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05/19/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/19/2026 13:31
Burning issues
Burning issues
Article by Sophonie Milord Photos courtesy of Kylie Tugend May 19, 2026
Graduating senior Kylie Tugend applies her Biden School education to win national competition
How do you develop wildfire mitigation strategies for a fictional town?
For graduating senior Kylie Tugend, who competed in a national competition asking this very question, the key to winning was not just policy knowledge; it was the art of compromise she mastered as a double major in environmental studies and 4+1 master of public policy student at the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration,
"Everyone is in this school because they want to improve something, whether it's Delaware at the state, federal or local level," said Tugend. "I think that really pushes you to be better because everyone around you is reaching for more."
At the 2026 Network of Schools Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration's (NASPAA) Global Student Simulation Competition, she and Biden School classmate, Sasha Altman, leaned on their education to negotiate a delicate compromise.
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