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies encourages the integration of domestic, comparative, and international policy perspectives in both curriculum and research, which is distinctive among U.S. public policy programs.
The Gift
In September 2018, Douglas and Mary Scrivner made a generous gift to the University of Denver to establish the Douglas and Mary Scrivner Institute of Public Policy. Mary attended the University, and Doug is a DU alumnus, a member of the university’s board of trustees, and a former chair of that board.
Explore This Nation's Most Challenging Issues in Our Public Policy Program
Faculty Advisory Committee
Ex Officio
Naazneen Barma
Director, Scrivner Institute of Public Policy
Fritz Mayer
Dean, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
Advisory Committee
Gregg Kvistad, chair
Provost Emeritus and Professor
Apryl Alexander
Graduate School of Professional Psychology
Deborah Avant
Korbel School of International Studies
Rachel Epstein
Korbel School of International Studies
Andrew Goetz
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Jennifer Greenfield
Graduate School of Social Work
Rafael Ioris
Dept. of History, College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Frank Laird
Korbel School of International Studies
Mike Nguyen
Morgridge College of Education
Tricia Olsen
Daniels College of Business
Govind Persad
Sturm College of Law
Chiara Piovani
Dept. of Economics, College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Martin Rhodes
Korbel School of International Studies
Kimon Valavanis
Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science
Ellen Winiarczyk
University College