Johns Hopkins University Institute for Policy Studies

The Hopkins Public Policy is designed to prepare students for careers in societal problem solving.

The Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) seeks to improve the response of government, businesses, and nonprofit institutions locally, nationally, and internationally to such challenges as poverty, urban decline, and regional changes. To accomplish these goals, IPS is engaged in an active program of policy research, dissemination, implementation and technical assistance, and graduate education. Community outreach in the form of seminars, internships, and volunteer service also plays an important role at IPS. This gives a practical grounding to IPS research while offering a valuable resource to the community.

Institute work reflects the beliefs that better information can lead to improved policy action, and that both public and private institutions have critical roles to play in the solution of public problems.