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    Master of Public Policy/Ph.D in Social Policy Prospective Student Visit Day

    Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 8:45 AM until 1:45 PMEastern Daylight Time UTC -04:00


    The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
    415 South St
    Waltham, MA 02453
    United States

    Thank you for your interest in visiting The Heller School! The single best way to decide whether Heller is the right place for you is to visit us. While visiting, you can spend time with faculty, students and staff and immerse yourself in our program and community.

    Your attendance and timely arrival is deeply appreciated. To help us design a smooth experience, please keep us updated with any changes to your schedule by contacting us at helleradmissions@brandeis.edu or 781-736-3820. 

    Agenda:

    • 8:45 -9:00 AM - Arrive at Admissions
    • 9:00 - 10:30 AM - Class Observation: Assets and Social Policy with Lecturer and Director of Community-Engaged Research at the Institute on Assets and Social Policy, Jessica Harper Santos (Heller G4)
    • 10:30 - 11:30 AM - Program Overview with Program Director
      • MPP students will meet with Michael Doonan, Associate Professor and Director of the MPP program (Heller 101)
      • PhD students will meet with Jeffrey Prottas, Professor and Director of the PhD program (Heller 147)
    • 11:30 - 12:15 PM - Admissions Overview and Q&A with Lynn Davis, Assistant Dean of Admissions
    • 12:15 - 1:30 PM Lunch with current Heller students (MPP)
    • 12:15 - 1:30 PM - Doctoral Seminars (PhD)
      • Health Policy Seminar with Jon Chilingerian, Professor and Concentration Chair (Heller G3)
      • Behavioral Health & Disability, Health and Disparities Seminar with Constance Horgan, Professor & Concentration Chair; Sharon Reif, Lecturer; and Monika Mitra, Associate Professor (Heller 163)
      • Assets and Inequalities & Children, Youth, and Families Seminar with Tatjana Meschede, Senior Lecturer (Heller G053)

    Please register below:

    Registration is no longer available because the registration deadline has passed.