Real talk from the @carletonsppa Class of 2026. 🎓✨
A little reminder for anyone thinking about that next step: you are more capable than you think.
Graduation is just around the corner for these Master’s students, and their biggest takeaways?
🧠Be proactive about your mental well-being.
💪Resilience is crucial skill.
🔎Explore your interests.
🏁You don’t need to have it all figured out to start.
👏Whatever curveballs life throws, you’ve got this.
Congratulations to our 2026 SPPA Master’s grads! We can’t wait to see what you do next. ❤️
Learn from people who do this work every day.
DPPE faculty Ardyn Nordstrom and Robert Shepherd bring real world policy and evaluation experience into every course.
🎓 Practical insights
📊 Real examples
🏛️ Policy in action
#publicpolicy #programevaluation #carletonuniversity #SPPA #policycareers
Congratulations to the SPPA’s 2026 Professor of the Year award recipient, Dr. Jessica Parish! Thank you for your dedication to teaching and unwavering support for student success.
Applying to DPPE? Start here 👇
✅ What makes a strong application
🚫 Common mistakes to avoid
🗒️ Tips to stand out
A little preparation goes a long way.
Save this post for later 📌
#graduateschool #applicationtips #publicpolicy #carletonuniversity #SPPA
Do public programs actually work? 🤔
The DPPE at Carleton University teaches you how to find out.
📊 Measure impact
📋 Evaluate programs
🏛️ Support better policy decisions
✅ Fully online
✅ Built for working professionals
Start building skills that matter in policy.
#publicpolicy #programevaluation #policycareers #carletonuniversity #professionaldevelopment
What does the path from undergraduate learning to policy leadership look like?
As a Global and International Studies student in Carleton’s Faculty of Public and Global Affairs, Kiara built her foundation by engaging critically with equity, race, and global systems. Through her work with RISE and as an EDI Program Coordinator with the SEO, she’s already doing the kind of institutional and policy work many students don’t encounter until graduate school.
Programs like Global & International Studies, PAPM, Political Science, Sociology, and other socially engaged disciplines within FPGA offer a powerful pathway into SPPA master’s programs — where critical analysis becomes policy design, and lived experience meets institutional change.
Curious what your undergraduate degree could look like at the next level? Start exploring SPPA.
#CarletonUniversity #CarletonSPPA #FPGAtoSPPA #PublicPolicyCareers #GradSchoolJourney
👋🏾 Meet Akram and Khalid!
From advancing refugee and asylum policy to improving access to health and transit systems, their journeys show how lived experience shapes meaningful policy change. Their stories remind us that effective public policy is grounded in real people, real challenges, and real impact.
At SPPA, students don’t just study policy; they prepare to shape it.
#SPPA #PublicPolicy #FutureLeaders #PolicyInAction #StudentSpotlight CarletonUniversity
Who knew Reading Week could be this profitable? 💸
From non-stop team meetings to policy debates and research spirals, @carletonsppa students spent the break repping Carleton at Canadian Association of Programs in Public Administration (CAPPA) National Public Administration Case Comp. 👏🧠
All the late nights, early mornings and “does this even make sense?” moments paid off with a Silver win for the team!🥈
Representation in the federal public service is tracked through official Employment Equity reports, which compare employee demographics to workforce availability.
As of March 2024, over 70 % of core public service employees belong to one or more employment-equity group. Diversity has increased over recent years, and data on senior leadership helps inform recruitment and equity initiatives.
Sources:
• Employment Equity in the Public Service of Canada 2023–24 — Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat 
#PublicPolicy #PublicService #PolicyExplainer #PolicyMatters #EquityInPolicy
Anti racism policy frameworks in Canada provide structured, evidence based approaches to identifying and removing systemic barriers that affect racialized and Indigenous communities.
Canada’s first Anti Racism Strategy (2019-2022) invested in community action and better data. The newer strategy (2024-2028) builds on this foundation and prioritizes concrete actions across economic, social, justice, and health systems.
Sources:
Building a Foundation for Change: Canada’s Anti Racism Strategy 2019-2022 - Government of Canada
Changing Systems, Transforming Lives: Canada’s Anti Racism Strategy 2024-2028 - Government of Canada
#PublicPolicy #PolicyExplained #AntiRacism #EquityMatters #PolicyEducation
Love is temporary. Policy impact is forever. This Valentine’s Day we asked: what if public policy flirted back?
Turns out… it has game.
#ValentinesDay #PublicPolicy #GradSchoolLife #PolicyHumour
Public policy shapes everyday life - from affordability to privacy to climate action. Knowing where this degree can take you isn’t just about careers. It’s about impact.
Which policy interests you? Comment below!
