O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs

We’re excited to share that the O’Neill School in Bloomington is once again the No. 1-ranked public affairs school in the nation, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings—with 4 specialties ranked No. 1 and 9 in the top 10.

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O’Neill is heading to Boston for #2026APPAM! Distinguished Professor Kosali Simon, APPAM’s president, will deliver the presidential address, and O’Neill students and faculty will share research on healthcare, public finance, environmental policy, and more. go.iu.edu/2ZrPdL

What a memorable evening at last week’s Washington, D.C., Colloquium! We were thrilled to celebrate O’Neill alum Oksana Markarova, former ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, as she received the O’Neill School’s Distinguished Alumni Award, our highest honor for graduates.

Congratulations to the Observing Civic Engagement Lab at the O’Neill School, which has received a $1 million AmeriCorps grant to extend and expand its research! Find out more below.

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Today, we honor Oksana Markarova, MPA’01, former Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S., with the O’Neill School’s Distinguished Alumni Award—our highest alumni honor. Her public policy and diplomatic leadership exemplify leading for the greater good.

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