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Most of the participants seemed pleased with the meeting. Gerry Connolly, a master of public policy (MPA) student who moderated the discussion, said it was a "very good beginning...
Myron Golden, also an MPA disagreed. He said the meeting did not establish a position and was a "bureaucratic copout." He added that any proposal the students make will go through a series of compromises, and become "so watered down that it won't be worth my time...
...Kennedy School offers two main programs. The traditional one-year Masters of Public Administration (MPA) provides a flexible curriculum for those in mid-career. The Masters of Public Policy (MPP) is a two-year program, with a rigid first-year curriculum oriented towards recent college graduates. Advanced degrees, three-week seminars and programs for foreign students are some of the offerings the school expects will extend its influence. In the midst of a $20 million fundraising drive, the school also plans to open five new research centers in addition to the one it opened last year...
...says, because not enough time has passed to judge the career paths and accomplishments of its alumni. Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Sen. William Proxmire (D-Wis.) graduated from the old Littauer School, and Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Thomas P. O'Neill III is currently enrolled in the MPA program. But for the most part, the school aims to prepare the non-elected public servant. Recent graduates include Congressional legislative aides, staff analysts, a state cabinet secretary and agency heads. Jackson is quick to point out that the school is not training "a racist and sexist" cabal of private...
Ichiryu Yoshio is a student in the MPA program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government...