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...Nye cited the fact that the size of the faculty of the Kennedy School has increased by 40 percent over the last half-decade, and the number of academic citations awarded to faculty members has ballooned by more than 200 percent in the same time period...
...Nye also applauded the hiring of more politically conservative faculty members, which he said contributes to his goal of creating an institution that is hospitable to a diverse set of viewpoints and ideologies...
...Nye emphasized the KSG’s expansion in academic breadth, through the addition of several new specialized centers, including the Carr Center for Human Rights, the Center of International Development and the Program on Women and Public Policy...
...Nye devoted some attention to the fates of Kennedy School graduates, and emphasized the importance of public service to the institution...
Although the percentage of graduates entering the public sector since the 1980s has steadily declined, Nye expressed optimism that the trend was reversing in light of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, citing a four-fold increase in applications to the Kennedy School relative to last year at this time and a surging national patriotism and interest in public service...