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Pardee RAND Faculty

The Pardee RAND faculty is composed of a unique body of individuals. At many universities, some faculty members view teaching as a chore and try to "buy out of it" by obtaining research grants to cover their time. Because there are no teaching requirements at RAND, all Pardee RAND faculty members teach for only one reason: they love to.

Drawn principally from the doctoral staff of RAND's research units, Pardee RAND faculty members possess extensive experience both in conducting research and in teaching. A few distinguished scholars from outside RAND are also members of the faculty. Pardee RAND offers a faculty-student ratio that is probably among the best in the country. We have more than 220 faculty members who serve a student body of just over 100.

RAND researchers can become Pardee RAND faculty members by teaching courses, serving on dissertation committees, and/or supervising on-the-job training (OJT). Through these and other mechanisms, students have ready access to Pardee RAND's extensive faculty as well as RAND's staff of nearly 1,000 full-time researchers, who help with OJT and with dissertations.

Faculty Blog Posts

What Does the 19th Party Congress Mean for the PLA?

Oct 18, 2017

The People's Liberation Army has a lot at stake in the Chinese Communist Party Congress that started today, writes Professor Timothy Heath. In addition to changes in military leadership, the reports issued at a Party Congress invariably contain directives to the military which can add impetus to ongoing initiatives.
China's Field of Dreams in Pakistan

Oct 16, 2017

China is four years into joint planning and construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, from Kashgar, China to the Pakistani port of Gwadar. Professor Rafiq Dossani asks, What are the benefits for China and Pakistan and what do they mean for future growth in the region?
The Intersection of Algorithms and an Individual's Rights

Sep 29, 2017

Data collection, and our reliance on it, have evolved extremely rapidly. The resulting algorithms have proved invaluable for organizing, evaluating and utilizing information. Our new executive vice dean, Dan Grunfeld, poses the question: How do individuals' rights come in to play, when data about their lives is compiled to create algorithms, and the resulting tools are applied to judge them?
Do Americans Expect Too Much from Health Insurance?

Sep 23, 2017

Americans expect affordable coverage for pre-existing conditions, access to routine services, and for the health care system to protect them from financial risk from accidents or illness. As a product designed primarily for risk protection, insurance may not be the most efficient or affordable approach to achieving these objectives, write professors Christine Eibner and Katherine Grace Carman.
Campaign for Fair Food Makes a Real Difference

Aug 25, 2017

The Fair Food Program protects farmworkers while providing corporations with transparency in their supply chains and tremendous brand protection, writes Dean Susan Marquis. It has been widely recognized for improving agricultural working conditions and for changing the culture of America's farm fields.