The Glenn Institute promotes policy research in a wide range of fields. Faculty and staff members from more than fifty academic departments are affiliated with the Institute. Six different policy centers sponsor research in interdisciplinary fields ranging from criminal justice to environmental policy. Regular lectures, workshops, and conferences share policy insights among students, faculty, community members, and policy makers. Community Research Partners, an innovative three-way partnership among the Glenn Institute, the City of Columbus, and the United Way of Central Ohio, conducts in-depth research on community problems, evaluates solutions, and maintains databases to assist policymakers at all levels. Through all of these initiatives, the Glenn Institute sponsors policy research that applies cutting-edge academic techniques to real problems.

The Institute’s campus partner, Ohio State’s School of Public Policy and Management, pursues significant policy research on pressing contemporary issues. The School, founded in 1969, is dedicated to “Scholarship in the Public Interest.” For more information on current research projects at the School of Public Policy and Management, please click here.