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Because he spent more time here, Dukakis talks of his stint at the K-School as a more significant period in his life. He maintains that "I promised myself I would not think seriously about politics for at least two years" after arriving, but from the day he started work, he picked up valuable insight that has helped him in his re-election campaign...
Also, as the highest ranking political official ever to teach at the K-School be can take some credit for creating a more favorable attitude on the part of administrators toward hiring "practioners" as opposed to "professors". Calling Dukakis's teaching very successful. Manny Carballo, an instructor of Public Policy who worked closely with the former governor, says that Dukakis "added validity to the conception that someone does not have to have a Ph.D. to teach...
Another aspect Dukakis is more reluctant to discuss is the specific insight he has gained since leaving office. Many attribute his defeat four years ago to arrogance, an unwillingness to deal with people and a feeling that he was somehow above politics. One K-School official who asked not to be identified says that "many people believe he stopped being political the day he took office...
...school he taught courses in management and how to deal with outsiders. Doug J. Skowron, a first-year K-School student, says "the class is a sort of a therapy. He had his problems with legislative relationships [during his term]." Skowron added that "he continually harped on the theme that you've got to work with these people. If you dismiss them as political hacks, you won't get anything done." Another says that Dukakis consistently stressed "coalition building...
Murphy also points to the political lessons as the greatest ones she learned at the K-School. Before working for Dukakis, she worked in private business. As a fellow, she taught a study group entitled "The Politics of Administrative Reform: Choices Between Consensus and Confrontation." For the weekly discussions, she brought in speakers--including Dukakis--to examine "the styles and structure for effecting change." She also spent her time doing research on state utilities and alternative energy sources, which eventually became the basis for a piece in the Boston Globe encouraging the state to urge alternative development...