Kennedy School of Government
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The John F. Kennedy School of Government is a public policy school and one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It offers degrees in public policy and public administration, and conducts research in various subjects relating to politics and government. Its primary buildings are located southeast of Harvard Yard by the Charles River in Harvard Square, on the site of a former Red Line trainyard.
The Kennedy School was originally Harvard's Graduate School of Public Administration, which had been founded in 1936 with a gift from Lucius N. Littauer, and drew its faculty from the existing government and economics departments. In the 1960s, with encouragement from Richard Neustadt, the school expanded to research in public policy, brought in more economics and analytical work to what had been more of a management study, and established a two-year "Master in Public Policy Program".
Also in the 1960s, the Institute of Politics (IOP) was established as a memorial to John F. Kennedy.
The various programs were brought together in a single school in 1978.
As of 2003, the school has over 100 faculty and over 800 students. The schools major degree programs are a two-year Master of Public Policy (MPP) program, which focuses on policy analysis and design, and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) program, similar to an MBA. The MPA is available in two forms: a one-year "mid-career program" intended for professionals between 7 and 15 years after college graduation and a two-year MPA program intended for recent graduates. Also, the Kennedy school offers many joint degrees, and specialized degrees, as well as some PhDs. It has dual-degree arrangements with most of the top-10 MBA programs.
The Kennedy School regularly receives high rankings in U.S. News & World Report list of top Graduate Schools of public affairs, and is currently ranked the second best school of public affairs after the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs [link].
Notable alumni
- André Boisclair (MPA 2005)- Parti Québécois leader
- Christopher Burnham (MPA 1990) - United Nations Under Secretary General for Management
- Andrew Card- White House Chief of Staff under President George W. Bush, 2001-2006
- Reverend Frank Chikane (MPA 1995) - South African adviser to the President
- Kevin Corke - MPA 2004 Washington, D.C. - NBC News Correspondent
- Tsakhiagiyn Elbegdorj (MPA 2002) - Mongolia - leader of non-violent revolution that brought democracy to Mongolia, twice Prime Minister, thrice Member of Parliament
- José María Figueres Olson (MPA 1991) Costa Rican President, 1994-1998; CEO of the World Economic Forum since 2004.
- Katherine Harris (MPA 1997) - U.S. Congresswoman and former Florida Secretary of State
- Rafael Hui - Hong Kong Chief Secretary
- Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (MPA 1971) - Liberian President
- Lee Hsien Loong - (MPA 1980) - Singapore Prime Minister
- Stephen F. Lynch (MPA 1998) - U.S. Congressman
- Nabiel Makarim (MPA 1984) - Indonesian Minister of the Environment
- Mark McClellan (MPA 1991) - current head of Medicare and Medicaid
- Christine Nixon - Victorian Police Commissioner
- Ron Gonzales - San Jose, CA Mayor
- Bill O'Reilly - television commentator
- Klaus Schwab - Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum
- Guy C. Swan III - U.S. Army Major General, Commanding General of the Military District of Washington and Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region
- Donald Tsang - Hong Kong Chief Executive
- Álvaro Uribe Vélez - Colombian President
- Anthony A. Williams - Washington, D.C. Mayor
- Robert Zoellick (MPA 1981) - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State
See also
External link
| Schools of Harvard University |
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| Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences>Faculty of Arts and Sciences: College • Graduate School of Arts and Sciences • Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences • Continuing Education |
| Faculty of Medicine: Harvard Medical School>Medical School • School of Dental Medicine |
| Harvard Divinity School>Divinity School • Law School • Business School • Graduate School of Design |
| Harvard Graduate School of Education>Graduate School of Education • School of Public Health • Kennedy School of Government |
| Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study (successor to Radcliffe College) |
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